Hurricane Francine Causes Flash Floods, Knocks Power Out in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi
Tropical Storm Francine has battered parts of Louisiana, southern Mississippi, Alabama and southern Florida, leaving more than 400,000 homes without power and about 14 million people under flood warnings, according to NBC News. Reported. According to the media, Francine was a Category 2 hurricane when it made landfall in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, at 5 p.m. […]
Floods in Terrorist-Ravaged Northern Nigeria Kill 30, Affect over 1 Million
Severe floods have hit northeastern Nigeria, a conflict zone plagued by constant attacks by Boko Haram jihadists, killing at least 30 people, destroying hundreds of homes and affecting the livelihoods of more than a million residents. The flood caused by the collapse of the Alau Dam Damaged Farms, businesses, schools, hospitals and even the Gwange […]
Typhoon Yagi Causes Floods And Landslides In Vietnam, Killing At Least 59 And Causing Mass Destruction
A typhoon caused widespread flooding in Vietnam on Monday, collapsing bridges and washing away buses, killing at least 59 people, the Associated Press reported. Typhoon Yagi lashed Japan on Saturday, causing flooding, landslides and dangerously rising river levels, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. AP. A bus carrying 20 people was swept away by a flooded […]
Heavy rain floods roads, cancels flights across NYC metro region
Heavy rains on Sunday night caused train delays, flight cancellations and major hardship for travellers. Powerful thunderstorms ripped through three states, flooding roads, creating long queues at airports and dumping 3 to 5 inches of rain across the region. Shocking footage and images showed cars battling rising waters as city officials sounded alerts across the […]
Heavy rain floods roads, cancels flights across NYC metro region
Heavy rains on Sunday night caused train delays, flight cancellations and major hardship for travellers. Powerful thunderstorms ripped through three states, flooding roads, creating long queues at airports and dumping 3 to 5 inches of rain across the region. Shocking footage and images showed cars battling rising waters as city officials sounded alerts across the […]
Water rescues needed after Connecticut flash floods wash out roads, cause mudslides
The National Weather Service issued a flood emergency on Sunday as rainfall totals reached nearly a foot across southwestern Connecticut, and police conducted multiple water rescues across the region. Heavy thunderstorms continued to move across Fairfield and New Haven counties Sunday afternoon, dumping 5 to 9 inches of rain, with at least another inch expected. […]
Tropical Storm Debby floods Fort Myers area while inching toward Florida landfall
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Photos and videos taken in Southwest Florida on Sunday showed homes, businesses and roads flooded as Tropical Storm Debby approached land. Tropical Storm Debby is currently swirling in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane before making landfall in Florida’s Big Bend early Monday morning. Meanwhile, […]
North Korea floods: Putin pledges aid after Kim Jong-un rebuffs Seoul’s offer of assistance | North Korea
Devastating floods have damaged thousands of homes and left an unknown death toll, but reports from South Korea say the number of dead and missing could be as high as 1,500, and Russia has pledged humanitarian aid to North Korea. President Vladimir Putin offered condolences and humanitarian aid after record rains on July 27 flooded […]
Texas floods to flush out poisonous worms that regenerate when chopped in half
all teeth It’s bigger in Texas. Officials warned this week that heavy rains in the Houston area are expected to bring the foot-long, poisonous bugs that can regenerate if cut in half. The nightmare hammerhead shark is an invasive species that secretes a toxin that can cause skin irritation in humans on contact. The bugs, […]
88-year-old couple drown in Illinois flash floods before help arrives, deputies say
Tragedy struck a rural Illinois town when an 88-year-old couple was killed in flooding caused by heavy rains on Tuesday. The lawmakers Jersey County Sheriff’s Office The department said it responded to a 911 call just before noon from a 70-year-old man who was trapped in his vehicle in floodwaters near Mill Creek, a rural […]