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 […]
Biden Floods Ohio Town with 20,000 Haitian Migrants: 10 to a Bedroom
Residents of the Midwestern Ohio town of Springfield are demanding that their city council do something to stem the tide of Haitian migrants flocking to the city, especially after a child was killed in a school bus crash caused by an immigrant driving illegally. The town, just west of the state capital, Columbus, has been […]