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 […]
Thousands Evacuated, Crops Threatened as Summer Floods Submerge East China
The heart of eastern China is facing severe flooding that has affected hundreds of thousands of people, with a state of emergency declared in Jiangxi province on Wednesday and threatening to drastically reduce the region’s rice harvest. According to Chinese state and independent media reports, the provinces hardest hit by this week’s floods are Jiangxi […]
Miami airport floods with mysterious lime green liquid dripping from ceiling
Independence Day or Halloween? Travelers passing through Miami International Airport on the Fourth of July got an unpleasant surprise when a strange lime-green liquid started leaking from the ceiling, flooding the hallway. Airport officials said the non-hazardous leak occurred around 9 a.m. Thursday from a pipe in the facility’s Concourse G. It looked more like […]
Riverside Park’s overgrown grounds, crumbling infrastructure and floods have officials ‘screaming’ for funding after years of neglect
Crumbling infrastructure and muddy lakes in Riverside Park have infuriated local residents, who have blamed city hall for failing to provide much-needed funding for the green space for years. In recent months, the Upper West Side has taken on the appearance of a Roman ruin: century-old staircases have crumbled into piles of ragged stones, cobblestone […]
Refugees fleeing crisis in Haiti face new nightmare as floods ravage Brazil
Tens of thousands of Haitians and Venezuelans who fled to southern Brazil are struggling to rebuild their lives after severe floods in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. According to a report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the state is home to 46,000 refugees, including 29,000 Venezuelans and 12,000 Haitians. Rio […]
LA Mayor Floods City’s Metro System With Cops As Fatal Stabbings Plague Commuters
Democratic Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles ordered a massive deployment of police officers to the city’s Metro system following a wave of stabbings, the Los Angeles Times reported. The high-profile stabbings left a 66-year-old woman dead in one incident, while another incident involved a bus driver who was left begging for help, according to […]
Michel Pereira rescues dozens of dogs in Brazilian floods
UFC middleweight fighter Michel Pereira was caught on video rescuing dozens of dogs from a forgotten area as Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state was hit by devastating flooding. More than 25 inches of rain has fallen in the Brazil region in just a few weeks. This is reportedly more than the average annual rainfall […]
52 confirmed dead after flash floods devastate Indonesia’s Sumatra Island
52 people are confirmed dead in flash floods on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Monsoon rains and landslides from Mount Marapi have caused severe damage in four districts of West Sumatra province. More than 3,300 residents have been evacuated to temporary evacuation centers due to the destruction of homes and buildings. Rescuers on Tuesday searched […]
Families still looking for missing loved ones after devastating Afghanistan floods killed scores
Last week, farmer Abdul Ghani rushed home from neighboring Kunduz province where he was visiting relatives after hearing that his village in northern Afghanistan had been hit by devastating floods. When he returned home, he learned that his wife and three children had died in the flood. Two of her sons survived, but another 11-year-old […]
More bodies found after Indonesia flash floods
After monsoon rains triggered flash floods on Indonesia’s Sumatra island over the weekend, sending torrents of cold lava and mud, killing at least 44 people and leaving 15 more missing, rescuers said Monday that more Many bodies were recovered. Heavy rains and a landslide of mud and cold lava from Mount Marapi caused the river […]