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 […]
Afghanistan flash floods kill more than 300 as torrents of water and mud crash through villages | Afghanistan
More than 300 people have been killed in flash floods across several Afghan provinces, the United Nations World Food Program said, prompting authorities to declare a state of emergency and rush to rescue the injured. Heavy rains on Friday sent roaring rivers of water and mud rushing through villages and farmland in several states, creating […]
Tourists airlifted from Kenyan reserve as freak floods continue
Tourists were evacuated by air from Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve on Wednesday after heavy rains battered the country, flooding more than a dozen hotels, lodges and camps. Early Wednesday morning, a river in the Masai Mara burst its banks, submerging tourist accommodation. This reserve in southwestern Kenya is a popular tourist destination due to […]
45 dead as fallout from Kenya flash floods continues
At least 45 people have been killed in flash floods and landslides in Kenya. The disaster was initially blamed on a dam burst, but authorities now blame a clogged railway tunnel for the flooding. Interior Minister Kisre Kindiki has ordered the inspection of all public and private dams and reservoirs to avoid possible accidents in […]
China’s Guangdong Province Faces Deadly Floods
Four people have been killed and 10 more are missing after flooding hit southern China’s Guangdong province, state media reported on Monday. More than 110,000 residents have been evacuated as heavy rains have caused rivers to rise, threatening a “once-in-a-century” flood. One of the largest and quickest evacuations Occurred Qingyuan City in northern Guangdong Province […]
Dubai rocked by heaviest downpour in 75 years and fatal floods following cloud-seeding missions
The United Arab Emirates and neighboring countries have been hit by record rainfall this week, resulting in devastating flooding, dozens of deaths, significant damage and the diversion of flights. Government meteorologists suggested early on that the UAE’s well-known geoengineering efforts were at least partially to blame. But now that the body count is known, the […]
Flash Floods Caused By Heavy Rains Killed 33 People In Afghanistan
An Afghan man collects belongings in the courtyard of his damaged home after heavy rain and flash flooding in Kandahar on April 14, 2024. At least 33 people have been killed in Afghanistan after three days of heavy rain and flash floods, a disaster the Afghan government has declared. The management department revealed this on […]
Russia floods: waters rising in two cities and thousands evacuated after dam bursts | Russia
Flood waters rose in two cities in Russia’s Ural Mountains on Sunday after Europe’s third-longest river burst its dam, inundating at least 6,000 homes and forcing thousands to evacuate. . The Ural River, which rises in the Ural Mountains and flows into the Caspian Sea, rose several meters in just a few hours on Friday, […]
Thousands Evacuated in Russia’s Orsk as Floods Break Through Dam
MOSCOW (AP) – Rising Ural River waters caused a dam to burst in a city near the Russia-Kazakhstan border, forcing about 2,000 people to evacuate, local authorities said. A dam collapsed on Friday night in the city of Orsk in Orenburg region, less than 20 kilometers north of the border, said Orsk Mayor Vasily Kozpitsa. […]