|
World
-
Africa
5/8/2023 4:58:01 PM
Nearly 400 villagers were killed in flooding and landslides brought by torrential rains in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said Theo Ngwabije Kasi, the governor of South Kivu province, on Monday.
|
|
Egypt
-
Foreign Affairs
5/6/2023 5:16:15 PM
The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed its deep condolences to the Democratic Republic of the Congo following devastating floods caused by heavy rains in South Kivu province.
|
|
World
-
Africa
5/3/2023 7:11:28 PM
At least 127 people have died as floods and landslides engulfed several parts of Rwanda after torrential rains, destroying homes and cutting off roads, the presidency said Wednesday.
|
|
World
-
Region
3/15/2023 7:03:04 PM
Floods caused by torrential rains hit two Turkish provinces that were devastated by last month’s catastrophic earthquake, killing at least 14 people and increasing the misery for thousands who were left homeless, officials said Wednesday.
|
|
World
-
Africa
3/13/2023 10:04:56 PM
Nearly 100 people have died in Malawi's southern districts after Cyclone Freddy made a rare return to southern Africa with torrential rains that triggered flooding, the country's disaster agency said Monday.
|
|
World
-
International
3/4/2023 12:48:35 PM
At least four people have died and nearly 41,000 were evacuated in Malaysia after floodwaters caused by "unusual" torrential rains lasting days swept through several states, officials said Saturday.
|
|
World
-
International
2/22/2023 8:47:35 PM
At least 48 people were killed in floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains in southeastern Brazil, authorities said Wednesday, updating the death toll as the search for dozens of missing entered the fourth day.
|
|
World
-
Africa
10/11/2022 9:48:37 PM
Around 909,000 people have reportedly been affected by flooding in South Sudan, the UN's emergency response agency said Tuesday, more than doubling estimates released last month as torrential rains ravage crops and destroy homes.
|
|
COP27
-
Climate change
10/11/2022 3:16:13 PM
Former Hurricane Julia has dissipated, but is still drenching Guatemala and El Salvador with torrential rains Monday after it reemerged in the Pacific following a pounding of Nicaragua.
|
|
COP27
-
Climate change
10/10/2022 12:01:27 PM
A landslide fueled by flooding and days of torrential rain swept through a municipality in central Venezuela, leaving at least 22 people dead as it dragged mud, rocks and trees through neighborhoods, authorities said Sunday. Dozens of people are missing.
|
|
World
-
International
9/19/2022 9:41:02 AM
Hurricane Fiona smashed into Puerto Rico on Sunday, knocking out the US island territory's power while dumping torrential rain and wreaking catastrophic damage before spinning off towards the Dominican Republic.
|
|
World
-
International
9/18/2022 5:29:55 PM
Fiona strengthened into a hurricane Sunday as it bore down on Puerto Rico, where people braced for severe wind and torrential rains., and nearly five years have gone by since Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, and no one has offered Jetsabel Osorio Chevere's family a plastic tarp or zinc panels to replace the roof that the Category 4 storm ripped off the two-story home in an impoverished corner in the north coast town of Loiza.
|
|
World
-
Africa
8/24/2022 8:21:59 PM
Torrential rains have caused 340,000 people to lose property or flee their homes in Chad in almost two months since late June, the United Nations said Wednesday.
|
|
World
-
Region
8/14/2022 11:15:24 AM
Floods triggered by seasonal torrential rains in Sudan have killed more than 50 people and inundated over 8,170 homes since the rainy season started, a senior police official said Saturday.
|
|
World
-
Region
8/11/2022 8:03:27 PM
Torrential rains across southwestern Yemen and the country's capital of Sanaa have triggered flashfloods and collapsed homes, killing at least 38 people over the past two days, officials said Thursday.
|
|
World
-
International
7/30/2022 5:28:09 PM
Kentucky's governor said it could take weeks to find all the victims of flash flooding that killed at least 25 people when torrential rains swamped towns across Appalachia.
|
|
World
-
Region
7/17/2022 6:02:52 PM
Flash floods triggered by seasonal torrential rains in Sudan's western Darfur region killed at least seven people, including children, the U.N. and an aid group said Sunday.
|
|
World
-
International
5/29/2022 7:23:05 PM
Torrential rains drenching northeastern Brazil since Tuesday have left at least 44 dead and another 56 missing, the government said Sunday in an updated toll.
|
|
World
-
International
2/20/2022 7:58:57 PM
The death toll from torrential rains that triggered flash floods and landslides in the scenic Brazilian city of Petropolis has risen to 152, authorities said Sunday, as the pope sent his condolences.
|
|
World
-
International
9/12/2021 3:09:55 PM
Police say that torrential monsoon rains and mudslides have flooded areas in northwestern Pakistan, destroying homes and killing at least 17 people
|