The death toll from heavy rain in recent days in South Korea rose to 40, while nine others remained missing, relevant authorities said on Monday. A total of 40 people had been found dead in southeastern North Gyeongsang province and…
Kherson flooding: Ukraine evacuation boat attacked by Russia, killing 3
Three people were killed after Russia attacked a boat carrying evacuees from a flooded area in Kherson, the regional governor said. Ukraine has been trying to rescue people trapped on the Russia-held eastern bank of the Dnipro River since the…
Zelensky visits area flooded by destroyed dam in southern Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky has travelled to the region of southern Ukraine flooded after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam to observe ongoing evacuations, he announced on Telegram on Thursday. Masses of water were continuing to flow out of the reservoir…
80 localities under flood risk after Kherson dam destruction- Ukrainian PM
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Tuesday said about 80 settlements were under threat of being flooded after the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant in the Kherson Region. Earlier, the Russia-appointed mayor of the city of Nova Kakhovka,…
Italy floods leave 9 dead and force 13,000 from their homes
More than 20 rivers have burst their banks in Italy, leaving nine people dead and forcing 13,000 from their homes after six months’ rainfall fell in a day and a half. Almost every river flooded between the north-east coast at…
Ojota traffic: LASTMA dislodges flood into open drains
The operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has embarked on self help to free traffic by dislodging rain flood into open drains on main carriage way, Odo Iya-Alaro Bridge inward Ojota, Lagos. The Director, Public Affairs and…
Death toll from Brazil floods rises to 40
At least 40 people have been killed after heavy rains caused floods and landslides, along the Atlantic coast in the Brazilian State of São Paulo over the weekend, according to officials. About 39 people died in São Sebastião in south-eastern…
Freezing weather claims 104 lives in Afghanistan in 2 weeks
Heavy snowfall and freezing weather have claimed 104 lives including children and women in Afghanistan over the past two weeks. The spokesman for the Ministry of Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs, Shafiullah Rahimi, said on Monday in Kabul. In…
Biden declares disaster in California amid deadly storms
United States President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in the state of California, as the latest in a succession of storm systems brought heavy flooding to already waterlogged regions and threatened snowfalls of up to two metres (six…
Ellen DeGeneres videos show flood waters near her home as the residents of Montecito are ordered to evacuate
Ellen DeGeneres is giving people a look at just how dangerous the recent heavy rains have made the area of Montecito, where she and other stars like Oprah and Prince Harry live. In a clip posted on Twitter, the former…