Rescue workers in South Korea have recovered seven bodies from a bus trapped in a flooded underground tunnel, according to media reports, as days of torrential rains caused widespread flooding, landslides and the overflow of a big dam. Officials in…
Over 200 dead and more missing after Congo floods and landslides
The death toll from flash floods and landslides in eastern Congo has risen beyond 200, with many more people still missing, according to local authorities in the province of South Kivu. Thomas Bakenge, administrator of Kalehe, the worst-hit territory, told…
Typhoon leaves 12 dead, traps people on roofs in Philippines
A powerful typhoon that battered the central Philippines left at least 12 people dead in massive floods that trapped residents on roofs and damaged buildings including a hotel and an airport, officials said. Typhoon Rai slightly weakened after slamming ashore…
Floods kill at least 8 in northern Iraq
Flash floods in northern Iraq killed at least eight people on Friday, Iraqi Kurdish authorities said. Another three people were missing after heavy rain caused the floods in remote areas south of the city of Erbil, capital of Iraq’s autonomous…
Massive floods coming to Lagos, others, agency warns
Massive floods will sweep through many parts of the country between September and October, a federal government agency warned on Tuesday. The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), which gave the red alert, advised residents of flood-prone areas to begin relocation…
No country can confront climate change alone, says Buhari at COP24 summit
President Muhammadu Buhari, Monday in Katowice, Poland, said no country can confront climate change alone, urging UN-member countries to rededicate themselves to the task of rebuilding and restoring a healthy environment for future generations. In an address to the opening…
World Food Day: Niger Delta lost over 30% farmland to floods, says Uduaghan
The immediate past governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has disclosed that over 30 per cent of farmland in the Niger Delta region has been lost to this year’s ravaging flood. Uduaghan, a senatorial candidate of the All Progressives…