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GENEVA, June 22, 2024 (AFP) – Swiss authorities in the southeastern canton of Grisons said Saturday that they were searching for three people missing after heavy flooding the previous day in the region. Police said a woman feared to have been swept away had been found alive after being caught in torrential rain and thunderstorms that caused landslides and flooding in the Mesolcina valley and forces dozens of residents to be briefly evacuated. “Intensive searches […]
CAIRNS, Australia, Dec 18, 2023 (AFP) – Stranded residents sheltered on a hospital roof as flash floods swamped northeastern Australia on Monday, with raging waters severing roads and flushing crocodiles into towns. Rescue teams evacuated more than 300 people overnight, police said, and military helicopters were dispatched to help inundated areas cut off by the floods. Damage was reported along an expanse of coastline that stretched about 400 kilometres (250 miles) across northern Queensland. With […]
SYDNEY, Dec 17, 2023 (AFP) – Near-record rain levels in north Queensland have caused “life-threatening” flooding, Australian authorities said Sunday, forcing the closure of Cairns airport. Emergency services said major flooding had particularly hit the northeastern city of Cairns, a tourist hub and gateway to the Great Barrier Reef. The region’s rivers were already saturated after a tropical cyclone battered the region this week, submerging highways and uprooting trees. Amid the wild weather, a 10-year-old […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A hiker swept away in flash floods and torrential rain was still missing Monday as a weekend of storms forced hundreds to evacuate in the latest weather disasters to hit national parks in the United States. Heavy rains were also causing havoc in parts of Texas on Monday as forecasters predicted more precipitation throughout the southern part of the country for the rest of the week. Jetal Agnihotri, who […]
by Seth Herald Agence France-Presse JACKSON, United States (AFP) — Kentucky’s governor predicted bodies will continue to be found “for weeks” as the death toll from devastating flooding rose Sunday to 28 and rescuers embarked on a long and grueling effort to locate victims. Some areas in the mountainous region are still inaccessible following the flooding in the state’s east that turned roads into rivers, washed out bridges and swept away houses. Off-and-on rain plus […]
by Brian KNOWLTON Agence France Presse Devastating flooding in Kentucky has killed 25 people and the toll is expected to rise, the southern US state’s governor said Saturday, as rescuers and residents continued a harrowing search for survivors. Torrential rain earlier this week caused unprecedented flash flooding in 13 counties in eastern Kentucky. Many roads and bridges in that mountainous region — an area high in poverty due to the declining coal industry — […]
by Leandro Lozada Agence France-Presse JACKSON, United States (AFP) — Flash flooding caused by torrential rains has killed at least eight people in eastern Kentucky and left some residents stranded on rooftops and in trees, the governor of the south-central US state said Thursday. The world has been hit by extreme weather events in recent months, incidents that scientists say are an unmistakable sign of climate change. “This is going to be the worst flooding […]
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) – An unusually long, intense and destructive rainy season in Ecuador has left 52 people dead and more than 100 injured, officials there said Saturday. In addition, more than 27,000 people were affected by flooding, landslides and building collapses over the past six months, said the National Risk Management Service. Every one of Ecuador’s 24 provinces was affected — with the exception of the Galapagos archipelago, 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) off the […]
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) – The heaviest flooding to hit Ecuador in two decades claimed 28 lives in the capital Quito this week and left 52 people injured, the city’s mayor said Sunday. The floods inundated homes, carried off cars and swept away volleyball players and spectators on a sports field. Rescuers are still searching for a missing 38-year-old woman who lived in the popular La Comuna neighborhood. Rain that drenched Quito for 17 straight hours […]
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) – At least 11 people were killed and 32 injured on Monday after the heaviest flooding to hit Ecuador in nearly two decades triggered a massive landslide in capital Quito, authorities said. Torrents of water carrying stones and mud swept down an avenue in the Ecuadorian city, washing away cars and flooding houses and streets, according to images released by the emergency services. The torrential downpour caused a water collection structure to […]
(Eagle News) — The Valenzuela City government has suspended COVID-19 inoculation activities for today. July 25, due to the incessant rains and flooding. In an advisory, the local government said the suspension applies to all vaccination sites and the administration of first doses and second doses. “Mangyaring maghintay sa mga susunod na anunsyo mula sa pamahalaang lokal ukol sa bagong schedule (Please wait for the local government’s announcement on the new schedule),” the local government […]
(Eagle News)–Transportation Secretary Art Tugade said the government would make the planting of trees a requirement for public transport cooperatives and individuals to acquire a franchise or license. Tugade made the announcement as he blamed the cutting of trees for the flooding woes of Cagayan amid the onslaught of Typhoon “Ulysses.” In a statement, Tugade added the Cagayan River was also prone to overflow during inclement weather. “Mapapakita ‘ho dito ‘yung dalawang pangangailangan: Number 1 […]
