Tag: flooding
Flooding after torrential rain in Darfur
Published: Less than 20 minutes ago full screenSudan often suffers from floods during the rainy season. The picture is from 2020. Photo: Marwan Ali / AP / TT Heavy rains…
Flooding after torrential rain in Darfur
More than 500 people are to be affected and more than 100 homes have been destroyed in an area inhabited mainly by refugees. The UN refugee agency UNHCR is working…
Nearly 2 billion people are at risk of major flooding
According to a study published in Nature, nearly 2 billion people, or 23% of the world’s population, are at risk of major flooding. A risk present on all continents, including…
Sydney, Australia in the throes of flooding — thousands ordered to evacuate
It has rained significant amounts of water in Sydney, Australia and its surrounding areas. The area was last affected by floods in March. Heavy rains have caused devastating floods in…
Not enough rainfall for river flooding in Chatham: LTVCA
Less rain than expected in most areas of the Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority’s jurisdiction should prevent the Thames River from affecting Chatham, the organization’s watershed manager has said. Jason…
Practice against flooding: water board and Defense pack Lekdijk
During the crisis exercise that started yesterday, dozens of soldiers and more than a hundred water board employees are deployed in Nieuwegein, IJsselstein, Lopik, Houten, Wijk bij Duurstede and Utrechtse…
Years after flooding, the Berlinplein parking garage in Leidsche Rijn is open again
The reason it took so long to solve the problems is partly because a consultancy first examined the distribution boxes. “Due to the care with which it must be done…
Kenya’s drought-stricken lakes began flooding ten years ago for no apparent reason – the phenomenon is only now beginning to be understood
Already tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes after floods in desert lakes covered farmland. For ten years now, the people of western Kenya have…
The development of rivers increases the risk of flooding and drought
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Thames River still rising, but no significant flooding expected
Despite cold temperatures Thursday and Friday, the Thames River is still rising but isn’t expected to cause any significant flooding. After warm temperatures and significant rainfall melted snow in the…