Tag: floods
Rwanda buries its dead after floods caused by torrential rains
In Rwanda, torrential rains that fell overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday caused flooding affecting the west and north of the country. In the district of Rubavu, the most affected by…
Cirque Baobab floods La Scala with talent
Created in 1998 in Conakry, the Circus Baobab company mixes circus art and social commitment. She presents for the first time in Paris her show “Yé! which means “water” in…
Natural damage is increasing – the state is warned: “Remember the floods with horror”
Climate change will most likely lead to us increasingly being affected by natural disasters in the future. To minimize the impact of this, society must act faster and more forcefully.…
Expect Chatham basement floods Tuesday, high Thames River levels till weekend: LTVCA
Expect high Thames River levels to continue until the weekend and cause basement flooding along Chatham’s King Street Tuesday, the Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority warns. “Water levels on the…
Africa will have to adapt its sanitation system to more frequent floods
Humanity has broken the water cycle “, her “ vital substance “. The words spoken in New York by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the second day of the United Nations…
Close to 250 dead in floods in Malawi – “We need help”
– I am asking you, our international partners and donors, for help. This is a national tragedy that affects us all, he says on the spot in the worst affected…
In Brazil, São Paulo’s carnival weekend turned dark – at least 36 people died in floods
Floods and landslides are caused by heavy rains. For example, in the city of Bertioga, it rained 68.7 centimeters of water per day. In the Brazilian state of São Paulo,…
New Zealand’s exceptional floods destroy houses and cars – watch a video of the island in the throes of rain
The violent floods caused by the heavy rains are predicted to continue into the beginning of the week. A state of emergency has been declared in New Zealand’s largest city,…
Money from MSB is to prevent floods
Published: Less than 10 min ago full screen Most of the 15 municipalities that received money from MSB have received grants to prevent flooding. Archive image. Photo: Mikael Fritzon/TT Fifteen…
Money from MSB is to prevent floods
Facts: Contribution to preventive measures Municipalities granted grants: Arvika, Eskilstuna, Gnosjö, Gothenburg, Härryda, Hässleholm, Kristianstad, Mark, Munkedal, Mölndal, Olofström, Ragunda, Stenungsund, Vellinge and Värnamo. The county administrations have also been…