Tag: floods
Heavy rains caused severe floods in southern Germany | Foreign countries
It has rained every day as much as a month’s worth of rain. Yrjö Kokkonen, Elsa Osipova The southern part of Germany, especially Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, have been hit by…
Afghan death toll rises in fresh floods
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screenMany homes have been destroyed in the heavy rains that hit Afghanistan. Authorities report rising death toll. Archive image. Photo: AP/TT Heavy rains cause new and…
In Brazil, after historic floods, solidarity is organized in pain
After violent floods, southern Brazil is devastated. The tragedy left more than 150 dead and nearly 600,000 displaced… A toll that could increase with the return of the rains since…
In Afghanistan, flash floods kill at least 311 people – L’Express
More than 300 people died during flash floods in the northern province of Baghlan, in Afghanistan, the World Food Program (WFP), a UN agency, announced to AFP this Saturday, May…
More than 60 dead in floods in Afghanistan
share-arrowShare unsaveSave At least 62 people have died in connection with floods in northern Afghanistan during Friday. According to local authorities in Baghlan province, the floods were caused by heavy…
Faced with floods, concern for the hard-hit agricultural sector
The Brazilian government has promised to release some 10 billion euros for the reconstruction of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, a region devastated by unprecedented deadly floods and…
Over 90 dead after floods in southern Brazil
Over 90 people have died and 131 are missing after widespread flooding in Brazil. The city of Porto Alegre’s 1.3 million inhabitants are trapped by the bodies of water and…
More than 200 dead in floods in Kenya
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left fullscreen Boy walks in a flood-affected area in Nakuru, Kenya, at the end of April. Photo: Patrick Ngugi/AP/TT More than 200 people have died due to floods…
Hail, floods: violent storms in the South-West
Part of the South-West was hit by heavy hail in places. Several departments had been placed on orange alert for storms by Météo France. Intense storms hit the South-West on…
Floods in eastern Kenya and Nairobi kill dozens
Violent floods left 38 dead yesterday, according to an initial report from the Kenyan Red Cross. Nearly 30,000 people had to flee their homes. This heavy rainfall is due to…