Tag: floods
Record floods in several African countries, drowning in the need for assistance
East Africa has been experiencing torrential rains in recent weeks which caused the death of at least 58 people in Tanzania during the first half of April and 13 others…
Exceptional floods in Dubai, impressive images
Hit by significant flooding, the city of Dubai woke up under water this Wednesday. Air traffic is strongly impacted. Dubai under water. Two years of rain fell in 24 hours…
After the floods in Västmanland – new investigation shows shortcomings
The County Administrative Board Västmanland on Wednesday released its investigation into the torrential rains in September last year. There it appears that the affected municipalities had not taken sufficient measures,…
Putin criticism after “worst floods in 70 years” – Orenburg is evacuated
Residents of the Ural Mountains, Siberia and areas of Kazakhstan near the Ural and Tobol rivers have been forced to evacuate. The Russian city of Orenburg has been declared a…
11 departments on orange alert, floods and strong waves expected this Tuesday
Storm Pierrick will affect 11 departments this Tuesday, April 9. They are on orange alert for floods and/or wave-submersion. Temperatures will drop across France. The wind should blow less strongly…
one department on red alert and twelve in orange for floods
Indre-et-Loire is kept on red alert for floods this Monday, April 1, 2024. Twelve other departments have been placed on orange alert. This Monday morning, one department is still on…
one department on red alert and eleven in orange for floods
Indre-et-Loire is kept on red alert for floods this Monday, April 1, 2024. Eleven other departments have been placed on orange alert. This Monday morning, one department is still on…
Floods in Gard: the indignation of the mother and grandmother of the victims
While the bodies of the father and one of the couple’s two children were discovered on Monday and Tuesday, the mother and grandmother of the victims expressed their anger on…
six people, including two children, reported missing
The cars in which they were traveling were swept away by the floods. Twelve departments have been placed on orange alert. After several months of drought, torrents of water have…
nine departments on orange alert for rain, floods and winds
Depression Monica sweeps across France on Saturday March 9, causing heavy rain and gusts of wind. Météo France places nine departments on orange alert. A new episode of bad weather…