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The Sahel region, known for its scarce rains, suffers from widespread flooding | News in brief
The region’s climate is changing in such a way that heavy rains are becoming more common. West Africa is also flooded. The Sahel region of central Africa has experienced heavy…
At least five people died in Central Europe’s violent rains in Romania | News in brief
Dozens of people are said to be stranded amid the rapidly rising floods. Exceptionally heavy autumn rains have claimed lives in Romania. According to the rescue authorities, the dead were…
At least 11 killed in heavy rains in northern China News in brief
At least 11 people have been killed in heavy rains and floods that have battered northern China this week. Fourteen people are still missing in the city of Huludao in…
Bangladesh: Deadly floods caused by torrential rains
Massive and deadly floods in Bangladesh. As the country recovers from weeks of harshly repressed protests that led to the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the interim government of…
In Strathroy, heavy rains took heavy toll on damaged public parks
The record-breaking rainfall that swamped London in July also drenched neighboring municipalities, including one that’s tallying up the cost of the damage done to four of its public parks. Article…
Heavy rains claim 56 lives
Since the end of June, 56 people have lost their lives in heavy rains in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. According to the news in the Hindustan Times, emergency…
Thousands evacuated from heavy rains in China | News in brief
Heavy rains triggered floods in China’s Chongqing municipality, which is why the country has to evacuate thousands of residents from the area. You can watch the rescue work in the…
US Midwest floods due to heavy rains | News in brief
At its worst, almost half a meter of water has rained in three days in Iowa and South Dakota. In the central US, residents of the states of Iowa and…
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…
Over 50 dead after torrential rains in Sumatra
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left fullscreen Drone photo shows a village affected by the major flooding caused by torrential rains in West Sumatra, Indonesia over the weekend. Photo: Sutan Malik Kayo/AP/TT The…