Tag: Severe weather
Storm Ciaran: has France learned the lessons of past disasters?
The latest report from storm Ciaran which hit the north-west of France on Thursday November 2 shows two deaths, 47 injured and significant material damage. But this assessment is much…
In Europe, storm Ciaran kills at least ten people
All red alerts were lifted in the north-west of France on Thursday morning. Storm Ciaran then hit southern England and the Channel Islands. Storm Ciaran continues its course in Europe.…
in a high school in Dakar, a new school year disrupted by the rainy season
The Jaxaay high school, located in Keur Massar, in the suburbs of Dakar, like hundreds of other establishments in Senegal is facing the rainy season on October 5, 2023, the…
China to begin reconstruction work in Derna
In Libya, the authorities in the east of the country announced that they wanted to organize, on October 10, an international conference for the reconstruction of Derna, a town devastated…
residents of Derna demand accountability from authorities after floods
A little more than a week after the passage of storm Daniel, authorities in eastern Libya banned journalists from accessing the city of Derna, the most affected by the floods,…
Libya floods kill at least 11,300 in Derna, UN says
At least 11,300 people have died and 10,100 remain missing in the town of Derna alone, in eastern Libya, ravaged almost a week ago by unprecedented floods, according to a…
the swimming test on the Seine canceled for pollution
After a final night meeting between the organizing committee, the city of Paris and the sports federations to study the latest analyzes of the water of the Seine, the decision…
deadly torrential rains in the south-west of the country
The torrential rains that have hit the megalopolis of Chongqing in southwestern China since the start of the week have left at least fifteen dead, four missing and extensive damage.…
floods lead to water cuts in the Santiago region
For two days, intense rains have been falling on several regions of central and southern Chile, a country that has been hit by a severe drought for more than a…
six dead and thousands evacuated after heavy rains
As of June 13, six deaths are to be deplored because of the heavy rains that have been hitting the island for several days. In the east, several rivers overflowed,…