Total deaths reach 76 and more than 130,000 displaced as weeks of flooding also affects east African neighboursSeventy-six people in Kenya have died because of flooding triggered by torrential downpours since March, the government has said, warning residents “to brace for even heavier rainfall”.Kenya and its east African neighbours have been battered by stronger than usual rain in recent weeks, compounded by the El Niño weather system. Continue reading
The death toll from recent flash floods caused by continuing torrential
Floods and mudslides in Kenya have killed 169 people, and the toll is
Floods and mudslides in Kenya have killed 169 people, and the toll is expected to rise with torrential downpours caused by El Niño weather conditions expected to keep pounding East Africa. Bloomberg News' Ondiro Oganga discusses with Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East & Africa. (Source: Bloomberg)
KABUL, May 6 (Xinhua) -- At least 14 people have been confirmed dead due to
Families are displaced and property lost as several rivers burst their
Nairobi, Apr 27 (Prensa Latina) In just 24 hours, between the eve and today, 32 people died here and in rural localities due to landslides and floods, the effects of the massive rains that have relentlessly hit Kenya since last March. The post Dramatic rise in deaths in Kenya due to rains, landslides and floods first appeared on Prensa Latina.
At least 29 people have been killed and a further 60 are missing as heavy rain and flooding hit the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul this week. The local government has declared a state of calamity in areas where more than 67,000 people in nearly 150 municipalities are impacted. Almost 10,000 have been displaced and more than 4,500 are in temporary shelters, the civil defense said. Authorities are closely monitoring dams that are not designed to handle such a high volume of water but said...
A hydroelectric dam has collapsed in southern Brazil after days of heavy
Officials in Rio Grande do Sul state say more than 80000 have been
Hundreds of cities across Rio Grande so Sul hit by floods with thousands displaced and infrastructure destroyedThe death toll from rains in Brazil’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul has risen to 57, local authorities said on Saturday afternoon, while dozens still have not been accounted for.The state’s civil defence authority said 67 people were still missing and more than 69,000 had been displaced as storms affected nearly two-thirds of the 497 cities in the state. Continue reading
Associated Press The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state has jumped to 29, with another 60 people missing, according to the state’s civil defense agency. Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva traveled to the state on Thursday to meet with local authorities and express his solidarity. Operators