SAO PAULO (AP) — Heavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul killed 37 people, with another 74 still missing, the state civil defense agency said Friday, as record-breaking flo
The civil defense agency in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul says heavy rains have killed 37 people, with another 74 still missing.
Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday deployed the military to evacuate
STORY: More than 700 school students stranded in their dormitories after heavy rains and the ensuing floods were rescued by emergency workers, said CCTV.The southern Chinese province has been battered by unusually heavy, sustained and widespread rainfall since Thursday (April 18), with powerful storms ushering in an earlier-than-normal start to the region's annual flooding season.As of Monday morning, 11 people were missing in Guangdong, state-owned Xinhua news agency reported without giving...
Authorities have evacuated nearly 60,000 people from their homes in
The country’s south has been battered by heavy rainfall, with tens of thousands of people evacuated.
Mandatory evacuations were ordered in parts of Texas, and residents in Harris County, home to Houston, were told to be ready to stay put for days after heavy rain caused flooding. Harris County Judge Linda Hidalgo, the county government’s top executive, declared a disaster Thursday. Mandatory evacuations were ordered along the East Fork of the San Jacinto River, and residents were urged to leave before nightfall. “What we’re going to see tonight and into the weekend will not be Hurricane Harvey,...
Residents near 178 bodies of water have been told to leave as flooding is set to worsen.
Flash floods and a landslide swept through houses and cut off a major road
The death toll from floods in Kenya continued to rise after a boat capsized on Sunday carrying dozens of people. The search and rescue operation, which took place after the Tana River burst its banks, was suspended overnight. It was expected to be resumed in daylight on Monday. (AP video shot by Andrew Kasuku)
Authorities have evacuated nearly 60,000 people from their homes in
Kenyans living in areas at risk of flooding or landslides will be asked to