At least 70 people have died from countrywide flooding in Kenya, a government spokesperson said Friday as authorities ordered more evacuations of people from at-risk areas due to ongoing heavy rainfall. “The official tally of fellow Kenyans who regrettably have lost their lives due to the flooding situation now stands at 70,” Isaac Maigua Mwaura wrote on X, adding this is “contrary to other figures.” Earlier Friday, a truck carrying people in Makueni County, southern Kenya, “was swept away by...
By Larry Madowo and Laura Paddison, CNN Mai Mahiu, Kenya (CNN) — When Julia Wanjiku put her son Isaac to bed last Sunday after a day celebrating his third birthday, she didn’t realize she was also saying goodbye. In the early hours of Monday morning, Wanjiku awoke after hearing screams from her neighbors. A ferocious
By Larry Madowo and Laura Paddison, CNN Mai Mahiu, Kenya (CNN) — When Julia Wanjiku put her son Isaac to bed last Sunday after a day celebrating his third birthday, she didn’t realize she was also saying goodbye. In the early hours of Monday morning, Wanjiku awoke after hearing screams from her neighbors. A ferocious
By Larry Madowo and Laura Paddison, CNN Mai Mahiu, Kenya (CNN) — When Julia Wanjiku put her son Isaac to bed last Sunday after a day celebrating his third birthday, she didn’t realize she was also saying goodbye. In the early hours of Monday morning, Wanjiku awoke after hearing screams from her neighbors. A ferocious
As heavy rains continued pounding Kenya's capital of Nairobi on Tuesday night, residents woke up to more losses in property and heavy infrastructural destruction. Three major highways were closed for the better part of the day Wednesday to due flooding, heavy traffic snarl-ups being experienced.
Dubai experienced an unprecedented weather event, recording the heaviest rainfall since the inception of weather records in the UAE.
Pagani is building just 99 examples of the V12-powered Utopia. Customer deliveries of the Italian exotic started last year and this owner isn't afraid to drive it. Fortunately, the water that flooded the road doesn't appear very deep. The UAE was hit by unprecedented floods on April 16 and while driving in such conditions is never a good idea, the owner of this Pagani Utopia never received that memo. Footage from Dubai has gone viral across social media in recent days and no video has attracted...
The deluge closed schools and businesses, grounded hundreds of flights, and destroyed cars, businesses and other property.
A two-year-old boy was killed, and another child was injured after a bounce
A two-year-old boy was killed, and another child was injured after a bounce
Hussain Sajwani, the chairman of Damac Properties, one of the United Arab Emirate's largest private real estate developers, sought to downplay the severity of flooding.
Tragic flooding in southern China led to this scene, where a car was carried away by fast-moving water. So far, officials have confirmed four deaths in China’s Guangdong province, and several others remain missing. State-run media said about 110,000 people have been evacuated in the province due to the floods. - Videos from The Weather Channel | weather.com