Tornado outbreak and catastrophic floods target Mid-South as historic spring storm slams U.S.
COLLEGE PARK, MD — A powerful and slow-moving spring storm system is set to deliver life-threatening weather across multiple regions of the United States through Friday, with the Lower Ohio Valley and…
Emirates and flydubai resume normal operations after Dubai floods
RIYADH (Reuters) – Dubai’s flagship carrier Emirates and sister airline flydubai have restored normal operations after heavy rains caused severe flooding across the United Arab Emirates earlier this week, the airlines said…
If Your Basement is Flooded, Don’t Call 911, Police Ask as Floods Hit North Jersey
SECAUCUS, NJ – The Secaucus Police Department has issued a warning to residents experiencing flooding in their basements and yards due to the current weather conditions. The department requests that residents avoid…
Man, dog safe after helicopter rescue amid Los Angeles floods
(Reuters) – A man and his dog were safe on Monday after the man jumped into raging Los Angeles floodwaters to save his pet and was rescued by firefighters, who plucked him…
Stronger storm expected to hit California with potentially deadly floods
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -A second, more powerful atmospheric river storm was headed for Southern California this weekend, threatening to unleash life-threatening floods and landslides, forecasters warned on Friday, even…
Paterson Police and Fire Departments Respond to City Floods
PATERSON, NJ – The Paterson Police Department reports ongoing efforts to ensure public safety amidst widespread flooding in the city. The Paterson Fire Department has conducted several rescues of individuals trapped by…
Australia tourist towns brace for floods in aftermath of cyclone Jasper
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – Residents of tourist towns in Australia’s northeast on Thursday braced for flash flooding after Tropical Cyclone Jasper tore through the region, uprooting trees, leaving tens of…
Hit by floods and fires, a Greek villager has lost hope
By Louisa Gouliamaki SESKLO, Greece (Reuters) – The fires came first. Then the floods. In the small village of Sesklo in central Greece, 46-year old Vasilis Tsiamitas has felt the extremes of…
New York Governor Hochul Calls Flash Floods “New Normal” Amid Climate Change Concerns
NEW YORK, NY – Torrential rains led to flash flooding in New York City, a situation Governor Kathy Hochul described as the “new normal” in the era of climate change. The city…
Flash Floods Engulf New York City, Disrupting Commute and Daily Life
NEW YORK, NY – Sudden torrential downpours brought flash flooding to New York City on Friday, halting subway services, flooding apartments, and transforming streets into mini-lakes. The storm system dumped nearly eight…
Death toll from floods reaches 11,300 in Libya’s coastal city of Derna
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least 11,300 people have died and another 10,100 are missing from the coastal city of Derna one week after Storm Daniel hit northeastern Libya, the UN Office for…
Greek prosecutor orders investigation into deadly floods
ATHENS (Reuters) -A prosecutor for Greece’s top criminal court has ordered a probe into the causes and handling of floods triggered by a storm that killed at least 15 people, swamped houses…
Bulgaria’s floods death toll rises to 4
SOFIA (Reuters) – Two bodies more were recovered in Bulgaria’s Black Sea coastal area on Wednesday, bringing to four the death toll from floods triggered by torrential rains, Bulgarian News Agency BTA…
Floods prompt warnings about tainted U.S. Northeast water supplies
By Rachel Nostrant (Reuters) – State officials across the U.S Northeast are warning residents about contaminated water following mass floods last week that swept raw sewage, pesticides, runoff fuel and other types…
Sunday storm floods Palisades Parkway
ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY – Flooding was reported through New York state as a passing storm drenched the state Sunday night. Rockland County, specifically the Palisades Interstate Parkway and State Route 9W, experiencd…
Corpses pile up after nearly 200 killed in Congo floods
By Crispin Kyala BUSHUSHU, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -At least 176 people have died in flash floods in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a regional governor said on Friday, as heavy…
Dem Mayor May Be Recalled As Murder Rate Soars, Trash Floods Streets
Dem Mayor May Be Recalled As Murder Rate Soars, Trash Floods Streets Laurel Duggan on March 1, 2023 Democratic New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is facing a recall effort amid the city’s…
U.S. to give extra $100 million to Pakistan floods recovery
GENEVA (Reuters) – A senior official from the U.S. development agency USAID said on Monday that Washington would provide an additional $100 million in funding for Pakistan’s recovery from devastating floods last…
Dozens missing after Venezuela floods, death toll rises
By Mircely Guanipa LAS TEJERIAS, Venezuela (Reuters) -Hundreds of Venezuelans roamed the streets of Las Tejerias on Tuesday, digging and searching for missing relatives amid a rising death toll from devastating weekend…
Remnants of typhoon bring floods to Alaska’s western coast
By Rich McKay (Reuters) – Remnants of the former typhoon Merbok flooded Alaska’s western coast on Saturday, bringing high waves, with wind gusts up to 60 mph pushing rising sea waters inland…
At least 10 dead as flash floods hit central Italy
By Cristiano Corvino CANTIANO, Italy (Reuters) -At least 10 people were killed by torrential overnight rains and floods in the central Italian region of Marche, authorities said on Friday, as rescuers continued…
Flash floods hit Chicago metro area, stranding cars
(Reuters) – The National Weather Service on Sunday issued a flash flood warning for part of northeastern Illinois including Chicago’s northern metro area, after heavy rains flooded viaducts, stranded cars, and sent…
Floods, landslides kill dozens as monsoon rains lash northern, eastern India
By Saurabh Sharma and Jatindra Dash LUCKNOW/BHUBANESHWAR, India (Reuters) – Floods and landslides triggered by intense monsoon rains killed at least 50 people in northern and eastern India over the last three…
Yellowstone National Park to partly reopen after rare closure forced by floods
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Yellowstone National Park will partly reopen on Wednesday after record flooding and rockslides following a burst of heavy rains that led the park to be closed for…
Thousands of Australians flee homes as floods inundate towns
By Renju Jose SYDNEY – Heavy rains deluged Australia’s east coast on Wednesday, submerging entire towns, while thousands of people fled their homes for the second time within weeks after fast-moving flood…
Thousands of Australians return to ‘uninhabitable’ homes as floods recede
SYDNEY – Thousands of Australians returned to their homes on Thursday after torrential rains eased and floodwaters receded as authorities ramped up clean-up efforts and unveiled new support packages for residents who…
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