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16 dead as strong typhoon floods Macau, southern China
World
August 24, 2017
16 dead as strong typhoon floods Macau, southern China
The most powerful typhoon to hit the southern Chinese region in more than half a century left at least 16…
Irrigation Ministry prepared for floods anticipated in Aswan
Egypt
August 23, 2017
Irrigation Ministry prepared for floods anticipated in Aswan
The Ministry of Irrigation has prepared a plan to deal with the chance of possible floods and rainfall during the…
Blue Nile records highest water level in 100 years: Sudan
Egypt
August 23, 2017
Blue Nile records highest water level in 100 years: Sudan
The Ministry of Water Resources, Irrigation and Electricity in Sudan announced that the Blue Nile, the main river of the…
Flood water in front of Renaissance Dam will not affect Egypt’s water security level: statement
Egypt
July 13, 2017
Flood water in front of Renaissance Dam will not affect Egypt’s water security level: statement
The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation said on Wednesday that water abundance seen in front of the Renaissance Dam…
Japan rescuers dig through rubble as rain goes on, at least six dead
World
July 7, 2017
Japan rescuers dig through rubble as rain goes on, at least six dead
Thousands of Japanese rescuers dug through twisted wood and mud on Friday in the wake of torrential rains that killed…
Japan hit by torrential floods, 400,000 forced to leave their homes
World
July 6, 2017
Japan hit by torrential floods, 400,000 forced to leave their homes
At least two people have been killed and about 20 others are missing after huge floods swept away houses and…
India deploys troops in south as floods kill dozens
World
November 17, 2015
India deploys troops in south as floods kill dozens
India has deployed the army and air force to rescue flood-hit residents in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, where…
20 people poisoned from polluted water in Alexandria: investor
Egypt
November 15, 2015
20 people poisoned from polluted water in Alexandria: investor
Twenty people have been poisoned in Alexandria as a result of contaminated water, the head of the Burg al-Arab Investors…
Residents of flooded Beheira village recount their tragedies
Egypt
November 12, 2015
Residents of flooded Beheira village recount their tragedies
Al-Masry Al-Youm visited Ofouna village in Beheira to listen to the stories of the village residents in the aftermath of…
Over 90,000 hit by Somalia floods: UN
World
November 7, 2015
Over 90,000 hit by Somalia floods: UN
Over 90,000 people in war-torn southern Somalia have been hit by weeks of severe flooding, almost half of them forced…