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At least 30 dead after dam collapses in Sudan, UN agency says
Middle East
August 27, 2024
At least 30 dead after dam collapses in Sudan, UN agency says
CNN — At least 30 people have been killed following the collapse of a dam in Sudan’s northwest Red Sea…
Deadly floods impact hundreds of thousands in Bangladesh and northeast India
World
August 22, 2024
Deadly floods impact hundreds of thousands in Bangladesh and northeast India
New Delhi CNN — Rescuers are scrambling to evacuate flooded communities after heavy rains inundated parts of Bangladesh and northeast…
North Korea’s Kim ‘inspects’ flood response as thousands evacuated from China border region after heavy rains
World
July 29, 2024
North Korea’s Kim ‘inspects’ flood response as thousands evacuated from China border region after heavy rains
CNN — Some 5,000 people were rescued from flood-hit areas along North Korea’s border with China over the weekend in…
Nearly 2 million people stranded as second wave of devastating floods hits Bangladesh in less than a month
World
June 23, 2024
Nearly 2 million people stranded as second wave of devastating floods hits Bangladesh in less than a month
CNN — Extensive flooding has stranded about 1.8 million people in northeast Bangladesh, following weeks of heavy rains that have…
Fifty killed, dozens missing after flooding in Afghanistan’s Ghor province
Middle East
May 19, 2024
Fifty killed, dozens missing after flooding in Afghanistan’s Ghor province
CNN — Fifty people were killed and dozens are missing after heavy rains and flooding in Afghanistan’s province of Ghor…
Brazil’s floods smashed through barriers designed to keep them out, trapping water in for weeks — and exposing social woes
World
May 19, 2024
Brazil’s floods smashed through barriers designed to keep them out, trapping water in for weeks — and exposing social woes
CNN — Karine Pitana had just paid off the last installment on her new couch when floods tore through her…
Children pulled from mud as hundreds die in severe flooding in Afghanistan
Middle East
May 13, 2024
Children pulled from mud as hundreds die in severe flooding in Afghanistan
CNN — Three bewildered children sit on the roof of a mosque in Baghlan province, northern Afghanistan, their eyes blinking…
At least 300 people killed by flash floods in Afghanistan as humanitarian emergency looms
Middle East
May 12, 2024
At least 300 people killed by flash floods in Afghanistan as humanitarian emergency looms
CNN — At least 300 people have died in flash flooding that has ravaged northern Afghanistan in recent days, the…
Brazil floods death toll rises to 83, dozens remain missing
World
May 9, 2024
Brazil floods death toll rises to 83, dozens remain missing
CNN — The death toll from a series of catastrophic floods in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has…
Dozens killed after dam bursts in Kenya as weeks of heavy rain devastate region
World
April 29, 2024
Dozens killed after dam bursts in Kenya as weeks of heavy rain devastate region
Nairobi, Kenya CNN — At least 35 people have been killed and dozens of others are missing after a dam burst…