floods
Floods lay bare Europe’s “gigantic task” in averting future climate damage
World
July 20, 2021
Floods lay bare Europe’s “gigantic task” in averting future climate damage
BRUSSELS, July 20 (Reuters) – The catastrophic floods that swept northwest Europe last week were a stark warning that stronger…
‘It’s terrifying’: Merkel shaken as flood deaths rise to 188 in Europe
World
July 19, 2021
‘It’s terrifying’: Merkel shaken as flood deaths rise to 188 in Europe
BERCHTESGADEN/BISCHOFSWIESEN, Germany, July 18 (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel described the flooding that has devastated parts of Europe as…
Survivors recall escape, ponder future after Europe’s floods
World
July 18, 2021
Survivors recall escape, ponder future after Europe’s floods
PEPINSTER, Belgium (AP) — Paul and Madeline Brasseur were at home with their two sons in the Belgian town of…
Death toll in rises to 157 in Germany and Belgium floods
World
July 17, 2021
Death toll in rises to 157 in Germany and Belgium floods
ERFTSTADT, Germany/WASSENBERG, Germany, July 17 (Reuters) – Rescue workers searched flood-ravaged parts of Germany and Belgium for survivors on Saturday…
Europe floods: search for missing goes on as toll tops 90
World
July 16, 2021
Europe floods: search for missing goes on as toll tops 90
BERLIN (AP) — The death toll from devastating floods across parts of western Germany and Belgium rose above 90 on…
Hundreds evacuated, some by chopper, from New Zealand floods
World
May 31, 2021
Hundreds evacuated, some by chopper, from New Zealand floods
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Several hundred people in New Zealand were evacuated from their homes Monday with some recounting…
Australian floods kill two, more evacuations as clean-up begins
World
March 24, 2021
Australian floods kill two, more evacuations as clean-up begins
SYDNEY (Reuters) -The bodies of two men were found in Australia on Wednesday in cars trapped in floodwaters, the first…
Ethiopia says will not halt GERD’s second filling in July
Egypt
February 10, 2021
Ethiopia says will not halt GERD’s second filling in July
National Security Advisor to the Ethiopian Prime Minister Gedu Andargachew announced on Tuesday that there is no alternative to filling the…
After seeing floods, Indonesian leader visits quake zone
World
January 19, 2021
After seeing floods, Indonesian leader visits quake zone
MAMUJU, Indonesia (AP) — Relief workers worked to clear up rubble of collapsed buildings Tuesday on an Indonesian island where…
‘We lost everything:’ Central Americans flee north after back-to-back hurricanes
World
December 4, 2020
‘We lost everything:’ Central Americans flee north after back-to-back hurricanes
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) – It took Luis Salgado years of manual labor to save enough money to open a small…