floods
Iran orders 70 villages evacuated in Khuzestan due to flood risk
Middle East
April 2, 2019
Iran orders 70 villages evacuated in Khuzestan due to flood risk
GENEVA/DUBAi (Reuters) – Flood risks have forced the Iranian government to order the evacuation of 70 villages in the oil-rich…
More than 1,000 feared dead in Mozambique storm
World
March 19, 2019
More than 1,000 feared dead in Mozambique storm
More than a thousand people are feared to have died in a cyclone that smashed into Mozambique last week, while…
‘Cannot go back’: Malawi floods leave thousands homeless
World
March 15, 2019
‘Cannot go back’: Malawi floods leave thousands homeless
“We just sleep on the floor in the tents,” said 28-year-old mother-of-five Mary Amidu who like thousands of other Malawians…
Australia cattle giant warns of ‘extreme losses’ from floods
World
February 12, 2019
Australia cattle giant warns of ‘extreme losses’ from floods
Australia’s largest cattle company has warned of “extreme losses” after record-breaking floods, as producers said more than 300,000 cows were…
CO2 emissions up 2.7%, world ‘off course’: study
Environment
December 6, 2018
CO2 emissions up 2.7%, world ‘off course’: study
Global emissions of carbon dioxide mainly from fossil fuel burning will rise 2.7 percent in 2018, scientists said Wednesday, signaling…
Egypt constructs 6 dams, lakes to store flood waters
Egypt
November 19, 2018
Egypt constructs 6 dams, lakes to store flood waters
Egyptian Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Aty inaugurated six dams and lakes to store flood waters in the Red Sea governorate…
GERD to collapse within years: int’l dam expert
Egypt
November 1, 2018
GERD to collapse within years: int’l dam expert
Ex-head of the Water Resources Research Center and international dam expert Ahmed Al-Shennawi has predicted the collapse of the Grand…
Red Sea Governorate prepares to face floods
Environment
October 19, 2018
Red Sea Governorate prepares to face floods
Red Sea Governor Ahmed Abdallah has instructed locals to prepare to face the danger of potential flooding, which the…
Florida girds for ‘extremely dangerous’ category 4 hurricane
World
October 10, 2018
Florida girds for ‘extremely dangerous’ category 4 hurricane
Hurricane Michael swelled to an ‘extremely dangerous’ category four storm as it rumbled toward the Gulf Coast of Florida…
Rain brings more misery to India’s flooded Kerala as death toll rises to 164
World
August 17, 2018
Rain brings more misery to India’s flooded Kerala as death toll rises to 164
BENGALURU/MUMBAI (Reuters) – The worst floods in a century in the Indian state of Kerala have killed 164 people and…