HOUSTON, US (AA) – The death toll stood at 93 Sunday night in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which tore a path of destruction through the southeastern US, from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Coast. That number could climb higher in the coming days, as hundreds of missing persons reports have been filed […]
An estimated one million people have been affected by heavy flooding in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri. The governor of Borno State Babagana Zulum told journalists the estimate was based on a preliminary assessment. He said more than 100,000 people are displaced, even as search and rescue efforts continue. Zulum also blamed the colla...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – The death toll from floods and rains in Sudan has gone up to 205, while those from cholera reached 185, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. Some 268 new cholera cases have been recorded, including 6 deaths in the states of Kassala, Nile River, and Gedarif, the ministry said in a […]
Los Angeles, United States AFP A punishing heat wave gripping California and parts of the southwestern United States intensified on Thursday as forecasters warned of dangerous temperatures. An excessive heat warning has been extended into the weekend, with experts flagging a heightened risk of wildfires as the mercury soars and humidity levels...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – At least 24 people were reported missing after heavy floods caused by torrential rains in Al-Mahwit province in northern Yemen, the Houthi group said on Wednesday. Seven homes and four shops were also destroyed by the floods and landslides in Melhan district in the province, the Houthi-run Al-Masirah television said, citing...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – The death toll in Sudan from floods due to a collapsed dam and heavy rains has risen to 132, authorities said late Monday. An emergency government committee said the death toll in 10 provinces rose to 132, while the number of affected families rose to 31,666 and individuals to 129,650. It […]
Bangladesh has blamed India for severe flooding that has devastated eight districts, claiming 20 lives and affecting 5 million people. Bangladesh’s information and broadcasting adviser Nahid Islam criticized India for its “inhumanity and non-cooperation” after Indian authorities allegedly opened the sluice gates of the Dumbur dam in Trip...
Feni – AFP River waters in low-lying Bangladesh are receding after days of deadly floods but 300,000 people are still in emergency shelters requiring aid, disaster officials said Sunday. The heavy floods, which killed at least 18 people in Bangladesh, have added to the challenges of a new government who took charge early this month [&hel...
Feni, Bangladesh — AFP At least 13 people in Bangladesh have been killed and 4.5 million affected by floods triggered by heavy rains, the disaster management and relief ministry has said. The South Asian nation of 170 million people, crisscrossed by hundreds of rivers, has seen frequent floods in recent decades. It is among the countries...
Miami, United States – AFP At least four people were killed as Tropical Storm Debby swept over Florida on Monday, threatening southeastern US states with record-breaking rainfall and potentially catastrophic flooding. A 13-year-old boy died when a tree was blown onto a mobile home in Levy County, the sheriff’s office there said, af...
