Floods and landslides kill scores of people in Kinshasa
Dozens of people injured after heavy rain destroys houses and ruins roads in DRC’s capital At least 100 people have been killed and dozens injured...
Category : Extreme weather
Devastating floods in Nigeria were 80 times more likely because of climate crisis
Stark findings add pressure on Cop27 negotiators to deliver meaningful funding to vulnerable countries The heavy rain behind recent devastating flooding in Nigeria, Niger and...
‘Nature is striking back’: flooding around the world, from Australia to Venezuela
Heavy rain and rising waters continue to take a deadly toll in countries including Nigeria, Thailand and Vietnam It has been a drenched 2022 for...
Severe drought torments British Columbia, a year after devastating floods
Lack of rainfall takes toll on Canada’s ‘wet coast’ as experts warn of further extreme weather events fueled by climate change Nearly a year ago,...
Weather tracker: deadly rainstorm hits Crete
At least two people dead on Greek island after torrential rain. Elsewhere, cold snap grips swathe of US At least two people have been killed...
Venezuela floods kill 25 after month’s worth of rain falls in eight hours
At least 52 missing as military and rescue personnel searched for survivors At least 25 people died and 52 were missing after five small rivers...
Nigerian boat accident death toll rises to 76, president says
Vessel capsized in Ogbaru area of Anambra state, one of 29 to have experienced heavy flooding this year The death toll from a boat accident...
Hurricane Julia: Nicaragua braces amid flash flood and mudslide warnings
Nicaraguan soldiers assist evacuations as up to 38cm of rain forecast across Central America after tropical storm strengthened into hurricane Hurricane Julia swept by just...
Weather tracker: Typhoon Noru wreaks havoc across south-east Asia
As Hurricane Ian hits the Americas, Noru has been ripping through the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand Hurricane Ian has been in the headlines but it...
Hurricane Ian: Cuba left without power as intensifying storm heads to Florida
Electricity grid collapses in Cuba after hurricane passes through, as 2.5 million people in Florida ordered to evacuate Cuba’s electricity grid has collapsed, leaving the...
