Death toll from rains in southern Brazil rises to 57
Hundreds of cities across Rio Grande so Sul hit by floods with 32,000 people displaced and infrastructure destroyed The death toll from rains in Brazil’s...
Category : Flooding
Kenya floods: tourists evacuated from Maasai Mara after river bursts banks
Kenya Red Cross rescues more than 90 people from hotels and lodges as heavy rainfall continues Scores of tourists have been evacuated by air from...
Kenya flood death toll rises as more torrential rain forecast
Total deaths reach 76 and more than 130,000 displaced as weeks of flooding also affects east African neighbours Seventy-six people in Kenya have died because...
Weather tracker: heavy rainfall causes flooding and death in east Africa
Rain in Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi kills at least 90 people and damages farmland and infrastructure Eastern Africa has experienced heavy rain in recent weeks,...
Millions at risk of floods in China’s Guangdong province after heavy rain
Officials urge municipalities to begin emergency planning after major rivers and reservoirs threaten to overflow Major rivers, waterways and reservoirs in China’s Guangdong province are...
South Sudan closes schools in preparation for 45C heatwave
Authorities advise parents to keep children indoors during extreme heatwave, expected to last two weeks South Sudan is closing all schools from Monday in preparation...
DRC’s worst floods in decades leave tens of thousands in temporary shelter
People in affected areas say they are still waiting for government help after more than 300 deaths and widespread devastation Tens of thousands of people...
South Sudan flooding hampers efforts to contain hepatitis E outbreak
MSF begins vaccine drive against incurable disease, which is spread via dirty water and kills thousands of pregnant women A push to tackle an outbreak...
Weather tracker: South Africa flash floods kill six with people still missing
Catastrophic rains on Christmas Eve led to key infrastructure damage in western parts of country Catastrophic rains and flash floods in South Africa have led...
NSW drowning deaths climb to four since Christmas as lifesavers send holiday warning
Royal Life Saving Society chief says Australians may not be ‘as strong swimmers as we believe’ as December toll hits 22 Another person has drowned...
