Tag: Flooding
Floods in the Czech Republic Leave Thousands of Homes Without Electricity and Force Evacuations
The Czech Republic’s rainy storm this Saturday left 63,000 homes without electricity and forced an evacuation of a hospital in Brno, as authorities prepare to evacuate thousands of people in the northeast of the country, the area most affected by this cold front. RELATED: Flooding Hits Sudan & Chad Hit, Lesotho Impacted by Drought, UN […]
September 14, 2024
At Least 60 Dead and Dozens Missing After Dam Collapse in Eastern Sudan
At least 60 people drowned and dozens are missing after the collapse of the Jor Arbaat dam, located in eastern Sudan and whose lake has a capacity of 25 million cubic meters of water. RELATED: S. Sudan: UN Urges Safety of Aid Workers amid Attacks The Federal Ministry of Health initially said in a statement […]
August 26, 2024
Emergency in Russian Region Due Levee Collapse
In the province of Orenburg in the southern Urals, the Russian authorities declared a “federal emergency state” due to flooding by Ural River floods which caused the collapse of several dam dams in the region. RELATED: Argentina: Impressive Avalanche Isolates a Town in Catamarca The head of Russia’s Emergencies Ministry, Aleksandr Kurenkov, arrived in the […]
April 7, 2024
Four Dead And Other Four Still Missing by Storm in France
The French authorities raised the number of dead by the storm to four this Sunday, after two dead bodies were discovered inside a vehicle in Goudargues, where they look for two women reported missing since this morning. RELATED: Floods Caused by Intense Rains Leave Dead in Rio de Janeiro Rescue teams are still searching for […]
March 10, 2024
Congo: WHO Warns of Epidemic Outbreaks, Widespread Flooding
On Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned of the risk of outbreaks of waterborne and vector-borne diseases in the Republic of the Congo after weeks of widespread flooding triggered by unusually heavy rainfall. RELATED: Dr Congo: Government Opposes Upcoming Protest in Kinshasa As the flooding has left more than 336,000 people in need of […]