Posts Tagged ‘floods’

More aid needed in Pakistan affected by catastrophic floods, says UNHCR

The UN refugee agency is mobilising resources and staff to scale up its assistance in Pakistan to support local communities and refugees in areas devastated by the floods.

Evacuation call as heavy floods drench Japan city

Residents of the Japanese city of Hamamatsu have been urged to evacuate on Friday after heavy rains caused the Magome river to burst its banks. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued heavy rain warnings for Shizuoka Prefecture, where Hamamatsu is located. At 1300 local time (0400 GMT), the agency recorded 118 millimeters (4.6 inches) of rain […]

Evacuation call as heavy floods drench Japan city

Residents of the Japanese city of Hamamatsu have been urged to evacuate on Friday after heavy rains caused the Magome river to burst its banks. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued heavy rain warnings for Shizuoka Prefecture, where Hamamatsu is located. At 1300 local time (0400 GMT), the agency recorded 118 millimeters (4.6 inches) of rain […]

Deadly floods destroy houses and farmland in northeastern Nigeria

Half a million Nigerians have been affected by floods caused by heavy rains since the start of the year, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday. Twenty-three of Africa’s most populous country’s 36 states are affected by seasonal flooding, with northeastern states particularly hard-hit this year. Buhari’s office said emergency services were providing aid and he […]

In Pakistan, Fears Of Waterborne Diseases As Floods Recede

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials in Pakistan raised concern Wednesday over the spread of waterborne diseases among thousands of flood victims as waters from powerful monsoon rains began to recede in many parts of the country. Some doctors said initially they were seeing mostly patients traumatized by the flooding, but are now treating people suffering from […]

As floods follow earthquakes and drought in Afghanistan, the USA should immediately return its billions

Highly destructive floods devastated parts of Afghanistan in August. This was preceded by a prolonged drought, stated to be the worst in decades, and two earthquakes this year. As an overwhelming majority of people including children face serious hunger and many-sided deprivation, the USA and others should immediately release the Afghanistan central bank reserve funds […]

Millions Are Stranded in Pakistan’s Super Floods. Where Are Its Emergency Services?

A villager carrying a ‘charpai’, a traditional bed, wades through flood waters following monsoon rainfalls in Jaffarabad district in Balochistan province on August 24, 2022. Photo: FIDA HUSSAIN / AFP A terrified child is stranded on top of a building amid surging floodwaters. A volunteer comes to his rescue, using a rickety bed frame strung […]

Millions Are Stranded in Pakistan’s Super Floods. Where Are Its Emergency Services?

A villager carrying a ‘charpai’, a traditional bed, wades through flood waters following monsoon rainfalls in Jaffarabad district in Balochistan province on August 24, 2022. Photo: FIDA HUSSAIN / AFP A terrified child is stranded on top of a building amid surging floodwaters. A volunteer comes to his rescue, using a rickety bed frame strung […]

Pakistan floods: One third of country is underwater after record-breaking monsoon

Efforts are being stepped up to help tens of millions of Pakistanis affected by monsoon rains that have fallen relentlessly since June, submerging a third of the country and killing more than 1,100 people. The country’s planning and development minister, Ahsan Iqbal, has said that more than €10 billion will be needed to repair the […]

Pakistan Calls for Financial Aid as Floods Threaten Economic Output

Pakistan will seek financial aid from various institutions to support its rehabilitation in the wake of heavy monsoon rains and floods that cost the country’s economy over $4 billion, its foreign minister said on Sunday. At least 1,033 people have died and over 33 million others were affected in Pakistan due to flash floods caused […]

Displaced Pakistanis are distraught after the floods.

On Sunday, exhausted villagers in southern Pakistan stood amidst their flooded homes, seeing most of their possessions and livelihoods washed away by the floods. Nabi Dad, 37, and his wife take turns carrying their child and saving what remains of their belongings as their home in Dera Murad Jamali, Balochistan, is submerged in waist-high water […]

Floods in Pakistan cause many to evacuate

Flooding caused by monsoon rains in Pakistan continues to have an impact across the country. In the towns of Novshera and Charsadda in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, streets have been flooded due to the monsoon rains. The water level of the Kabul River, which runs through the city of Novshera, has risen. Many people were evacuated as […]

Floods in Pakistan cause many to evacuate

Flooding caused by monsoon rains in Pakistan continues to have an impact across the country. In the towns of Novshera and Charsadda in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, streets have been flooded due to the monsoon rains. The water level of the Kabul River, which runs through the city of Novshera, has risen. Many people were evacuated as […]

Pakistan floods: A thousand dead, millions affected by ‘horrors of climate change’

Deaths from widespread flooding in Pakistan topped 1,000 since mid-June, officials said Sunday, as the country’s climate minister called the deadly monsoon season “a serious climate catastrophe.” Flash flooding from the heavy rains has washed away villages and crops as soldiers and rescue workers evacuated stranded residents to the safety of relief camps and provided […]

Pakistan floods: A thousand dead, millions affected by ‘horrors of climate change’

Deaths from widespread flooding in Pakistan topped 1,000 since mid-June, officials said Sunday, as the country’s climate minister called the deadly monsoon season “a serious climate catastrophe.” Flash flooding from the heavy rains has washed away villages and crops as soldiers and rescue workers evacuated stranded residents to the safety of relief camps and provided […]

Nearly 1,000 Dead After Summer Of Monsoon-Induced Flash Floods In Pakistan

Monsoon-induced flash floods across Pakistan have killed 982 people since mid-June, according to ABC News. The heavy rains have injured 1,456 and displaced thousands more, with Prime Minister Shabaz Sharif asking the international community for help on Friday. The government declared a state of emergency as first responders struggled to evacuate citizens from parts of […]

More homes destroyed as ‘worst floods in a decade’ hit Sudan

After annual rains that have left dozens dead in Sudan, thousands of people in the farming town of Al Managil and surrounding villages have lost homes and property in what they say is the worst flooding in a decade, Reuters reports. "We've lost everything," said 29-year-old Butheyna Alhadi, speaking while surrounded by the ruins of […]

Floods in 17 provinces leave 32 dead, 25 missing

TEHRAN – Flash flooding in 17 provinces of the country has so far claimed 32 lives and left 25 people missing. Source

yankeeland DC Floods Occupied Countries With Illegal Criminals, Screams Bloody Murder When Illegal Criminals Get Bused To Sodom & Gomorrah on the Potomac

DC’s Democrat mayor calls in NATIONAL GUARD to deal with migrants: Bowser demands help to deal with hundreds of illegals who have been by bussed in from Texas and caused ‘humanitarian crisis’ D.C Mayor Muriel Bowser is requesting the National Guard be activated to help deal with the influx of migrants being bused there from […]

Australia to declare floods a national emergency

Heavy rain lashed parts of Australia’s most populous state on Tuesday, prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders to thousands of people. Police in Sydney said they recovered the bodies of two people from waters after their car was found in a stormwater canal in the city’s western suburbs. Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology warned of life-threatening […]

Heavy rains, floods kill nine in Iran

At least nine people were killed in floods that hit almost entire Iran, local media reported and also reported by Anadolu News Agency. Ismail Najjar, head of the National Disaster Management Organisation, said that the recent heavy rains and floods killed at least nine people in Fars, Kerman and Sistan-Baluchestan provinces, according to ISNA news […]

24,000 evacuated, two dead in Indonesian floods

About 24,000 people have been evacuated and two children killed in floods on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, authorities said Tuesday. Torrential rains lashed the island for several days, causing rivers to burst their banks and water levels to rise in residential areas, the national disaster agency said. The environmental NGO Walhi said the flooding […]

Wall Street Dealmaking Tops $5.8 Trillion In Record Year As Fed Floods World With Money

Ask any junior banker, and they will likely tell you that staffing levels are criminally low considering the intensity of deal flow over the past year. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that 2021 was – just like last 2020 – a bumper year for deals, from SPACs to M&A. According to data from […]

2021: a year when floods and fires made climate change a burning issue for the world

In 2021 it was impossible not to see or hear the slogans of activists and politicians as the devastating effects of climate change became real across the world including Europe. Between flooding in several nations and massive wildfires in Greece, Turkey and parts of the US, it all started to look apocalyptic. The alarm bells […]

Why Canada’s Floods Could Make Your Christmas Tree Cost More

OTTAWA—Finding the perfect real Christmas tree will be harder and more expensive this year. Canada, the world’s top exporter of natural Christmas trees, is grappling with a shortage that will likely be exacerbated by historic flooding in British Columbia, where some tree farms are underwater. A phenomenon known as an atmospheric river dumped a month’s […]

German election: How Germany’s deadly floods made climate change a key election issue

Sarah Branse had to act fast when the floodwaters began to rise in her neighbourhood of the Ahr Valley, in Rhineland-Palatinate, on July 14. An intensive care nurse at the Marienhaus Hospital in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Branse knew better than most what needed to be done. Branse, 37, immediately launched a private aid network, encouraging donations […]

FULL (OF IT) Benjamin bla bla blah Fulford – 9-20-21… “Biblical floods or world peace; which is it to be?”

FULL ARTICLE Benjamin Fulford 9-20-21… “Biblical floods or world peace; which is it to be?”Posted on September 23, 2021 by kauilapele2 Here’s the full weekly report from Ben. There is quite a bit of perhaps helpful intel here, although some of it is more than I care to “pay attention” to. “The eruption last week […]

Over 80% of Culprits Responsible For Looting After German Floods Were Foreign Migrants

A group of Afghan migrants viciously gang raped a mentally handicapped Swedish woman on repeated occasions but cannot be deported back to Afghanistan due to the current political situation in the country. FriaTider reports that the 24-year-old victim lived in a special accommodation facility in Upplands Väsby for people who cannot take care of themselves. […]

‘We mourn with you’: Germany marks devastating floods that killed 180

More than a month after extreme flooding killed more than 180 people in western Germany, survivors of the disaster, first responders, religious leaders and government officials came together Saturday to remember the victims who died and to express hope for the future. Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Bundestag President Wolfgang Schäuble, the leader […]

Torrential rains cause floods, mudslides in Japan

Torrential rain triggered a mudslide and more floods across Japan on Sunday, leaving three people presumed dead and forcing the evacuation of dozens of residents. A mudslide early Sunday hit a house in Okaya City in the central Japanese prefecture of Nagano, burying eight residents. Three of the people were presumed dead when rescue workers […]

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