Provincial authorities in eastern South Africa have evacuated more than 300 people from their homes as renewed heavy rains caused flooding and mudslides in the KwaZulu-Natal province, weeks after severe flooding killed hundreds of people and displaced thousands. “We understand …
At least 60 have died in widespread flooding and torrential rains in parts of Bangladesh and India. Mosharraf Hossain, the Sylhet region’s chief government administrator, said floodwaters from India’s northeast breached a main barrier on the Barak River and flooded …
Residents were force to evacuate after heavy rains pounded the Indian regions of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, last week causing floods and mudslides that washed away houses, crops, and bridges. The flooding and mudslides caused by the heavy rains has …
Government officials in Burkina Faso said Tuesday that rescue workers found no survivors in a rescue chamber deep inside the flooded Perkoa zinc mine in the country. “The rescue teams have opened the refuge chamber, unfortunately, it is empty,” the …
At least eleven people lost their lives in floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rains in India’s states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. An official in Dima Hasao district, Nazreen Ahmed said that 200,000 people have been trapped in the …
Queensland authorities have asked residents to evacuate their homes amid another flooding emergency on Friday. The state issued almost 20 flood warnings on Friday telling residents in several regions to prepare their homes and evacuate if needed. The Bureau of …
Heavy rain and flooding has killed at least 22 people, and injured more 40 others and also destroyed hundreds of homes in 12 provinces across Afghanistan in the past two days. Head of Afghanistan’s National Disaster Management Authority, Hassibullah Shekhani …
Burkina Faso’s Prime Minister Albert Ouedraogo said that the government banned the managers of the Perkoa zinc mine operated by Canada-based Trevali Mining Corp from leaving the country while investigations are underway. “Precautionary measures have been taken to prevent the …
The provincial government of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) resumed full swing rescue operations seven days after the massive flooding struck and inclement weather slowed them down. Sihle Zikalala, the premier of the KZN provincial government, told reporters in a live video interview …
The provincial government of KwaZulu-Natal confirmed that the death toll has reached 283 from the severe flooding that hit South Africa’s eastern coast. In a statement shared on Twitter, the provincial government said there was also a declaration of a …
