NAIROBI, Kenya — The Kenyan government on Monday urged people living in flood-prone areas to relocate to higher ground as heavy rains and flash floods continued to wreak havoc across East Africa. At least 76 people have died and 40,000 displaced from their homes since the rains began pounding the country in October. President William … Read more
Greek authorities say an operation is underway to find 12 members of a cargo ship that sank off the island of Lesbos in stormy seas ByDEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press November 26, 2023, 7:56 AM Paramedics carry the body of a crew member of a ship, on the northeastern Aegean Sea island of Lesbos, Greece, Sunday, … Read more
Authorities say at least 10 people have died after an illegal gold mine collapsed in the South American country of Suriname ByThe Associated Press November 20, 2023, 7:48 PM PARAMARIBO, Suriname — At least 10 people died after an illegal gold mine collapsed Monday in the South American country of Suriname, authorities said. Police, military … Read more
Rescuers are digging through dirt and parts of a collapsed road tunnel to reach more than 30 workers trapped by a landslide in northern India ByBISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press November 12, 2023, 11:55 PM LUCKNOW, India — Rescuers were digging through dirt and parts of a collapsed road tunnel Monday to reach more than 30 … Read more
With record-breaking winds and rain, the storm killed 14 people across Europe. ByThe Associated Press November 5, 2023, 9:52 AM FILE – A man walks by a tree that fell due to high winds on the promenade along the seaside in Pornichet, Brittany, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. French power network operator Enedis says one of … Read more
CAIRO — Yemen’s state-run carrier has suspended the only air route out of the country’s rebel-held capital to protest Houthi restrictions on its funds, officials said Sunday. Yemen Airways canceled its commercial flights from Sanaa’s international airport to the Jordanian capital of Amman. The airline had been operating six commercial and humanitarian flights a week … Read more
Officials say the Amazon rainforest in Brazil is facing a severe drought that may affect around 500,000 people by the end of the year ByThe Associated Press September 26, 2023, 2:55 PM View of the much-diminished Negro river shore amid an ongoing drought in Manaus, Brazil, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. The Brazilian Amazon rainforest is … Read more
Greece’s transport minister has resigned over the loss of life of a person who was pushed off a ferry ramp by a crew member after arriving late ByThe Related Press September 11, 2023, 6:47 AM Greece’s transport minister resigned Monday over the loss of life of a person who was pushed off a ferry ramp … Read more
AMIZMIZ, Morocco — An aftershock rattled Moroccans on Sunday as they mourned victims of the nation’s strongest earthquake in additional than a century and sought to rescue survivors whereas troopers and assist employees raced to achieve ruined mountain villages. The catastrophe killed greater than 2,100 individuals — a quantity that’s anticipated to rise. The United … Read more
ATHENS, Greece — Extreme rainstorms eased however floodwaters have been nonetheless rising in elements of central Greece Friday, whereas fireplace division and army helicopters have been plucking individuals from villages inundated by tons of water and dirt which have left not less than six useless, six lacking and many individuals clinging to the roofs of … Read more