Calgary families impacted by flooding devastation in Libya
The death toll from the flooding in Libya is massive and continues to grow. As of Thursday afternoon, officials have confirmed the loss of more than 11,3000 lives.
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Project to liberate part of Somerset river hailed as a ‘squelchy’ success
Scheme to restore Aller’s natural flow has created wetland teaming with life and could provide model for managing other riversIt does not have the sense of order associated with the National Trust’s manicured stately homes, nor the grandeur of many of …
Libya’s floods are result of climate crisis meeting a failed state
Storm Daniel was by no means the only factor behind the devastation wrought on the city of DernaWhen the climate crisis meets a failed state, the outcome is the kind of disaster that Libya is witnessing in Derna.Any city would have struggled with the e…
Cyclone Tracy caused $200m of damage. A repeat now would cost $7.4bn, Australian insurers say
The estimate exceeds $6bn paid out by insurers for Australia’s costliest disaster, the 2022 NSW and Queensland floodsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA repeat of Australia’s worst disasters such as Cyclone Tracy …
Greek PM under attack over handling of Storm Daniel disaster response
Kyriakos Mitsotakis faces biggest crisis yet as residents ask where money for ‘immediate’ flood relief has goneThe Greek prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, is facing his biggest crisis yet as – less than a week after rainstorms left vast tracts of th…
Greek rescuers work through night to locate villagers trapped by flood
Death toll reaches 12 as hundreds still thought to be marooned after deadly downpoursRescuers in central Greece were working through the night to locate people trapped in villages deluged by flood waters as the death toll from rainstorms rose to at lea…
Hundreds of people rescued from flooded villages in Greece
Officials say many people are still trapped in central areas of the country hit by Storm Daniel Firefighters backed by the army have rescued hundreds of people from villages in central Greece cut off by floods that have claimed at least 10 lives.“More …
Turkey, Greece and Bulgaria hit by fatal flash floods
At least 12 people die across three countries as torrential rainstorms cause severe damage to buildings, roads and bridgesAt least 12 people have died in Turkey, Greece and Bulgaria as flash floods from torrential rainstorms turned rivers into torrents…
Boy rescued from flood waters after record heavy rain in Spain
Ten-year-old spent eight hours in a tree to escape flash floods that have left at least five people deadA 10-year-old Spanish boy has been rescued after clinging to a tree for eight hours to escape the flood waters that have claimed at least five lives…
Death at Burning Man under investigation as flooding strands thousands
The Pershing County Sheriff’s Office said the death happened during the event but offered few details as the investigation continued.