BEIJING—Two cities in China’s central province of Henan issued highest flood warnings on Sunday, calling for local agencies to prepare for torrential rains, state television reported. Xingyang and Changyuan in Henan, a transportation hub for China, raised their flood-control response levels to I from II, the top of China’s four-tier scale, warning of possible dam…
21 Dead, Scores Missing After Flash Floods Hit Tennessee
At least 21 people were killed and some 20 others missing after severe flash floods swept through Humphreys County in Middle Tennessee, authorities said on Sunday. “We’ve experienced devastating loss of life over the last couple days,” Grant Gillespie, Waverly police and fire chief, told reporters at a press briefing on Sunday evening. Grey Collier,…
How Many Died Inside the Tunnel?
Extensive floods are wreaking havoc across China. But one deadly incident stands above the rest. A miles-long tunnel in a central Chinese city filled with water runoff in minutes. The disaster struck during rush hour traffic, and trapped thousands of vehicles inside. A handful of survivors are now sharing their stories, after China’s state-run media…
In the Wake of Tropical Depression Fred, a Western North Carolina Church Lends a Hand
From providing disaster relief by ship to islands in the Caribbean, to assisting those in need at ground zero in a flooded local community, Anchor Baptist Church has continued its 30-year tradition of helping people left helpless in the wake of a storm. Randy Barton, pastor at Anchor Baptist in Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, surveyed…
2 Dead, 20 Missing in North Carolina County Flooded by Fred
RALEIGH, N.C.—Authorities combing areas of North Carolina flooded by the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred said Thursday that two people have been found dead and about 20 were unaccounted for. Meanwhile, Fred—now a post-tropical cyclone—was pushing through New York and New England with drenching rains, and Tropical Storm Henri was sending dangerous waves onto East…
Germany: 1 Dead, 1 Missing After Flood Brings Down Bridge
BERLIN—German authorities said Tuesday rescue teams have recovered the body of a woman who was swept off a bridge by floods in Bavaria, German news agency dpa reported. They are still searching for a second person who was also swept off the bridge by sudden floods in southern Germany the previous day. Eight other people…
Fresh Floods Hit Central China, Killing People as They Sleep
Flooding continued to cause havoc in both cities and rural areas in central China early on Aug. 12, killing people as they slept. Floodwaters rose to 3.5 meters (11.4 feet) in Hubei Province’s Liulin township following heavy rains that began Wednesday. The torrential rain left more than 2,700 houses and shops damaged, with 221 collapsing…
At Least 40 Killed in Severe Northern Turkey Floods
ISTANBUL—The death toll from severe floods and mudslides in coastal Turkey has climbed to at least 40, the country’s emergency and disaster agency said Saturday. Torrential rains that pounded the Black Sea provinces of Bartin, Kastamonu, and Sinop on Wednesday caused flooding that demolished homes, severed at least five bridges, swept away cars, and rendered…
Turkey: Flood Deaths Rise to at Least 44 as Rescuers Push On
ISTANBUL—The death toll from severe floods and mudslides in coastal Turkey has climbed to at least 44, the country’s emergency and disaster agency said Saturday. Torrential rains that pounded the Black Sea provinces of Bartin, Kastamonu, and Sinop on Wednesday caused flooding that demolished homes, severed at least five bridges, swept away cars, and rendered…
Death Toll From Northern Turkey Floods Rises to 27
ISTANBUL—Flash floods that have swept through towns in the Turkish Black Sea region have killed 27 people, the country’s emergency management agency said on Friday, in the second natural disaster to strike Turkey this month. The floods brought chaos to northern provinces just as authorities were declaring wildfires that raged through southern coastal regions for…
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