Jul 23 Watch 5:12 News Wrap: Federal appeals court finds CDC eviction moratorium unlawful In our news wrap Friday, a federal appeals court has ruled against a moratorium on most residential evictions during the pandemic. Shooting and protests erupted outside the funeral of Haiti's slain President Jovenel Moïse. Monsoon rains in western India triggered… Continue watching
Jul 23 Landslides, monsoon flooding kill over 100 in western India By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press In Ratnagiri district, 200 people were rescued from hilly areas on Thursday after the heavy rains. In the coastal town of Chiplun, home to 70,000 people, more than half the area was flooded, said B.N. Patil, district administrator of Ratnagiri. Continue reading
Jul 21 China blasts dam to divert floods that killed at least 25 By Associated Press China’s military has blasted a dam to release floodwaters threatening one of its most heavily populated provinces, as the death toll in widespread flooding rose to at least 25. Continue reading
Jul 17 Europe flood death toll tops 150, costly rebuilding ahead By Geir Moulson, Associated Press Rescue workers labored to clear up damage laid bare by receding water Saturday as the death toll from disastrous flooding in Western Europe rose above 150 and thoughts turned to the lengthy job of rebuilding communities devastated in minutes. Continue reading
Jul 16 Rescuers race to prevent more death from European floods By Frank Jordans, Associated Press At least 110 people have died in devastating floods across parts of western Germany and Belgium, officials said Friday, as search and rescue operations continued for hundreds more still unaccounted for or in danger. Continue reading
Jun 01 In Brazil's Amazon, rivers rise to record levels By Fernando Crispim, Diane Jeantet, Associated Press Rivers around the biggest city in Brazil's Amazon rainforest have swelled to levels unseen in over a century of record-keeping, straining a society that has grown weary of increasingly frequent flooding. Continue reading
Oct 05 Flooding in Italy, France leave 9 dead and several missing By Associated Press Flooding has devastated mountainous areas in France’s southeastern region of Alpes-Maritimes and Italy’s northwestern regions of Liguria and Piedmont. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 3:24 Slow-moving Hurricane Sally dumps dozens of inches of rain on Gulf Coast By Stephanie Sy Hurricane Sally has weakened since striking the Alabama-Florida state line before dawn Wednesday -- but it is still inflicting major damage. The storm is moving at a glacial pace, dumping more than 20 inches of rain in some areas, downing… Continue watching
Aug 27 Death toll from heavy Afghanistan flooding surpasses 150 By Rahmat Gul, Tameem Akhgar, Associated Press Heavy rains, compounded by mudslides, often threaten remote areas of Afghanistan, where infrastructure is poor. Summer often brings heavy rainfall and flooding to the country's north and east. Continue reading
Aug 04 Tropical Storm Isaias causes damage, wild weather as it moves north By Gerry Broome, Associated Press Tropical Storm Isaias is spawning tornadoes and dumping rain during an inland march up the U.S. East Coast. Continue reading