Nov 01 Volunteers clear muddy debris from Spain’s deadly floods as authorities struggle to respond By Joseph Wilson, Teresa Medrano, Associated Press Spain's deadliest natural disaster in living memory has left at least 205 people dead with untold numbers still missing, and countless lives in tatters. Continue reading
Oct 31 At least 158 killed in Spain’s catastrophic floods as authorities continue search for bodies By Joseph Wilson, Teresa Medrano, Associated Press More horrors emerged Thursday from the debris and ubiquitous layers of mud left by the walls of water that produced Spain's deadliest natural disaster in living memory. Continue reading
Oct 30 Devastating flash floods in eastern and southern Spain leave at least 95 people dead By Alicia León, Joseph Wilson, Teresa Medrano, Associated Press Emergency services in the eastern region of Valencia confirmed a death toll of 92 people on Wednesday. Another two casualties were reported in the neighboring Castilla La Mancha region, while southern Andalusia reported one death. Continue reading
Oct 05 North Carolina distributes EpiPens and Benadryl as stinging insects swarm after Helene By Devi Shastri, Associated Press Deadly flooding from Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina has also disrupted the underground nests of yellow jackets, bees and other insects, causing them to swarm and sting people struggling to recover from the storm. Continue reading
Oct 05 Northern Thailand tourist city of Chiang Mai inundated by floods, prompting evacuations By Jintamas Saksornchai, Associated Press The Chiang Mai city government said the water level of the Ping River, which runs along the eastern edge of the city, was at critically high levels and was rising since Friday. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 6:24 A week after Helene, western N.C. faces lack of basic needs and uncertain future By William Brangham, Mary Fecteau, Mike Fritz, Jackson Hudgins A week after Hurricane Helene devastated parts of the Southeast, residents in some states are still trying to get the very basics. More than 200 are confirmed dead and hundreds remain unaccounted for. That makes it the deadliest hurricane to… Continue watching
Oct 02 Tennessee authorities investigating Impact Plastics after flooding swept away 11 of its factory workers By Jonathan Mattise, Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press Tennessee state authorities are investigating the company that owns a plastics factory where 11 workers were swept away by cataclysmic flooding unleashed by Hurricane Helene. Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch 6:02 Asheville mayor on what North Carolina needs as flooding recovery process begins By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant Hurricane Helene could turn out to be one of the deadliest hurricanes to make landfall in the U.S. More than 150 people are confirmed dead and hundreds more are still missing. Historic flooding nearly washed some towns away in western… Continue watching
Oct 01 Helene and other storms dumped 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Meteorologists calculate that more than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-of-the-mill rainstorm that sloshed in ahead of it. Continue reading
Oct 01 Exhausted first responders work around the clock in North Carolina’s mountains days after Helene’s deluge By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press Residents of western North Carolina are lining up for water and food, hunting for cell signals and slogging buckets from creeks to flush toilets days after Hurricane Helene's remnants deluged the region… Continue reading