Heavy rain in Sichuan forces evacuation of 80,000 people – state media
Shanghai, ChinaReuters More than 80,000 people have been evacuated because of heavy rains and floods in the south-western Chinese province of Sichuan, state media reported on Monday. Water levels at major rivers in the province were above warning levels following heavy rainfall from Friday to Sunday. One reservoir in the city of Dazhou exceeded its […]
At least 44 dead, dozens missing as floods sweep through western Europe
Schuld, GermanyReuters At least 42 people have died in Germany and dozens were missing on Thursday as swollen rivers caused by record rainfall across western Europe swept through towns and villages, leaving cars upended, houses destroyed and people stranded on rooftops. As the water started to recede, stunned residents in the worst affected towns inspected […]
Updated: Three dead, 113 missing in Japan after heavy rains trigger landslides
Updated: 11.45pm (AEST)Tokyo, JapanReuters At least three people were found dead and more than 100 were missing after torrential rains triggered landslides in the central Japanese city of Atami over the weekend, a local official and media said on Monday. A person was confirmed dead, bringing the death toll to three with 113 people still […]
Postcards: Dry spell leaves Kenyan islanders thirsty for clean water
DOMINIC KIRUI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the struggle to find water for villagers living on Lamu Island off the coast of Kenya…
Record dry November in Australia fuels deadly fires
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia recorded its lowest level of rainfall for the month of November, the country’s weather bureau said on Thursday, as an unrelenting drought fuels deadly bushfires. All of Australia received less then 50 millimetres of rain during November, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology said, with parts of the west coast receiving less than […]
Australia rains: Dancing in the street, not so much down on the farm
SydneyReuters The heaviest rains in years have fallen across parts of Australia’s east coast, bringing relief to some struggling livestock farmers, although the showers are not likely to break a drought that has crippled the country’s grains sector. Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology said some parts of the state of New South Wales received nearly 100 […]