Category: Bad Weather

Death Toll Rising as Rain, Flooding, and Mudslides Persist in California

Californians have yet to see relief in recent weeks due to harsh weather that has produced massive flooding, and thousands statewide remain under evacuation orders as of early in the week. At least three people were killed when a tree fell on two automobiles on Highway 99 near Visalia, California, southeast of Fresno. Hundreds of…


Driver Recalls Lucky Escape From Tunnel in Flooded Chinese City

As the Chinese city of Zhengzhou mops up after recent severe flooding, locals are telling their stories of survival. By July 24, the official death toll reached 58 across Henan Province, but the real figure may be much higher due to media censoring, according to a local who escaped from a submerged tunnel on July…