BEIJING—At least 25 people have died in China’s flood-stricken central province of Henan, a dozen of them in a subway line in its capital Zhengzhou, and more rains are forecast for the region. About 100,000 people have been evacuated in Zhengzhou, an industrial and transport hub, where rail and road links were disrupted. Dams and…
German Floods Cause Insured Losses of Over $1.2 Billion: MSK
FRANKFURT—The record floods that have devastated parts of Germany and killed at least 170 in the country are estimated to have caused more than 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) in insured losses, actuary company MSK said on Tuesday. The floods, which started last week Wednesday, turned roads into rivers, swept away vehicles, and buried swathes of land under thick in several regions in Germany, most notably the states…
Heavy Rains Cripple Indian Cities; at Least 35 Killed
MUMBAI—India’s capital New Delhi and the main financial center of Mumbai were drenched with heavy rain on Monday, a day after at least 35 people were killed across the country in landslides and house collapses triggered by downpours. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rain in north India, including New…
Germany’s Merkel Pledges Fast Help in ‘Terrifying’ Record Floods
German Chancellor Angela Merkel promised fast financial aid on Sunday after visiting one of the areas worst affected by record floods that have killed at least 157 people in the country over past days. “We are by your side,” Merkel told residents of the small town Adenau in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, calling the…
German, Belgian Flood Deaths Rise to 157 as Search Continues
WASSENBURG, Germany/BRUSSELS—Rescue workers searched flood-ravaged parts of Germany and Belgium for survivors on Saturday after burst rivers and flash floods this week collapsed houses and claimed at least 157 lives. Some 133 people have died in the flooding in western Germany, in the country’s worst natural disaster in more than half a century. That included…
Some 114,000 Western German Households Without Power After Floods
FRANKFURT—Heavy floods in western Germany had left 114,000 households without power on Friday, said a spokesperson for Westnetz, the country’s biggest power distribution grid company. The death toll rose to more than 80 on Friday in what is Germany’s worst mass loss of life in years as further flooding was feared in western Germany as…
Over 60 Dead, Dozens Missing as Severe Floods Strike Europe
BERLIN—More than 60 people have died and dozens were missing Thursday as severe flooding in Germany and Belgium turned streams and streets into raging torrents that swept away cars and caused houses to collapse. Among those killed were nine residents of an assisted living facility for people with disabilities and two firefighters involved in rescue…
Flood Traps 14 Workers in Tunnel Under Construction in China
BEIJING—Workers were about 1.1 kilometers (0.7 miles) from the entrance to the tunnel when a strange noise was heard and material started falling from the top of the tunnel, Yan Dawu, the deputy general manager of the construction company, said at a news conference. An evacuation was ordered, but water gushed in and 14 people…
Four People Dead, Over 30 Missing After Flooding in Germany
BERLIN—Four people are dead and more than thirty missing following flooding in western Germany that caused half a dozen houses to collapse, police said on Thursday. The deaths were reported in the Ahrweiler district, which is a wine-growing region on the Ahr river that flows into the Rhine. By Riham Alkousaa
6 Dead, Many Missing in Germany Floods
BERLIN—At least six people have died and several people are missing in Germany after heavy flooding turned streams and streets into raging torrents, sweeping away cars and causing some buildings to collapse. Police in the western city of Koblenz said in a tweet Thursday that four people had died in Ahrweiler county, and about 50…
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