Category: flood

Floods Hit Rijeka in Croatia After Torrential Rain

A man died during a flooding in a northern Adriatic Sea port in Croatia after the town was hit by a storm and a torrential rainfall, authorities said on Thursday. Huge amounts of water drenched Rijeka on Wednesday evening, bursting into houses and submerging the town’s squares and streets. Officials said as much rain fell…


Young Boy Swept Away in Floods Found Dead in Australia

A five-year-old boy has died after becoming trapped in a car that was swept away by floodwaters in central western New South Wales (NSW) in eastern Australia. Two vehicles, including a Toyota Hilux, became trapped in floodwaters at Tullamore, northwest of Parkes, on Friday night. Emergency services used a boat to rescue four people from…


Malaria Spreading Fast in Flood-Hit Pakistan, Say Officials

KARACHI, Pakistan—The death toll from malaria and other diseases tearing through Pakistan’s flood-ravaged regions reached 324, authorities said on Wednesday, and actress Angelina Jolie said she feared many people she had met during visits to flood-hit areas this week would “not make it” if more aid did not arrive. Hundreds of thousands of people displaced…


South Sudan Declares Disaster in Flood-Affected Areas

JUBA, South Sudan—South Sudan’s government has declared flood-affected parts of the country as national disaster areas and appealed for assistance. Friday’s appeal came after torrential rains in the Upper Nile and Bahr el-Ghazal regions. Information Minister Michael Makuei Lueth said the floods have displaced thousands of people and claimed hundreds of lives. Earlier this week,…


Noah’s Ark (1960)

Noah gets the word: build an ark in seven days. His sons cut the necessary trees in three days, and much furious sawing and hammering follow. But there’s no rest, as they need to round up all the animals. Noah boards the animals, then his sons, their wives, and his wife (who packed a ferocious…


Waterborne Diseases Spread Among Flood Victims in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD—Pakistani health officials on Thursday reported an outbreak of waterborne diseases in areas hit by recent record-breaking flooding, as authorities stepped up efforts to ensure the provision of clean drinking water to hundreds of thousands of people who lost their homes in the disaster. The U.N. children’s agency said more than 3 million children were…


Over 1,000 Dead in Pakistan’s Monsoon

ISLAMABAD—Deaths from widespread flooding in Pakistan topped 1,000 since mid-June, officials said Sunday. Flash flooding from the heavy rains has washed away villages and crops as soldiers and rescue workers evacuated stranded residents to the safety of relief camps and provided food to thousands of displaced Pakistanis. Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority reported the death…


Over 1,000 Dead in Pakistan’s Monsoon Floods

ISLAMABAD—Deaths from widespread flooding in Pakistan topped 1,000 since mid-June, officials said Sunday. Flash flooding from the heavy rains has washed away villages and crops as soldiers and rescue workers evacuated stranded residents to the safety of relief camps and provided food to thousands of displaced Pakistanis. Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority reported the death…


$75 Million in Rebuilding Funds On the Way NSW Flood-Impacted Communities

Australians in the flood-ravaged communities of New South Wales (NSW) will receive A$75 million (US$51.66 million) in mitigation and infrastructure resilience program funds to get back on their feet, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced. Speaking at the Daily Telegraph’s Bush Summit on Friday, Albanese revealed the plan will benefit 62 local government areas (LGA)…


Flash Flooding: Toddlers Rescued, Fish Flop in Parking Lot

JACKSON, Miss.—Law enforcement officers in central Mississippi carried toddlers out of a flooded day care center after storms dumped rain that caused creeks to overflow, and forecasters said the threat from heavy downpours was spreading Thursday. The Rankin County Sheriff’s Department posted a video on Facebook of deputies walking through brown, knee-deep water Wednesday to take children…