BRUSSELS—A month after devastating floods in Belgium, residents said efforts to rebuild battered towns were picking up pace, but some still saw months of disruption ahead. Flooding swept through parts of southern and eastern Belgium in mid-July, killing around 40 people and leaving a trail of destruction that cut power and swept away whole houses….
Floods That Hit Northern Turkey Leave 11 Dead, 1 Missing
ANKARA, Turkey—Turkish authorities said Thursday the death toll from the severe floods and mudslides that struck the north of the country has risen to 11. One other person is reported missing. The floods battered the Black Sea coastal provinces of Bartin, Kastamonu, Sinop, and Samsun on Wednesday, demolishing homes and bridges, and sweeping away cars….
Germany to Provide $35 Billion in Aid for Flood-Hit Regions
BERLIN—The German government agreed Tuesday to provide 30 billion euros ($35 billion) to help rebuild regions hit by devastating floods last month. Chancellor Angela Merkel and the heads of Germany’s 16 states approved the state flood aid package, which still needs parliament’s endorsement. “This is significantly more than we had for previous floods,” Merkel told…
2 German Regional Officials Investigated Over Flood Warnings
BERLIN—German prosecutors said on Friday that they have launched formal investigations into whether two regional officials failed to properly warn residents ahead of last month’s floods that killed 141 people and injured hundreds more. Prosecutors in the western city of Koblenz said investigations so far had confirmed an “initial suspicion” of negligent homicide and negligent…
US Condemns Beijing’s ‘Harsh’ Treatment of Reporters Covering Floods in Central China
Washington expressed deep concern over the “increasingly harsh” surveillance, harassment, and intimidation that endangered U.S. and other foreign reporters in China, including those covering recent floods in its central territory, the State Department said on July 29. “The PRC government claims to welcome foreign media and support their work, but its actions tell a different…
Severe Floods Hammer Costa Rica, 2 Dead
SAN JOSE—Relentless rainfall in the Caribbean region caused at least two deaths amid severe flooding and major infrastructure damage in northern and eastern Costa Rica, authorities said on Monday. Two people were killed and another two were missing, according to the Red Cross in Costa Rica. Some 3,000 people were forced to seek refuge from…
Cars, Pavements Washed Away as Belgian Town Hit by Worst Floods in Decades
BRUSSELS—The southern Belgian town of Dinant was hit by the heaviest floods in decades on Saturday after a two-hour thunderstorm turned streets into torrential streams that washed away cars and pavements but did not kill anyone. Dinant was spared the deadly floods 10 days ago that killed 37 people in southeast Belgium and many more…
Mother Looks for Missing Daughter as Death Toll for China Floods in Question
It has been four agonizing days for Lu’s mother, whose 18-year-old daughter is now missing after devastating floods swept through central China’s Henan Province. Lu Yanghan, who is about five feet and four inches tall, was sheltering in their second-floor home in Cuimiao Town when she was washed away by the floods, said Lu’s mother…
Heavy Rain in India Triggers Floods, Landslides; at Least 125 Dead
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI—Rescue teams in India struggled through thick sludge and debris on Saturday to reach dozens of submerged homes as the death toll from landslides and accidents caused by torrential monsoon rain rose to 125. Maharashtra state is being hit by the heaviest rain in July in four decades, experts say. Downpours lasting several days…
Survivor of Flooded Subway in China Tells Story of Escape
Heavy rains have hit the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou hard this past week. On Tuesday, the city received the equivalent of one-third of its annual average rainfall in the span of one hour. Officials say that the death toll across Henan Province has reached over 50. But one local who survived a brush with…
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