AGASSIZ, B.C. — Melanie Forsythe’s drive home from Vancouver to Hope, B.C., had her making at least five detours as torrential rain washed out a bridge, closed roads and trapped her overnight between two mudslides before a helicopter landed on a highway and whisked her to safety. Forsythe, who was with her boyfriend Shawn Ramsay…
More Than 100 Killed as Floods, Landslides Devastate Nepal, India
Post-monsoon rainfall has triggered landslides and flash floods in Nepal, killing at least 77 people over the last few days as rescuers on Wednesday recovered more than 30 bodies, authorities said. Twenty-four deaths have been reported in the Panchthar district of east Nepal bordering India, 13 in neighboring, and 12 in Doti in west Nepal, interior…
Brutality Shows Through China’s Tattered Reputation
October 6, 2021
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Commentary China has a public relations problem that gets worse every day. The world has awoken from its enchantment with communist state capitalism and has a clear picture of what life would be like if the Chinese regime replaced the United States. It’s a nightmare the world can certainly do without. It wasn’t so long…
One Person Still Missing After Floods in Southern France
Paris—One person was still reported missing on Tuesday after torrential rain hit the Gard region in southern France, said Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, who visited the area. Other people who had been reported missing have been found, local authorities said. “About 60 villages have been partially hit,” Darmanin said on BFM TV. “The weather situation…
IPCC’s ‘No One Is Safe’ Slogan Is Deeply Misleading: Shellenberger
The message stated in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC’s) report, warning that “nobody is safe” from human-caused climate change is “irresponsible and misleading,” according to longtime environmental activist Michael Shellenberger. The IPCC published a report in August stating that human-caused climate change is accelerating and that radical changes to human behavior are needed to avert disaster. Following the findings,…
Death Toll Rises to at Least 20 in Western Venezuela Floods
SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela—At least 20 people have died in the western Venezuelan state of Merida following intense rains that caused mudslides and rivers to overflow. On state TV on Wednesday a ruling Socialist Party official in Merida announced the death toll had risen and said authorities were working to restore telephone service in some areas….
Henri Treks Slowly Across Northeast, Threatens Inland Floods
MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J.—The slow and sprawling storm system named Henri drenched much of the inland Northeast with rain Monday, hampering cleanup efforts, and threatening further flooding in areas with ground already saturated from a wet summer. Rains from the storm, which spared coastal areas of New York and New England major damage when its center…
Dozens Reported Missing In North Carolina After Powerful Storm Sparks Floods, Outages
Over 30 people are missing in North Carolina after severe flooding and power outages caused by Tropical Storm Fred have ravaged parts of the state. In Haywood County, 35 people were reported missing and 10 to 15 bridges severely damaged, the county’s emergency services officials announced Wednesday night. Aerial and water rescue missions were dispatched to the…
Germany Approves $35 Billion in Federal Funds for Flood-Hit Areas
The German government has backed 30 billion euros ($35.16 billion) in federal funding on Wednesday to help rebuild the damage in western and southern Germany following heavy rainfall and flooding in mid-July. Chancellor Angela Merkel announced at a press briefing that the money will be released by the federal state in a “sign of national…
Death Toll From Northern Turkey Floods Rises to 58
BOZKURT, Turkey—Flash floods that have swept through towns in the Turkish Black Sea region have killed 58 people, authorities said on Sunday, in the second natural disaster to strike Turkey this month. The floods brought chaos to northern provinces just as authorities were declaring wildfires had been brought under control after raging through southern coastal…
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