At least 20 people have been killed and more than 100,000 people have been forced to evacuate amid three consecutive days of extreme rainfall that has caused severe flooding in central China’s Henan province, according to reports. A Chinese state media outlet reported in the early hours of Wednesday that 12 people have been killed….
At Least 20 Killed Amid Rare Torrential Rain, Flooding in Central China
Factory in China Explodes Due to Floodwater
A record-breaking rainstorm hits China. Collapsed streets, flooded subway stations, deaths, and injuries have all been revealed through social media. An explosion ignites at a metal factory in central China after river water flooded the facility, getting into high-temperature solution inside a metal alloy tank. July 20 marks 22 years since the Chinese Communist Party…
‘It’s Terrifying’: Merkel Shaken as Flood Deaths Rise to 188 in Europe
BERCHTESGADEN/BISCHOFSWIESEN, Germany—German Chancellor Angela Merkel described the flooding that has devastated parts of Europe as “terrifying” on Sunday after the death toll across the region rose to 188 and a district of Bavaria was battered by the extreme weather. Merkel promised swift financial aid after visiting one of the areas worst affected by the record…
Europe Flooding Toll Over 180 as Rescuers Dig Deeper
BERLIN—The death toll from flooding in western Europe climbed above 180 on Sunday after rescue workers dug deeper into debris left by receding waters. Heavy rain fueled new floods in southeastern Germany and Austria, though not on the scale of last week’s devastating onslaught. Police put the toll from the hard-hit Ahrweiler area of western…
Survivors Recall Escape, Ponder Future After Europe’s Floods
PEPINSTER, Belgium—Paul and Madeline Brasseur were at home with their two sons in the Belgian town of Pepinster when the water “came all of a sudden” late in the evening. It “was like a tsunami,” the way it entered the house and kept rising instead of retreating, said Paul Brasseur, 42. The family went upstairs…
‘When Will This End?’: Detroit Area Hit Again With Flooding
DETROIT—Steady rain drenched the Detroit area Friday, flooding highways and raising the anxiety of frustrated residents whose homes filled with water again exactly three weeks after thousands of basements were wrecked by sewage from a tremendous storm. A downtown ramp to M-10, known as the Lodge Freeway, was below water and closed, while sections of…
Flooding Across Parts of Europe After Heavy Rainfall
BERLIN—Storms caused heavy flooding across parts of western and central Europe overnight, with one man missing after being swept away by a raging stream in eastern Germany. Firefighters resumed their search for the man in Joehstadt, in Saxony state, on Wednesday morning. German news agency dpa reported that he had been trying to secure his…
Claudette Regains Tropical Storm Strength After 13 Deaths
ATLANTA—Claudette regained tropical storm status Monday morning as it neared the coast of the Carolinas less than two days after 13 people died—including eight children in a multi-vehicle crash—due to the effects of the storm in Alabama. The children who died Saturday were in a van for a youth home for abused or neglected children….
After Causing 14 Deaths, Claudette Heads out to Sea
CAMP HILL, Ala.—Claudette regained tropical storm status and headed out to sea from the North Carolina coast Monday, less than two days after the system killed 14 people in Alabama, including nine children who died in a highway crash. Eight of the children who died Saturday were in a van for a home for abused…
China in Focus (May 24): 21 Found Dead After Ultramarathon Race in China
Outrage sparks in China after extreme weather conditions killed 21 marathon runners. Citizens are blaming authorities for failing to build a contingency plan. Earthquakes strike five Chinese provinces in just 24 hours. One clocked in at a 6.4 on the Richter scale—killing three and injuring almost 30 more. China’s flood season kicks off earlier than…
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