Tag: heavy rains

5 Dead, 3 Missing in Floods, Landslides in Northeast Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey—At least five people have been killed and three people are missing after heavy rains hit Turkey’s northeastern Black Sea coast, triggering floods and landslides, officials and reports said Thursday. The heavy downpour struck the tea-growing province of Rize late on Wednesday, sweeping away cars and causing a number of houses to collapse. Video…


Heavy Rain, Flooding in Far North Queensland

Widespread flooding rain is expected over far north Queensland for days after a tropical cyclone made landfall late on Jan. 3. Tropical Cyclone Imogen crossed the coast north of Karumba shortly before 11 p.m. before slowly weakening to a tropical low on Monday. About 1400 houses were left without power, but there were no reports…