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State of national disaster declared due to floods in South Africa

Published on: April 19, 2022
10:40

By: Aleynes Palacios Hurtado

Pretoria, Apr 19 (Prensa Latina) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national state of disaster to help the victims of the floods in the southern provinces of KwaZulu Natal and Eastern Cape, local media reported on Tuesday.

Death toll rises to 395 in South Africa due to floods

Published on: April 15, 2022
11:27

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Pretoria, Apr 15 (Prensa Latina) South African authorities reported that the death toll in the southeastern province of KwaZulu Natal has risen to 395 due to the heavy rains and floods that have affected that territory since the beginning of the week.

Death toll rises to 306 in South Africa due to floods

Published on: April 14, 2022
11:58

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Pretoria, Apr 14 (Prensa Latina) The death toll in the southeastern South African province of KwaZulu Natal rose to 306 as a result of persistent windstorms and floods, the government said on Thursday.

Rains persist in Dominican Republic

Published on: February 8, 2022
08:59

By: Erich Tellez Corrales

Santo Domingo, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) Rains will continue today in the Dominican Republic due to the incidence of a trough that may cause thunderstorms and wind gusts which will range from moderate to strong.

Eight deaths recorded in Uganda due to floods

Published on: January 26, 2022
10:30

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Kampala, Jan 26 (Prensa Latina) Landslides and floods caused by torrential rains in the Ugandan district of Kisoro (Southwest) and other adjacent demarcations caused the death of eight people and one missing, reported today the Red Cross.

Pope expresses solidarity with Brazilians affected by floods

Published on: January 16, 2022
10:29

By: Juan M. Garcia

Vatican City, Jan 16 (Prensa Latina) Pope Francis on Sunday expressed his closeness to the people affected by heavy rains and floods in several Brazilian regions in recent weeks.

Bolivian government delivers food to flood victims

Published on: December 7, 2021
10:46

By: Luis Linares Petrov

La Paz, Dec 7 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian government delivered nearly 19 tons of food to families affected by the floods that occurred in recent days, local media outlets highlighted.

Sri Lanka’s death toll rises to 20 due to rains

Published on: November 10, 2021
10:07

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Colombo, Nov 10 (Prensa Latina) The death toll from Sri Lanka's adverse weather conditions on Wednesday rose to 20, while five people were injured and one is missing, the Disaster Management Center (DMC) informed.

Death toll rises due to landslides and floods in India

Published on: October 20, 2021
10:03

By: Prensa Latina

New Delhi, Oct 20 (Prensa Latina) The death toll due to rains in the Indian state of Uttarakhand rose today to 47 after several accidents resulting from flash floods and landslides in the last four days.

Sudan floods kill 84 people

Published on: September 14, 2021
11:18

By: Prensa Latina

Khartoum, Sep 14 (Prensa Latina) Floods caused by heavy rains have killed 84 citizens in Sudan, and damaged or destroyed thousands of houses, according to a balance updated by an authority from this African country.

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