floods

Nearly 100 dead in Afghanistan due to heavy rains and floods

Published on: August 24, 2022
11:11

Kabul, Aug 24 (Prensa Latina) The heavy downpours in a wide area of Afghanistan until this Wednesday killed some 95 people, hundreds of others were injured and swept away thousands of homes in the country's several provinces in the last 10 days.

Chinese government supports recovery after flash floods

Published on: August 19, 2022
11:39

Beijing, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) The Chinese Government on Friday has allocated more than 7.3 million dollars for the recovery of the mountain communities in northwestern Qinghai province that suffered flash floods that killed at least 17 people.

Thousands of Australians flee their homes fearing floods

Published on: July 6, 2022
09:04

Canberra, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) Thousands of inhabitants of New South Wales, Australia, abandoned their homes in fear of severe floods keeping communities, roads and bridges in Sydney under water.

Natural disaster declared in Sydney, Australia due to flooding

Published on: July 5, 2022
09:29

Canberra, Jul 5 (Prensa Latina) The Australian government declared the state of natural disaster in Sydney due to severe flooding that forced the evacuation of more than 50,000 people.

Thousands of people at risk in Australia due to severe floods

Published on: July 4, 2022
10:22

Canberra, Jul 4 (Prensa Latina) Australian authorities on Monday ordered the evacuation of more than 30,000 people due to severe flooding, as a result of heavy rains that hit the state of New South Wales over the weekend.

Rainy weekend caused flooding in Haiti

Published on: June 27, 2022
08:22

Port-au-Prince, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) Heavy rains in Haiti over last weekend caused flooding in Carrefour, south of the capital, as per the mayor of the city, Jude Edouard Pierre, who asked the government for help.

Cuban president visits neighborhood affected by floods

Published on: June 18, 2022
14:41

Havana, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Saturday visited El Fanguito neighborhood, on the banks of the Almendares River, in Havana, where he was briefed about the effects of recent floods.

Over one million displaced by rains in northeast India

Published on: June 17, 2022
08:43

New Delhi, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) At least 1.1 million people were displaced and four were killed by the floods in the state of Assam, in northeastern India, in the last 24 hours.

North-Central Vietnam under heavy rains

Published on: June 14, 2022
10:05

Hanoi, Jun 14 (Prensa Latina) Heavy rains occur as of this Tuesday in northern and central Vietnam, where up to 150 millimeters of water could fall, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF) warned.

Rains persist in Dominican Republic

Published on: February 8, 2022
08:59

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.

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