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Death toll rises to 147 and 127 missing in southern Brazilian floods

Published on: May 13, 2024
10:39

Brasilia, May 13 (Prensa Latina) The death toll rose today to 147 and the number of missing persons to 127, due to the heavy rains and floods that have devastated the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul since the end of April.

ALBA-TCP in solidarity with Brazilian people and government

Published on: May 7, 2024
12:36

Caracas, May 7 (Prensa Latina) The ALBA-TCP Member States expressed today their solidarity with the people and Government of Brazil due to the heavy rains and floods in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

Northern Uruguay on alert after tragic floods in Brazil

Published on: May 6, 2024
09:34

Montevideo, May 6 (Prensa Latina) Authorities in several departments in northern Uruguay are preparing for possible floods, after heavy rains and washouts in southern Brazil.

Kenya floods death toll rises 210

Published on: May 3, 2024
11:19

Nairobi, May 3 (Prensa Latina) The Kenyan Ministry of Interior announced on Friday that the death toll caused by the heavy rains that have affected the country in recent weeks has amounted to 210.

Thousands affected by floods in DRC

Published on: May 2, 2024
10:42

Luanda, May 2 (Prensa Latina) More than 28,000 households have been affected by the rising water of Lake Tanganyika in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), local authorities reported.

El Salvador went from drought to floods

Published on: April 22, 2024
12:27

San Salvador, Apr 22 (Prensa Latina) After several months of drought and heat, El Salvador passed to a stage where floods are present nationwide.

Nearly 1,600 families affected by floods in Afghanistan

Published on: April 19, 2024
14:15

Kabul, Apr 19 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported today that the recent floods in Afghanistan affected 1,590 families.

Evacuation alert in southwest Russia due to floods

Published on: April 19, 2024
13:30

Moscow, Apr 19 (Prensa Latina) Authorities issued an evacuation alert on Friday for five localities in the Ishim district, the Tyumen region, in southwestern Russia, due to the threat of flooding from a rising river.

Floods stop oil well work in Kazakhstan

Published on: April 18, 2024
10:46

Astana, Apr 18 (Prensa Latina) Kazakhstan suspended the operations of more than 600 oil wells due to floods in two provinces in the northwestern part of the country, the Ministry of Energy of the Central Asian nation reported today.

Kenya forecasts heavy rains

Published on: April 12, 2024
12:07

Nairobi, Apr 12 (Prensa Latina) Kenyans who believed in the aphorism that says that "it has never rained that it did not rain" are disappointed by the forecast of more rain on the downpours that cause floods in their country for several days.

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