A Brazilian animal disaster response group is continuing to help animals in Rio Grande do Sul amid the catastrophic flooding in the Brazilian state. Footage released on Tuesday, May 14, by Grad Brasil, shows rescuers approaching animals by boat. They are seen rescuing cats, chickens, fish, and a dog. The death toll from the flooding […]
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Brazil’s flooded south paralyzed as waters remain high
Brazil’s flooded south remained paralyzed Monday, with schools and health centers shut and streets cut off as overflowing rivers showed no sign of receding after torrential rains in a disaster that has left 147 dead. More than two million people have been affected by the flooding in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, where […]
Polk County reports flooded, washed out roads
POLK COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – Polk County Emergency Management has reported that several roads are flooded or washed out as heavy rains hit the area on Sunday. Major crash on South First Street in Lufkin delays traffic The following road closures have been reported in Polk County: FM 1276 has five areas that are hard […]
Conditions forecast to worsen in Brazil’s flooded south
More heavy rain is forecast for Brazil’s already flooded Rio Grande do Sul state, where many of those remaining are poor people with limited ability to move to less dangerous areas. More than 15 centimetres (nearly six inches) of rain could fall over the weekend, according to the Friday afternoon bulletin from Brazil’s national meteorology […]
Rains return to flooded southern Brazil, interrupting rescues
By Leonardo Benassatto and Debora Ely PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (Reuters) -Authorities interrupted rescue efforts in flood-ravaged southern Brazil on Wednesday amid more rain and the risk of lightning and stiff winds that threaten to exacerbate a catastrophe that has already killed at least 100 people and left over 163,000 seeking shelter. The floods that began […]
Brazil’s flooded south struggles to find basic goods
TORRES, Brazil (AP) — A mayor in southern Brazil asked residents to ration water Tuesday in a state capital where some 80% of the population is without running water, a week after massive flooding that has left at least 90 people dead and more than 130 missing. Efforts were continuing to rescue people stranded by […]
US class action settlements flooded with fraudulent claims by scammers
By Diana Novak Jones (Reuters) – Artsana, a maker of child car booster seats, last year agreed to settle claims that it had misled customers about how to use its products, offering $50 to people who had bought Chicco-brand seats. The company, which did not admit wrongdoing in the settlement, knew it sold roughly 875,000 […]
The Impact of the Dubai Airport Being Flooded After Unprecedented Rain
Dubai, central Asia and southern Russia have all experienced uncommon levels of rainfall. Evacuations have ensued in various regions but much of the public distress has been around the Dubai airport which has flooded. The buzz around the Dubai airport flooding is due to the unusual levels of rainfall and the impact on travel. While […]
Dubai flooded by extreme rain as deadly storms sweep through UAE, Oman
Intense rain in the Middle East Sunday and Monday caused extensive flooding in the United Arab Emirates and Oman, where at least 18 people have been killed. The death toll includes 10 schoolchildren who were washed away while in a vehicle in Samad A’Shan, Oman. On Tuesday, Dubai International Airport, the second-busiest airport in the […]
More homes flooded in Russian region bordering Kazakhstan as river levels rise
Nearly 14,500 homes have been flooded in a Russian region bordering Kazakhstan after water levels spiked in a river, local authorities said. The floods sparked the evacuation of thousands in the region of Orenburg, located some 745 miles south-east of the capital Moscow, after a dam on the Ural burst last week under the pressure […]
‘We’re like Noah’s ark’ says animal shelter in flooded Russian city
ORENBURG, Russia (Reuters) -The roaring sound of water pumps filled the deserted streets of the flood-stricken Russian city of Orenburg on Friday as people heeded official warnings to escape. The city of 550,000, about 1,200 km (750 miles) east of Moscow, is grappling with a historic deluge after Europe’s third-longest river, the Ural, burst its […]
Nearly 12,000 homes flooded in Russian region after dam collapse
Nearly 12,000 houses have been flooded in a Russian region bordering Kazakhstan as water levels in the Ural River keep rising and threatening more deluge, authorities said. The floods sparked evacuations of thousands in the Orenburg region, located some 1,200 kilometres (745 miles) southeast of the capital of Moscow after a dam on the river […]