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Cyclone floods coastal villages and cuts power in Bangladesh, where 800,000 had evacuated

A cyclone has flooded villages and left hundreds of thousands of people without power after making landfall overnight along the coasts of Bangladesh and India’s West Bengal state

The Independent UK · May 27, 2024

UK weather: Met Office warning for thunderstorms and flood alerts on bank holiday Sunday

Flooding is possible in dozens of locations across the UK with travel disruption expected, forecasters say

The Independent UK · May 25, 2024

Life In Water And Mud: Colombians Fed Up With Constant Flooding

The Berrio family moves around their home on raised planks, upon which their beds and furniture have been raised, to avoid the knee-high, murky waters that have invaded their modest brick house.

International Business Times · May 25, 2024

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Preparation kit: Best essential items to keep in an emergency grab bag

Grab and go; it pays to be prepared

Evening Standard · May 23, 2024

Brazil's flooded south sees first death from disease, as experts warn of coming surge in fatalities

Health officials in Brazil say the first death from waterborne bacterial disease has been reported in the country's south, where floodwaters are slowly receding

The Independent UK · May 22, 2024

‘Horrifying. Gross’: mosquitoes bug Houston after recent storms

Humid climate makes Texas city attractive to the insects, but with rainfall and major flooding, residents are forced indoors

The Guardian - US · May 22, 2024

Plans to spend billions on a flood-prone East Texas highway may not solve the problem

TxDOT says it can’t guarantee that upgrades to one of Houston’s main hurricane evacuation routes will prevent future flooding of U.S. 59.

The Texas Tribune · May 22, 2024

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Natural Disasters Hit 1 In 5 US Adults' Finances In 2023: Fed

Almost 20 percent of adults in the United States were financially impacted by natural disasters last year, the Federal Reserve said Tuesday, marking a nearly 50-percent rise from 2022.

International Business Times · May 22, 2024

Resigned to a fate of constant displacement, India's river islanders return home in between floods

Yaad Ali, a 56-year-old farmer in northeastern India’s Assam state, lives with his wife Monuwara Begum, and son Musikur Alam on the island of Sandahkhaiti on India’s Brahmaputra river

The Independent UK · May 22, 2024

Mapped: Met Office issues thunderstorm and heavy rain warnings across UK for tonight

The Met Office has issued thunderstorm warnings for London, the South East, South West and Wales

The Independent UK · May 21, 2024

Met Office issues yellow weather warning for rain and flooding in Scotland

The Met Office has warned of power cuts and flooding across Scotland this week amid its recent yellow alert for rain.

The National (Scotland) · May 21, 2024

Kenya is badly prepared for floods: four steps to reduce devastation and deaths

Floods in Kenya in April/May 2024 led to the deaths of over 250 people and caused damage estimated at 4 billion Kenya shillings (US$35 million).

The Conversation · May 21, 2024

What is a sponge city? Possible solution for London's flash flooding risk

The Greater London Authority (GLA) has identified flash flooding as a major risk to London in the near future.

Evening Standard · May 21, 2024

Heavy rainfall alert issued for Kerala

India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for heavy rainfall in the districts of Thiruvananthapuram. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · May 20, 2024

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The Texas Tribune · May 20, 2024

The government wants to buy their flood-prone homes. But these Texans aren’t moving.

In Harris County, the flood control district wants to buy properties along the San Jacinto River that have flooded repeatedly. Some residents aren’t leaving.

The Hindu · May 19, 2024

Rainy days continue in Bengaluru as villas and roads get flooded

Cars and bikes were damaged in a residential complex’s basement, while roads were flooded in various other parts, as Bengaluru received heavy to moderate rainfall on Saturday and Sunday.

Al Jazeera · May 19, 2024

At least 66 dead as new floods hit Afghanistan’s Faryab province

Flooding damaged more than 1,500 houses, swamped more than 400 hectares of agricultural land and killed livestock.

The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2024

Fresh floods in Afghanistan kill at least 60 after heavy rain brings devastation

Thousands of homes and farming land damaged in Ghor province, a week after over 300 people killed in flash floods

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The Hindu · May 18, 2024

30 households flooded twice in recent rain in Bengaluru struggle to return to normalcy

Residents of Gururaj Layout in Ranka Colony in Bilekahalli, whose houses were inundated twice in the recent rains, are still struggling to return to normalcy as the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP) flood response team failed to arrive to pump the water out.

The Independent UK · May 18, 2024

Flash floods due to unusually heavy seasonal rains kill at least 68 people in Afghanistan

Taliban officials say flash floods from heavy seasonal rains have killed at least 68 people in Afghanistan, adding the death toll was based on preliminary reports

The Hindu · May 18, 2024

Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi remain dry while parts of Kanniyakumari district get moderate to heavy rain

The “red alert” of India Meterological Department predicting “heavy to very heavy rainfall” in Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, and Thoothukudi districts on May 18 turned to be a damp squib as there was no rain in any part of these three districts throughout the day

International Business Times · May 18, 2024

Germany Cleans Up After Massive Floods

German emergency workers were Saturday starting a major clean-up after heavy rains triggered massive flooding in the southwest of the country, while parts of Belgium and the Netherlands were also hit.

The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2024

UK weather: thunderstorm warnings for Wales and south-west England

Met Office says heavy rain and sudden flooding could occur in affected areas and cause transport disruption

International Business Times · May 18, 2024

Flash Floods Kill 50 In Western Afghanistan

Flash flooding has killed at least 50 people in western Afghanistan, provincial police said Saturday, with some reaching safety on higher ground mere minutes before the water hit.

Al Jazeera · May 18, 2024

At least 50 killed in heavy rains, floods in Afghanistan’s Ghor province

Officials in the central region expect the number of casualties to increase as rising waters destroy thousands of homes.

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