South Africa’s floods a ‘teachable moment’ for climate adaptation
By Kim Harrisberg As downpours swamped South Africa’s third-largest city last week, residents lucky enough to still have internet access and power shared harrowing videos...
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South Africa braces for more flooding as rains restart in east
Rains that have killed around 400 people and left thousands homeless in South Africa this week began pounding the east coast again on Saturday, threatening...
S.Africans search for survivors in ruins of floods that killed nearly 400
South Africans were searching for survivors on Friday of floods that killed almost 400 people, according to the latest tally, washing away homes and roads...
Australia to declare east coast floods a national emergency
Floods that have devastated Australia‘s east coast will be declared a national emergency, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday, as authorities look to deploy aid...
Project ‘Flood’ – Cyprus and Greece cooperate to deal with natural disasters
The goal is not just to manage the effects of climate change, but to create the right conditions to prevent them and make society more...
Lympia counting the cost of storm damage
Larnaca district administration crews began recording the flood damage incurred by the Lympia community during Saturday’s heavy rainfalls. Officials from the public works department were...
Death toll rises in Turkey flood as search for missing continues (Updated)
By Mehmet Emin Caliskan and Bulent Usta Families of those missing after Turkey’s worst floods in years anxiously watched rescue teams search buildings on Saturday, fearing...
Turkey combats Black Sea floods, death toll rises to 27
Emergency workers battled to relieve flood-hit areas of Turkey’s Black Sea region on Friday, as the death toll rose to 27 in the second natural...
German interior minister rejects criticism over lack of flood warnings
German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer rejected criticism the government had failed to sufficiently warn people of last week’s floods, as the death toll from the...
Death toll rises to 168 in Germany and Belgium floods (Updated)
By Petra Wischgoll and David Sahl The death toll in devastating flooding in western Germany and Belgium rose to at least 168 on Saturday after...
