Tag: Severe Weather

Czech Republic braces for floods amid heavy downpours • FRANCE 24 English

River levels continue to rise in the Czech Republic as heavy rain pours down. “There are flood alerts in place in 120 parts of the country … the situation is expected…

Central Europe braces for heavy rains and flooding • FRANCE 24 English

Central European nations braced on Friday for severe flooding forecast to hit the Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Germany, Slovakia and Hungary over the weekend. Residents are especially wary…

Myanmar junta requests aid after deadly floods: ‘They use aid for weapons’ • FRANCE 24 English

Myanmar’s junta chief made a rare request Saturday for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods that have displaced hundreds of thousands of people who have already endured…

Southeast Asia ravaged by deadly floods, landslides after Typhoon Yagi • FRANCE 24 English

Hundreds of villagers in Myanmar waded or swam through chin-high waters, fleeing severe floods around the remote capital Naypyidaw on Friday, while Vietnam began clearing up after deadly…

Hundreds evacuated as Storm Boris ravages eastern and central Europe • FRANCE 24 English

Hundreds of people have been evacuated or rescued from their homes in Romania as Storm Boris wreaks havoc across central Europe. Since Thursday, swathes of Austria, the Czech…

Sahara Desert: Basin Was Barren For Nearly 20 Years | World News | WION

Rare rainfall hits Sahara Desert, the storm was triggered after a low pressure system pushed across the northwestern Sahara region. The locals think that its a gift from…

Survivors describe the moment Hurricane Helene struck their home

CNN’s Sara Sidner speaks to Hurricane Helene survivors Tyler Covarrubias and Lizzie Brewer, who share their harrowing experiences escaping the devastating floods. #CNN #News Want to stay up…

Man hikes 11 miles and 2,200 feet high to reach his parents in North Carolina

It had been 48 hours since the winds and rains from Hurricane Helene ripped through western North Carolina and Sam Perkins still had not heard from his parents….