Johannesburg — Tourists were evacuated by helicopter on Wednesday from Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve as devastating flooding in the east African nation hit the renowned wildlife sanctuary. More than 14 tourist camps were flooded, with tents being swept away as the Talek river burst its banks Tuesday afternoon. The Kenyan Red Cross said …
Death tolls across parts of central Asia have risen sharply as unusually extreme weather has continued to slam the region in recent days, with the combined tolls across hard-hit Pakistan and Afghanistan rose to at least 135 on Wednesday, officials said. About 70 people have been killed in the last five days by heavy rains …
An “exceptional” dust cloud from the Sahara is choking parts of Europe, the continent’s climate monitor said on Monday, causing poor air quality and coating windows and cars in grime. Issued on: 09/04/2024 – 09:22 1 min Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service said the latest plume, the third of its kind in recent weeks, was bringing …
Rescuers in boats and aircraft raced against the clock Sunday to help isolated people in Brazil’s mountainous southeast after storms and heavy rains killed at least 23 people, officials said, while a 4-year-old girl was rescued after more than 16 hours under mud. The deluge pounded the states of Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo, …
HOUSTON – Today’s weather brings a winter weather advisory until 6 p.m., with the possibility of light icing. As night falls, a hard freeze is anticipated, with lows dipping into the 20s. ERCOT requests that Texans conserve electricity if it is safe to do so, Tuesday, January 16, from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. With …
Mauritius on Tuesday removed a maximum cyclone alert warning as it assessed the devastation wrought by tropical storm Belal to the Indian Ocean island nation. Issued on: 16/01/2024 – 09:21Modified: 16/01/2024 – 09:24 2 min Belal has claimed the life of one person in the remote paradise island, left thousands without power, and caused traffic …
(AP) Josh Allen threw three touchdown passes and scored on a franchise playoff-record 52-yard touchdown run, and the Buffalo Bills beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-17 on Monday in an AFC wild-card playoff game that was postponed a day because of a lake-effect blizzard. The Highmark Stadium stands erupted with snow being tossed into the air …
Brutal winter weather enveloped much of the US on Tuesday and was forecast to continue through the week in areas, with forecasters predicting heavy rains in the east and several feet of snow for parts of the Pacific northwest. Issued on: 10/01/2024 – 02:41 1 min High winds and a few tornadoes ripped through parts …
At least 21 people, including three children, died after heavy rainfall inundated the Dominican Republic over the weekend, authorities said Sunday, warning the downpours were linked to worsening climate change. Issued on: 20/11/2023 – 05:15 1 min Torrential storms over the past 48 hours have caused flooding, damaged infrastructure and brought down houses in the …
At least one person has died and more than a million households were left without electricity in France on Thursday morning as Storm Ciaran struck western Europe overnight, bringing some of the highest wind speeds the region has witnessed in decades. Issued on: 02/11/2023 – 07:51Modified: 02/11/2023 – 08:10 1 min In France, the north-west …