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Crews searched for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings Thursday as people tried to salvage what they could from their ruined homes following monstrous flash floods in Spain that claimed at least 158 lives, with 155 deaths confirmed in the region of Valencia. More horrors emerged from the debris and ubiquitous layers of mud […]
Looters have taken advantage of the catastrophic floods in Spain, robbing abandoned stores of high-value goods including computers, mobile phones and perfume, according to police. Some 39 alleged perpetrators have been arrested in the Valencian region so far, with that number expected to rise as the Civil Guard continues to crack down on people hoping […]
The Israeli army issued an evacuation warning for residents in the entire eastern Lebanese city of Baalbeck, along with surrounding areas and key routes in the Bekaa Valley. The area marked for evacuation includes the ancient Roman temple complex, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Lebanon’s Heath Ministry said more than 2,790 people have […]
As Diwali approaches, a toxic haze settles over the northern parts of India. This year, ahead of the festival, which will be celebrated on October 31, Delhi’s air has already gone over 10 times the safe limit prescribed by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Delhi’s air quality index (AQI) was 356 on Sunday evening, as […]
Rescue personnel and residents search for landslide casualties in Batangas province, Philippines, October 25, 2024. (Reuters/Jay Ereno) HANOI — Storm Trami hit central Vietnam on Sunday, threatening to trigger heavy rains and dangerous floods after leaving a path of destruction in the Philippines. The Southeast Asian country, with its extended coastline, is prone to storms and floods that often […]
Philippine Coast Guard personnel rescue residents after flood waters rose from heavy rains brought by Tropical Storm Trami, in Bicol, Philippines, October 23, 2024. PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD/Handout via REUTERS HANOI (Reuters) -Storm Trami hit central Vietnam on Sunday, threatening to trigger heavy rains and dangerous floods after leaving a path of destruction in the Philippines. […]
(Bloomberg) — Profits at China’s industrial firms in September declined at a faster pace than a month earlier, as deflationary pressures sap the strength of corporate finances. Most Read from Bloomberg Last month’s industrial profits at large Chinese companies fell 27.1% from a year earlier, after a 17.8% plunge in August, the National Bureau of […]
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Article content At least three deaths have been linked to torrential rain from an atmospheric river weather system that hammered British Columbia’s south coast over the weekend. On Vancouver Island, police said Tuesday that emergency personnel were waiting for an opportunity to safely recover the body of a driver whose vehicle was submerged when an […]
HANOI: The death toll in Vietnam from Typhoon Yagi and the landslides and flash floods it triggered rose to 226 on Thursday, the government’s disaster agency said, as flood pressure eased in the capital Hanoi. The Southeast Asian country is reeling from the impact of Typhoon Yagi, the strongest storm to hit Asia this year, […]