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Latest in Tag: floods
Floods threaten food security in Africa
Floods can affect food security both immediately and in months following heavy rain
Death toll from flash floods in Iran reaches 53
Vallipour noted that 3,000 people have so far been provided with emergency accommodation and another 1,300 were transferred to safe places.
Egypt offers condolences to the Philippines over victims of floods
Due to the mud and rain, rescuers spent the day searching, sometimes with their bare hands, for survivors in mountain villages engulfed in mud.
Hundreds of people displaced in central Zambia as dam collapses
Kandesha dam in in central Zambia collapsed due to heavy rains and severe flooding resulting in damaged property and displacement of people
Egypt’s Aswan High Dam ready for potential River Nile floods: Abdel Aaty
Initial indications show this year’s flood will be higher than usual
Egypt sends 197 tonnes of aid to Sudan and South Sudan following floods
Relief team from Egyptian Red Crescent has been in Sudan since beginning of large-scale floods
Prime Minister asserts Egypt’s fully solidarity with Sudan amid floods
Egypt’s President directed for all means of support to be provided for Sudan, says Mostafa Madbouly
Egypt stands in solidarity with Sudan following floods: President Al-Sisi
Sudan announced State of Emergency following unprecedented floods which have killed 99 and injured 46 others
Sudan suffers catastrophic losses in severest floods in century: PM Hamdouk
River Nile’s water level has reached 17.48 metres
Egypt sends 14 tonnes of medical aid to Sudan following floods
Torrential rains in Sudan have killed 63 people since July, and displaced thousands
 Storm’s death toll reaches 21, floods batter Egypt
Ministry of Social Solidarity releases compensations for wounds, families of deadÂ
Al-Sisi voices support to his Djibouti counterpart over floods
Both discussed enhancing bilateral cooperation in trade, investment sectors
Egypt condoles India for floods’ victims
At least 35 people died in rain-related incidents
Abdel Aaty inaugurates new dams for protection against floods in RS governorate
Rainfall estimated to reach 2m cubic metres this year in Red Sea governorateÂ
Egypt offers condolences for victims of South Asia’s floods
FM condemned Kismayo’s terrorist attack in Somalia which killed more than 26 people
Meteorological Authority warned specialists of Assiut floods 72 hours beforehand: chairperson
EMA chairperson assured citizens temperatures will go back up to normal, then will increase by one, two degrees during upcoming days
Death toll due to floods in Kerala reaches 324
The death toll resulted from floods and torrential rains in Kerala state in south-western India rose to 324. The flooding further resulted in damaging dams and roads, and the demolition of houses. The state government chief Pinaray Vijayan, said that “324 lives have been lost” in 10 days of floods in the state, particularly in a touristic …
Urban green spaces help control floods, store carbon
Researcher took soil samples from 100 sites around city of Madison
Government asserts preventive measures undertaken against floods
Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Aaty said weather forecasting, early warning systems, and remote sensing of precipitation were introduced in operation rooms that are monitoring expected winter floods. Abdel Aaty briefed President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi Sunday on the preventive measures undertaken by the government against flood disasters, from which Egypt suffered in …
Peru floods in line with climate change models, says climatologist Mojib Latif
Peru is being hit by devastating flooding. Is it a natural weather cycle or an impact of climate change?DW: What is causing the extremely heavy rainfall in Peru? Mojib Latif: Extremely warm water off Peru. It could be regarded as a kind of coastal el Nino event. El Ninos are events that are characterized by …
Noah’s Park: Saving elephants from the flood
Every year, the monsoon floods parts of India’s Assam region. This often hurts wild animals like elephants or rhinos, or separates them from their herds. A rescue station in the area steps in to help.Project goal: Rescue wild animals that are orphaned, hurt or separated from their mothers or herds. Treat them and then release …
Parliament refers floods report to government, calls for accountability over negligence
Tasked committee issues report recommending compensation for affected families
Different sectors cooperate to contain crisis caused by heavy rainfall
The parliament, the armed forces, the ministries of housing and water resources are working in parallel to overcome the aftermath of the flooding
In pictures: Nile’s turbidity increases, possibly due to floods
The colour of the Nile river changed several days ago, after floods occurred in several governorates Photos by Nada Amr Â
In Video: The story behind Cairo’s yellow Nile
International Cooperation Minister, Misr El-Kheir foundation discuss cooperation over establishing small businesses in New Valley governorate
International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr met on Sunday with Egypt’s former Mufti and the chairperson of the Board of Trustees at the Misr El-Kheir Foundation, Ali Gomaa, at the ministry’s headquarters. They discussed the progress of establishing several small businesses in the New Valley governorate with funding worth EGP 250m, according to an agreement signed …
Armed Forces work to lessen impact of floods in Red Sea governorate
Forces provided Ras Gharib residents with 100,000 meals, says army spokesperson
Can we blame this crazy weather on El Niño?
Floods in South America and England, spring temperatures in Europe, tornadoes in the US – of all these weather phenomena, only the ones in the southern hemisphere can be linked to El Niño.
Floods dampen seasonal cheer in England, Scotland and Wales
Parts of northwest England already hit hard by flooding in recent weeks are under severe flood warnings. More heavy rain has been forecast, as the county of Cumbria records its wettest December in at least 105 years.
Al-Sisi urged implementing rehabilitation of irrigation systems to avoid rainfall floods
President stressed on importance of completing all special procedures and urgent planning, especially in Alexandria and Behira
