October 2, 2023
Torrential downpours that caused flash flooding in New York City on Friday reflect a “new normal” due to the effects of climate change, New York Governor Kathy Hochul warned on Saturday, as the city began drying out after one of its wettest days ever. Almost 20cm of rain fell in some parts of the most
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Torrential rain in New York triggered flash flooding in Brooklyn on Friday, September 29, as a state of emergency was declared. Emergency management officials reported up to five inches of rainfall in parts of New York, including Brooklyn, and said several more inches are expected. Footage posted to X by user @Jeffwalden16 shows a flooded
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Propaganda and attacks on LGBTQ people are prominent ahead of election which could decide whether the country moves politically closer to Moscow. ADVERTISEMENT Voters in Slovakia are being inundated with misinformation from home and abroad in the run-up to the country’s parliamentary elections on Saturday. The vote could determine whether the country of 5.4 million
READ MOREEight people including four children were killed by electrocution in two separate events after days of heavy rain caused floods in impoverished informal settlements near the South African city of Cape Town, emergency services said on Tuesday. Four people died in the Driftsands settlement on the eastern outskirts, the Cape Town Disaster Risk Management service
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In the days after much of the coastal city of Derna, Libya, was washed away by devastating floods, Mahbuba Khalifa wrote a poem to honor her hometown, known by Libyans as the “city of poets.” I used to carry your great legacy in my conscience and on my shoulders, and I walked with arrogant pride
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The United Nations Support Mission in Libya warned Monday that an outbreak of diseases in the country’s northeast, where floods have killed over 11,000 people, could create “a second devastating crisis”. The floods have also raised concerns about the ancient ruins of Ceyrene with UNESCO saying on Monday the ancient Greco-Roman city lies roughly 37
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Hundreds of Libyans protested on Monday from the devastated eastern city of Derna, demanding the removal of those responsible a week after torrential rains burst two dams and unleashed a catastrophe that killed thousands. Some protesters stood on the muddy, rocky earth that the floods carried through the city center on Sept. 11, washing entire
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Protesters changing “Libya! Libya!” called on authorities to expedite their investigation into the disaster, for the UN to set up an office in Derna, for the urgent reconstruction of the city and for compensation for those affected by the flood. Officials warned Monday that a disease outbreak in Libya’s northeast, where floods have killed thousands,
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One week on from the devastating floods in Libya, more than 10,000 people are still missing in the port city of Derna as aid agencies warn of a humanitarian crisis for remaining residents. Almost 900 buildings in the city were completely destroyed and lives were torn apart by nature’s power, as well as human failings.
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Key Points The poisoned water in the city of Derna has lead to the deaths of 55 children, says a UN report. Landmines resurfaced from the years of conflict in country also pose a great risk. The official number of casualties due to the deadly floods cannot be confirmed. People whose homes were swept away
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