Tag: Torrential rain
Spain to hold memorial on first anniversary of deadly floods
Grieving relatives will join political leaders Wednesday for a state memorial service in Spain for the more than…
Homes Inundated, Cars Abandoned, Roads Washed Out
Flash floods inundated neighborhoods in Central Florida Sunday night, forcing people to abandon their cars in the streets.…
Hurricane Melissa threatens to bring catastrophic flooding to Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a major Category 4 hurricane on Sunday, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to bring…
Three killed in floods in Bulgaria
BELGRADE (Reuters) -Three people were killed in floods caused by torrential rain in Bulgaria's Black Sea resort Elenite,…
Flash floods kill nine in Odesa after heavy rain in southern Ukraine
(Reuters) -Flash floods in Ukraine's Odesa killed nine people including a family of five trapped in their home…
14 killed, 152 missing in Taiwan after barrier lake burst
At least 14 people were killed when a decades-old lake barrier burst in Taiwan, a government official said…
Super Typhoon Ragasa lashes Hong Kong with hurricane-force winds and heavy rain
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Super Typhoon Ragasa, the world's most powerful tropical cyclone this year, lashed Hong Kong with…
Most powerful storm on earth this year lashes Philippines. Hong Kong, Taiwan and southern China on alert
The strongest storm anywhere in the world this year is passing over the northern Philippines with destructive winds…
A Billion-Dollar Colorado Flood Disaster
September flooding in the U.S. is usually from hurricanes and tropical storms, or associated with the Desert Southwest's…
Deadly floods inundate Indonesia’s Bali and Flores islands
Flash floods swept two Indonesian islands, including tourist hotspot Bali, killing at least 13 people, with six others…
Death toll from northern Pakistan monsoon floods rises to almost 400
Rescuers and residents resumed searching on Tuesday for survivors as the death toll from five days of torrential…
Heavy rain disrupts traffic, floods roads in India’s Mumbai
MUMBAI (Reuters) -Incessant heavy rain lashed India's financial capital of Mumbai on Monday, disrupting flights, flooding roads and…