World News

Worst is yet to come with floods in Netherlands, Germany and Norway

The water levels in the Rhine, which flows through sections of Germany and the Netherlands, caused severe flooding. The situation is expected to worsen by Thursday.

27/12/2023

World News

Severe floods in Germany, Czechia and The Netherlands

On Christmas Day, residents in parts of Germany were forced to evacuate their homes due to heavy rains and saturated ground, resulting in widespread flooding and high water levels. Particularly affected were areas in the regions of Thuringia and Lower Saxony.

26/12/2023

Australia

Australia's Queensland state suffers its worst flooding ever

More than 300 people were rescued from floodwaters in northeast Australia, with dozens of residents clinging to roofs, officials said on Monday.

18/12/2023

Ecotech

Water diplomacy: How Rotterdam exports its water expertise

The Dutch city is world famous for protecting itself from flooding. How is Rotterdam exporting its water solutions abroad - and why?

16/12/2023

World News

Extreme weather: Flood threat lingers in Northern Europe

After one of the hottest summers on record, Europe is now coping with an historically wet autumn.

17/11/2023

France

Macron pledges €50 million for flood victims in Pas-de-Calais

Emmanuel Macron has paid a visit to the Pas-de-Calais region on Tuesday, in which he promised a €50 million "support fund" for the department's local authorities.

14/11/2023

World News

Northern France remains on high alert after heavy rains and flooding

After the hottest recorded October in history, Atlantic storms have affected many parts of Europe.

11/11/2023

Libya

Protesters in Derna accuse Libyan authorities of inaction after deadly

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.

18/09/2023

Libya

Libya flood: One week on and new victims are still being found

Specialist divers are still finding the bodies of people washed out to sea from Derna trapped beneath the water.

18/09/2023

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Watch: Russian emergency teams join aid groups in flood-ravaged Derna

The Libyan Red Crescent says that more than 10,000 people are still missing. Emergency workers are continuing their efforts to find survivors and recover bodies.

17/09/2023

World News

Libya floods: Collective grief morphs into a rallying cry for unity

For many Libyans, the collective grief over the more than 11,000 dead has morphed into a rallying cry for national unity in a country blighted by 12 years of conflict and division.

17/09/2023

Libya

Libya: Aid groups warn against burying flood victims in mass graves

The WHO has urged authorities in Derna to stop burying flood victims in mass graves, highlighting the potential health risks if located near water and the distress it could cause families.

16/09/2023

Libya

Derna death toll expected to rise to over 20,000 in dam disaster

Engineers blame years of neglect for the failure of the two dams above Derna.

16/09/2023

Libya

Flooding death toll soars to 11,300 in Libya's coastal city of Derna

The death toll in Libya's coastal city of Derna has soared to 11,300 as search efforts continue following a massive flood fed by the breaching of two dams in heavy rains, the Libyan Red Crescent said Thursday.

15/09/2023

Libya

Libyans plead for international help after deadly flooding

Libyans in the country's worst flood-hit city of Derna are pleading for international help as search teams combed through the devastation looking for bodies.

14/09/2023

Libya

Libya floods: Death toll in eastern city of Derna surpasses 5,100

The death toll from Sunday's violent flood in Libya's eastern city of Derna surpassed 5,100 on Wednesday, according to a health official.

13/09/2023

Libya

Libya floods: More than 2,300 people dead and thousands still missing

Emergency workers uncovered hundreds of bodies as they dug through the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna on Tuesday, and 10,000 people were reported still missing after floodwaters broke through dams and smashed through the city, washing away entire neighbourhoods.

12/09/2023

World News

Red Cross says 10,000 people missing after deadly floods in Libya

The destruction from storm Daniel appeared greatest in Derna, a city formerly held by Islamic extremists in the chaos that has gripped Libya for more than a decade and left it with crumbling and inadequate infrastructure.

11/09/2023

Greece

Evacuation orders for areas in central Greece as a river bursts

Severe rainstorms eased but floodwaters were still rising in parts of central Greece Friday, while fire department and military helicopters were plucking people from villages inundated by tons of water and mud.

08/09/2023

World News

Death and destruction as flooding sweeps across southeastern Europe

At least 14 people have died, five are missing and dozens more have been injured due to floods in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria.

06/09/2023