Lethal floods

USA

Death toll in Texas rises to 82, with 10 campers still missing

Texas governor Greg Abbott vowed that authorities would work around the clock and said new areas were being searched as the water receded. He declared Sunday a day of prayer for the state.

07/07/2025

USA

Death toll from Texas floods reaches 70 as search for missing goes on

Texas flash floods have killed 70 people, mostly in Kerr County. The number of missing girls from Camp Mystic is down to 11. Rescue operations are ongoing.

06/07/2025

USA

Texas floods kill at least 27 and leave more than 20 children missing

Desperate pleas peppered social media as loved ones sought any information available about people caught in the flood zone.

05/07/2025

Europe News

Protesters demand local government resigns after deadly Valencia flood

During the deadly Valencia flooding last year, some areas saw a year's worth of rain in just eight hours - leaving people trapped in their homes by floodwaters.

30/06/2025

Climate

EU countries rank among the worst hit by extreme weather events

Extreme weather events linked to the climate crisis caused more than 765,000 deaths worldwide between 1993 and 2022.

13/02/2025

Europe News

Tens of thousands protest over Spanish authorities' flooding response

Protesters are calling for the resignation of Valencia's regional leader Carlos Mazón.

09/11/2024

Climate

‘These cars kill Valencians’: Activists deface SUVs in climate protest

If SUVs were a country they’d be the fifth biggest world polluter, according to campaigners seeking to steer them off our roads.

05/11/2024

Europe News

Poland declares state of natural disaster in flood-hit regions

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that the decision will facilitate evacuation efforts and speed up financial aid for the victims.

17/09/2024

Climate

Wildfires near Athens: Why is Greece so badly hit by climate change?

“The Mediterranean is a hot spot of the climate crisis” says Dr Kostas Lagouvardos from the National Observatory of Athens.

12/08/2024

World News

Another heatwave to follow after storms hit Italy and Switzerland

High temperatures are forecast to start returning to Italy on Thursday after heavy rain whipped the north and centre of the country this week.

27/06/2024

Climate

Belgian teenager who lost a friend to floods holds Total responsible

Eight people have launched a criminal case against TotalEnergies' leaders, who they hold responsible for their climate tragedies.

31/05/2024

Afghanistan

Floods kill more than 300 people in northern Afghanistan, UN says

Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses, the U.N. food agency said Saturday.

11/05/2024

Green News

Severe floods in southern Brazil kill at least 75 people

A further 103 people are missing in the deadly floods which have been causing havoc for over a week.

06/05/2024

No Comment

WATCH: Aftermath of deadly cyclone Gamane in Madagascar

The storm killed 18 people and left four missing after making landfall on the north of the Indian Ocean island nation earlier this week, authorities said on Friday.

29/03/2024

Green News

‘An existential threat’: Will climate change sway Pakistan’s election?

Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari says that Pakistan must adapt to climate change to survive.

26/01/2024

Climate

Loss and damage fund: Why haven’t countries worked it out yet?

The US and other developed nations have been accused of ‘playing hard ball’ with climate victims, as talks ended in failure.

23/10/2023

Spain

Euroviews. Spain can help the rest of Europe learn how to tackle the water crisis

Faced with climate change in the Mediterranean and a massive threat to its national industries, Spain is undertaking a major and costly reform of its entire water system, Jorge Molinero writes.

15/09/2023

Malawi

Euroviews. Wealthy nations must pay their fair share in climate adaptation

If rich countries do not drastically improve their record on climate finance commitments, communities in Malawi and elsewhere will continue to pay the price, Twapashagha Twea writes.

13/09/2023

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

Thousands feared dead in flood-ravaged eastern Libya

Entire communities were swept out to sea in the North African country, with the city of Derna hit hardest.

13/09/2023