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Dec 17, 20244 min read
Rescuers comb debris for survivors, count dead in cyclone-hit Mayotte
PARIS/MORONI - Emergency workers searched for survivors on Monday and battled to restore services in Mayotte, France's poorest overseas...
Dec 2, 20241 min read
Cyclone Fengal kills 19 in India and Sri Lanka
NEW DELHI - Cyclone Fengal killed at least 19 people in India and Sri Lanka and caused flooding in Tamil Nadu state and the Puducherry...
Nov 30, 20242 min read
Valencia marathon stirs controversy one month after deadly floods
VALENCIA/MADRID - Athlete Pau Gisbert decided not to run in the Valencia marathon this weekend because he couldn't focus on training amid...
Nov 21, 20242 min read
Atmospheric river pounds Northwest US, killing 2 and knocking out power across three states
A powerful storm clobbered Washington state on Wednesday, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people while disrupting road...
Nov 5, 20244 min read
More troops reinforce rescue efforts in flood-hit Spain as public anger mounts
PAIPORTA, Spain - Another 2,500 soldiers arrived in the flood-hit east of Spain on Monday to reinforce efforts to locate bodies and clear...
Nov 5, 20243 min read
What caused deadly floods in Spain? The impact of DANA explained
Catastrophic flash floods that have killed at least 217 people in Spain are caused by a destructive weather system in which cold and warm...
Nov 4, 20243 min read
Protests over Spain flood response interrupt king's visit to stricken Valencia suburb
PAIPORTA, Spain - Hundreds of residents of a Valencia suburb badly hit by last week's deadly floods protested on Sunday during a visit by...
Nov 3, 20242 min read
Spain mounts biggest peacetime disaster recovery operation as death toll reaches 214
VALENCIA, Spain - The deadliest flash floods in Spain's modern history have killed at least 214 people and dozens were still unaccounted...
Nov 3, 20243 min read
Power mostly restored as Spain grapples with aftermath of deadliest-ever flood
ALFAFAR, Spain - More than 90% of the households in eastern Spain hit by catastrophic floods that killed at least 205 had regained power...
Nov 2, 20243 min read
Death toll in Spain's floods rises to 158, among Europe's worst storm disasters
VALENCIA/GODELLETA, Spain - The death toll from devastating flash floods in eastern Spain climbed to 158 on Thursday, with rescue teams...
Nov 2, 20242 min read
Spain's deadly DANA weather phenomenon and its links to climate change
Catastrophic flash floods that have killed at least 72 people in Spain are caused by a destructive weather system in which cold and warm...
Nov 1, 20242 min read
Taiwan shuts down as strong Typhoon Kong-rey hits, one dead
TAIPEI - A strong Typhoon Kong-rey made landfall on Taiwan's east coast on Thursday, the largest storm by size to hit the island in...
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