Weathering the storm: 2024's extreme weather challenges in stunning photos
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Weathering the storm: 2024's extreme weather challenges in stunning photos

India Today  

From devastating floods to freezing temperatures, 2024 witnessed unparalleled weather events that tested human endurance across the globe. MATHARE VALLEY, NAIROBI, KENYA Residents of the Mathare Valley settlement sift through rubble, searching for salvageable belongings after the Nairobi River burst its banks, destroying homes and dreams alike. SOUTH TOKAR, RED SEA STATE, SUDAN Survival against all odds — a flood survivor, harnessed to a rope, is pulled to safety in a dramatic rescue effort after devastating floods swept through the region. DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES A volunteer manoeuvres a kayak through flooded roads, leading a rescue operation in the aftermath of relentless rains, a rare sight in the arid desert city. A volunteer uses a kayak during a rescue operation through a road flooded due to heavy rains in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Weather Update: Harsh Weather Triggers Floods and Landslides in Dual Natural Disasters | ABP News
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Weather Update: Harsh Weather Triggers Floods and Landslides in Dual Natural Disasters | ABP News

ABP News  

Recent severe weather conditions have unleashed a wave of devastation across diverse landscapes, with contrasting yet equally destructive outcomes. The resulting floods have submerged roads, disrupted essential services, and prompted large-scale relief efforts to assist affected communities in their recovery. Conversely, in mountainous areas and hilly terrains, the relentless downpour has triggered landslides, unleashing torrents of mud and debris that …

Poor Kenyans feel devastated by floods and brutalized by the government’s response
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Poor Kenyans feel devastated by floods and brutalized by the government’s response

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Winnie Makinda, 35, says she is facing the worst crisis and lowest moment of her life because of the Kenyan government’s response to floods that devastated her poor community in the capital of Nairobi. “I am really bitter because police stood by as people looted my belongings,” Otondo said from a local primary school where she has …

Floods cause widespread devastation in Kenya
8 months ago

Floods cause widespread devastation in Kenya

China Daily  

A view from a helicopter shows a safari lodge near the swollen river within the flooded area following heavy rainfall in the Talek region, of the Maasai Mara National Reserve in southwestern Kenya, May 1, 2024. Mara Elephant Project/Handout via REUTERS Torrential rains and flash floods continued to wreak havoc across Kenya, destroying properties, claiming lives and displacing thousands, as …

Kenya floods: Anger mounts as people left homeless and searching for loved ones swept away in floods
8 months ago

Kenya floods: Anger mounts as people left homeless and searching for loved ones swept away in floods

CNN  

Mai Mahiu, Kenya CNN — When Julia Wanjiku put her son Isaac to bed after a day celebrating his third birthday, she didn’t realize she was also saying goodbye. It’s a tragedy echoed across swaths of Kenya, including Nairobi and parts of the famous Maasai Mara wildlife reserve, after weeks of intensely heavy rainfall triggered flash floods that have now …

Why has the flooding in Kenya been so devastating?
8 months ago

Why has the flooding in Kenya been so devastating?

Al Jazeera  

Government criticised over poor infrastructure as 210 people killed, thousands displaced and a cyclone is on the way. Torrential rains have caused devastating floods in Kenya, where more than 200 people have died, thousands have been displaced and nearly 2,000 schools have been destroyed. Mai Mahiu in Nakuru County is west of the capital, Nairobi, which is expected to be …

Kenya flooding: 45 dead and dozens missing after floods destroy houses
8 months, 1 week ago

Kenya flooding: 45 dead and dozens missing after floods destroy houses

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Flash floods and a landslide have swept through houses and cut off a major road …

Deadly floods wreak havoc in Kenya’s capital
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Deadly floods wreak havoc in Kenya’s capital

Al Jazeera  

Storms and flash floods turned roads into gushing rivers and swamped homes with waist-high muddy water across the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, killing at least 10 people. According to the Nairobi county governor’s office, an estimated 60,000 people, mostly women and children, have been “severely affected” by the floods. Kenya Railways announced it was temporarily suspending commuter train services, while the …

With death toll rising, Kenyan military evacuates people from flood-hit areas
1 year ago

With death toll rising, Kenyan military evacuates people from flood-hit areas

Associated Press  

MANDERA, Kenya — Kenya’s military hastened efforts Thursday to evacuate hundreds of people trapped by raging floods that have hit many parts of the East African country. On Wednesday, British High Commissioner Neil Wigan visited remote Mandera County, where a severe drought a year ago wiped out the livelihoods of residents in many communities. ”Climate change is one of the …

Scientists: Climate change intensified the rains devastating East Africa
1 year, 1 month ago

Scientists: Climate change intensified the rains devastating East Africa

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Ongoing catastrophic rains in Eastern Africa have been worsened by human-caused climate change that made them up to two times more intense, an international team of climate scientists said Thursday. October to December is a “short rains” season in Eastern Africa, with the frequency and intensity of the rains influenced by two naturally occurring climate phenomena: El …

Kenya raises alarm as flooding death toll rises to 76, with thousands marooned by worsening rains
1 year, 1 month ago

Kenya raises alarm as flooding death toll rises to 76, with thousands marooned by worsening rains

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — The Kenyan government on Monday urged people living in flood-prone areas to relocate to higher ground as heavy rains and flash floods continued to wreak havoc across East Africa. President William Ruto convened an emergency cabinet meeting on Monday and said 38 of Kenya’s 47 counties had been affected by floods and mudslides made worse by the …

Floods kill at least 31 in Somalia. UN warns of a flood event likely to happen once in 100 years
1 year, 1 month ago

Floods kill at least 31 in Somalia. UN warns of a flood event likely to happen once in 100 years

The Independent  

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2 killed as flooding hits Kenya, sweeping away homes and destroying roads, officials say
1 year, 2 months ago

2 killed as flooding hits Kenya, sweeping away homes and destroying roads, officials say

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Heavy rains and flooding ravaged parts of Kenya on Friday, sweeping away homes and livestock and destroying roads and electric transmission lines, authorities said. One of the victims died after a house collapsed under heavy rains in the coastal city of Mombasa, police said, while the second was swept away by floods in Meru County in central …

2 killed as flooding hits Kenya, sweeping away homes and destroying roads, officials say
1 year, 2 months ago

2 killed as flooding hits Kenya, sweeping away homes and destroying roads, officials say

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Heavy rains and flooding ravaged …

Philippines warns of flooding, landslide potential as Typhoon Mawar slowly passes to north
1 year, 7 months ago

Philippines warns of flooding, landslide potential as Typhoon Mawar slowly passes to north

The Independent  

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Philippine Floods Displace Thousands, Raise Questions of Future Resilience
1 year, 10 months ago

Philippine Floods Displace Thousands, Raise Questions of Future Resilience

The Diplomat  

Around Christmas, the Philippines was battered by heavy rain that killed 50 people and displaced more than 50,000. At least 28 people have died and more than 211,000 have been displaced since January 1, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, leading President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to declare a “state of calamity” in Misamis Occidental, a province …

Storm sweeps Hawaii, brings threat of ‘catastrophic’ floods
3 years, 1 month ago

Storm sweeps Hawaii, brings threat of ‘catastrophic’ floods

Associated Press  

HONOLULU — A strong storm packing high winds and extremely heavy rain flooded roads and knocked out power across Hawaii, with officials warning Monday of potentially worse conditions ahead. The National Weather Service said the storm brings the threat of “catastrophic flooding” in the coming days as a low pressure system slowly moves from east to west and lingered on …

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