This is Beirut, 15/12 20:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Flash floods in Safi, Morocco, have killed at least 37 people and caused widespread damage to homes, businesses, and streets. Rescue and cleanup operations are ongoing as authorities warn of more storms in the coming days.
This is Beirut, 24/09 11:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon CDR Fayez Rasamni Winter floods roads littering
Public Works Minister Fayez Rasamny on Wednesday urged citizens to “take responsibility” and stop dumping waste along roadsides, warning that sewage mixing with rainwater poses serious risks ahead of the winter season. In his remarks at a press conference in Dbayeh, near one of the capital’s most flood-prone areas, Rasamny outlined the ...
This is Beirut, 07/07 15:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawaf Salam Donald Trump Texas Floods
A festive weekend at an all-girls summer camp in South Texas turned tragic due to violent flooding. The death toll has already exceeded 80 and continues to rise. President Donald Trump has called the situation a “century-long catastrophe” and plans to visit the site this Friday.
This is Beirut, 2024-11-03 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia are due Sunday to visit the Valencia region, Spanish media reported, where devastating floods have killed more than 200 people. Hopes of finding survivors ebbed five days after torrents of muddy water wrecked towns and infrastructure in Spain's worst such disaster in decades. Almost all the deaths have ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-02 17:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
spain valencia floods pedro sanchez
Spain is deploying 10,000 more troops and police officers to the eastern Valencia region devastated by historic floods that have killed 211 people, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday. Hopes of finding survivors were slim more than three days after torrents of muddy water submerged towns and wrecked infrastructure in the European ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-01 14:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Pope Francis expressed his solidarity on Friday with the Spanish populations affected by the floods, which have resulted in at least 158 deaths and dozens of missing persons. "Let us pray for the people of the Iberian Peninsula, especially for the community of Valencia, ravaged by storm Dana," the name given in Italy to the severe weather that ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-31 16:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Real Madrid's away match at Valencia in La Liga this weekend was postponed on Thursday by the Spanish football federation due to floods that have killed more than 95 people. Villarreal's home match against Rayo Vallecano was also suspended after the devastating flash floods in eastern Spain. La Liga asked the Spanish football federation (RFEF) ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-31 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Spain braced for a heavier human toll on Wednesday after 95 people died in flash floods that launched muddy waters through towns, tossed cars and wreaked transport havoc. Rescuers were expected to find more bodies in the European country's deadliest flood in more than 50 years and three days of official mourning were due to start on ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-08-31 15:31 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The port city of Volos in central Greece declared a state of emergency following an inundation of dead fish, which local residents say could threaten their livelihoods, the state's news agency announced Saturday. The month-long emergency declaration issued by the Climate Ministry's Secretary-General for Civil Protection, Vassilios Papageorgiou, ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-08-31 12:42 - Reading : less than a minute
At least 24 people have been killed in flash floods in western Yemen, a United Nations agency says, as search efforts continue for those still missing. Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of seasonal rains in the Yemeni highlands, much of which are controlled by the Huthi