“Devastating floods and landslides in South Kivu: Urgent need for aid and healthcare”

2023-05-07 18:32:44 After torrential rains on Thursday, several rivers came out of their beds causing major mudslides and landslides. In the disaster areas, the damage is enormous: entire villages have been devastated by the waters and the results are still provisional. In the rubble, the survivors are indeed still looking for missing relatives. « Since … Read more

“Deadly Floods and Landslides in South Kivu, DRC: Latest Updates and News”

2023-05-07 15:30:24 The number is steadily increasing day by day. Floods and landslides caused by heavy rains on Thursday May 4 in South Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congokilled at least 394 whose bodies were found, according to a new report communicated Sunday, May 6 by an administrative official. This official, Thomas Bakenga, administrator of … Read more

Deadly Floods Strike South Kivu: Villages Destroyed and Hundreds Missing

2023-05-05 23:45:00 Around 6 p.m. Thursday evening May 4, torrential rains began to fall, a real deluge that lasted about 2 hours. Several villages were partially destroyed, but the greatest damage was recorded in Chabondo, Bushuru and Nyamukubi on the edge of Lake Kivu. Villages submerged when rivers burst their banks, taking houses with them. … Read more

Pre-flood alert issued for several rivers in Wallonia

Recent heavy rainfall in Wallonia has put several rivers on pre-flood alert, according to the latest update from the Walloon public service’s Hydrometry portal. While several rivers are affected, the alert thresholds are not expected to be reached. The channeled Dender and its tributaries may reach pre-alert thresholds in the middle of the day. The … Read more

Mississippi devastated by tornadoes, at least 25 dead

Mississippi, a state in the south of the United States, is only beginning to assess the extent of the devastation on Saturday, after the passage of tornadoes the day before which killed at least 25 people. “It’s a tragedy,” said state governor Tate Reeves on Twitter, referring to “devastating damage” after the tornadoes passed through … Read more

Cyclone Freddy leaves a dire picture behind in Malawi

Published on : 15/03/2023 – 00:34 In Malawi, the search continues to find possible survivors after Freddy’s return to this region of southern Africa. This cyclone “out of the ordinary” by its trajectory caused nearly 200 victims, according to a provisional assessment of the authorities. Since Sunday, torrential rains have been falling on Lilongwe, causing … Read more

The “blizzard of the century” kills at least 50 in the United States, the balance sheet is likely to increase

Published on : 27/12/2022 – 22:13 The bad weather described as the “blizzard of the century” should begin to ease on Tuesday in the eastern and midwestern United States, but the toll, currently at least 50 dead, should increase. The balance sheet of “blizzard of the century”, which killed at least 50 people across the … Read more

In the United States, the human toll of the violent winter storm is increasing

Published on : 25/12/2022 – 20:44 The winter storm that has been battering the United States for days has killed more than 20 people and left tens of thousands of Americans without power on Christmas Day. The winter storm which has descended on the United States since Wednesday continues to wreak havoc. The toll of … Read more