MOGADISHU, Somalia — At least 21 people including six children have died in Somalia’s flash flooding over the last week, according to the U.N. humanitarian agency. Nearly 100,000 people have been affected by the heavy rains and flash floods that…
Two hikers have been found dead and one rescued from a canyon in Utah after it was struck by flash floods. The three men, in their fifties, started the hike on Friday. Authorities believe they were caught in rapidly-rising waters on Saturday morning, Lieutenant Alan…
Several major highways and rural communities were blocked off after swelling rivers burst their banks, and creeks overflowed in Santa Cruz County, south of San Francisco. Authorities in the town of Soquel are urging people to stay indoors, as…
Heavy rain caused flooding and landslides that have led to the deaths of 36 people in Brazil’s north Sao Paulo state, officials said. Sao Paulo state government said in a statement that 35 died in the city of Sao Sebastiao…
New Zealand’s is in a national state of emergency, as Cyclone Gabrielle batters the country, with floods trapping people on roofs, thousands displaced and landslides destroying homes in what officials have described as an “unprecedented” natural disaster. “Cyclone Gabrielle is the most…
The death toll from a flash flood that swept away members of a church congregation along the Jukskei River in Johannesburg has risen from nine to 14, South African officials have confirmed. Rescue teams resumed search operations on Monday with…
A tropical storm that lashed Bangladesh has left at least 24 people dead and about eight million without power across the delta nation. The government said about 10,000 homes were damaged and more than 6,000 hectares of crops were destroyed…
Communities in three Australian states have been ordered to evacuate as torrential rain brings major flooding. Parts of the country have received up to four times their average October rainfall in just 24 hours. At least 500 homes have been…
At least eight people have been killed by torrential overnight rains and floods in the central Italian region of Marche, authorities said on Friday, as rescuers continued to search for four people missing. Around 400 millimetres of rain fell within…
The death toll from floods in Pakistan has passed 1,200 - with more rain forecast over the next few days. The floods have affected more than 33 million people, or one in seven Pakistanis. Aid has been pouring into the country…