Tag: flooding
Metropolis below sea level: Severe flooding in Jakarta
Overflowing seawater has caused severe flooding in the Indonesian capital Jakarta. Many areas, especially in the north of the metropolis, are lower than sea level and sink by more centimeters…
Large-scale operation in Rum – flooding after an accident with hydrants
A 25-year-old driver lost control of her vehicle in Rum (Innsbruck Land district) and hit a hydrant. The leakage of water on the street and a wholesale market triggered a…
Thousands evacuated due to flooding in western Canada
Posted today at 11:59 a.m., updated at 1:20 p.m. In images, in picturesHeavy rains and landslides resulted in the death of a woman. Research continues. Torrential rains, landslides and flooding…
torrential rains cause flooding in the province of Catania
A submerged car after torrential rains, in Catania (Italy), October 26, 2021. STRINGER / AFP Cars stranded on impassable roads. The Garibaldi hospital pediatric emergency room flooded. Restaurant patrons standing…
In the face of flooding, cities are trying to adapt
La Sauldre. This is the name of the river that passes through Romorantin, a town in Loir-et-Cher. A calm and peaceful river which nevertheless overflows regularly. In 2011, the mayor…
Large-scale fire service – heavy rain causes flooding in the country
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In Dakar, residents are fed up with repeated flooding
A flooded street in Keur Massar, a suburb of Dakar, in September 2020. SEYLLOU / AFP A few days of rain, in mid-August, were enough for the inhabitants of several…
According to the expert, the flood warning system precisely predicted the risk of flooding in Germany
1/8 The German Chancellor Angela Merkel (center) visited the flood disaster area in Ahrweiler an der Ahr on Sunday. 2/8 In the Ahr area alone, at least 93 people were…