Tag: torrential
In China, a southern region placed on red alert after torrential rains which left at least four dead
China placed part of the south of the country on red alert on Tuesday April 23 due to deadly torrential rains in Guangdong, the most populous province and the manufacturing…
In the Dominican Republic, around twenty people died in torrential rains
Rescuers try to free vehicles trapped under a wall that collapsed on an avenue, at the entrance to a tunnel, in Santo Domingo, November 18, 2023. EDDY VITTINI / AP…
In New York, infrastructures overwhelmed by torrential rains
In the Brooklyn neighborhood, a man tries to clean a pipe, in New York, September 29, 2023. JAKE OFFENHARTZ / AP We knew it was going to rain: the French…
Torrential rains cause flooding in New York
Published on 09/29/2023 at 7:17 p.m. Photo credit © Reuters by Jonathan Allen and Brendan O’Brien NEW…
Torrential rains flood New York City, state of emergency declared
A man carries his belongings as he abandons his vehicle, in Mamaroneck, a suburb of New York, on September 29, 2023. MIKE SEGAR / REUTERS Very heavy rain fell during…
Spain: one dead and two missing after torrential rains
After months of historic drought, Spain is hit by torrential rains that left two dead and three missing, while a ten-year-old child managed to escape drowning by taking refuge in…
In California, Tropical Storm Hilary brings torrential rains
A road in Angeles National Forest, California, is submerged after torrential rains brought by Storm Hilary on August 20, 2023. CALTRANS / VIA REUTERS Unprecedented rainfall fell on Monday, August…
Torrential rains in Beijing: maximum alert triggered, two people found dead
Europe 1 with AFP // Photo credit: STR / AFP 11:08 a.m., July 31, 2023 Two people were killed Monday in Beijing following torrential rains that have battered the region…
In South Korea, several dead and missing following torrential rains
A park along the flooded Geum River following heavy rains in Sejong, South Korea, July 15, 2023. LEE EUN-PA/AP Seven people died and three are missing on Saturday, July 15,…
Ivory Coast suspends cocoa futures sales due to torrential rains
Ivory Coast has suspended its cocoa exports for the 2023-2024 season after heavy rains have hit the country in recent weeks and flooded many farms of the world’s largest cocoa…
In the DRC, the toll of the torrential rains now amounts to nearly four hundred victims
The village of Nyamukubi, in the province of South Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 6, 2023. STRINGER / REUTERS Four days after heavy rains that caused…
In Peru, at least 36 dead in landslides due to torrential rains
Bodies of landslide victims lie on the ground, in Camana, Peru, February 6, 2023. EVER CHAMBI / AP Several deadly landslides have affected southern Peru, in the Arequipa region, after…