Natural disaster
Death toll mounts from Brazil downpours as search continues
"As of 6:00 pm (2100 GMT) this Sunday, the number of people killed as a result of the rains has reached 79," the civil defense authority of Pernambuco state,...
The girls were swept away after a massive pipe understood to be part of the local water supply network smashed into their home while they were asleep.
Senior assistant at the ombudsman for short-term insurance Ayanda Mazwi says most people do not know of this insurance or can't afford it.
More than 170 people were still missing after a barrage of water and debris hurtled with terrifying speed and power down a valley on Sunday morning, sweeping away bridges and roads and hitting two hydroelectric plants.
"We have a lot to be thankful for," Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards said at a press conference.
The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said Laura was expected to make landfall along the Gulf Coast late Wednesday or early Thursday.
Northeast India has also been hit by floods with 11 deaths recorded as rivers burst their banks.