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A man removes debris on a landslide area at the community Jardim Monte Verde, Ibura neighbourhood, in Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil, on May 29, 2022. Picture: Brenda Alcantara / AFP.

Natural disaster

Death toll mounts from Brazil downpours as search continues

By AFP

"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,...

  • Screengrab of containers drifting in floodwaters in KZN from video posted by Eyewitness News @ewnreporter

    KZN family continues to search for their 3 children swept away by floods

    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.

    64 days ago
  • KZN has been hit by devastating floods. Picture: Nhlanhla Mabaso/Eyewitness News.

    Majority of people haven't insured their household contents - Ombudsman

    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.

    76 days ago
  • This handout photograph provided by the Indo Tibetan Border Police and taken on 7 February 2021 shows Indo Tibetan Border Police personnel during a rescue operation to clear Tapovan tunnel from debri following floods after glacier broke off in Chamoli district. Picture: AFP

    Anger as hopes fade for Indian workers after glacier disaster

    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.

    503 days ago
  • A couple react as they go through their destroyed mobile home following the passing of hurricane Laura in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on 27  August 2020. Picture: AFP

    Hurricane Laura leaves six dead in Louisiana but less damage than feared

    "We have a lot to be thankful for," Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards said at a press conference.

    669 days ago
  • This RAMMB/NOAA satellite image shows Hurricane Laura reaching the coasts of Louisana and Texas on August 26, 2020 at 19H20 Pacific time, (02:20UTC 27 August 2020). Picture: AFP

    'Unsurvivable' storm surge feared as Hurricane Laura strengthens to Cat 4

    The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said Laura was expected to make landfall along the Gulf Coast late Wednesday or early Thursday.

    670 days ago
  • Locals gather concrete fragments and heavy bags wrapped in nets to build a dam as floodwaters flow from the north into the state of Indian eastern state of Bihar near Muzaffarpur on 13 July 2019. Picture: AFP

    At least 50 dead in Nepal's monsoon

    Northeast India has also been hit by floods with 11 deaths recorded as rivers burst their banks.

    1080 days ago
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