Brazil flooding death toll hits 100 as government pledges aid | Floods News

Brazil flooding death toll hits 100 as government pledges aid | Floods News

Crews race to rescue survivors as floodwaters displace 160,000 people across southern state of Rio Grade do Sul. The death toll from tremendous flooding in southern Brazil has reached 100, the local civil defence agency said, as emergency crews continued to search for dozens of missing people. Nearly 400 municipalities…

‘Desperate’ rescues under way as Brazil floods kill 90, displace thousands | Floods News

‘Desperate’ rescues under way as Brazil floods kill 90, displace thousands | Floods News

Rescuers are rushing to evacuate people stranded by floodwaters across the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, where at least 90 people have been killed and more than 130 others are missing. The state capital of Porto Alegre has been virtually cut off by the flooding, with the…

At least 75 killed, more than 100 others missing in Brazil floods | Climate Crisis News

At least 75 killed, more than 100 others missing in Brazil floods | Climate Crisis News

More than 88,000 people are displaced as floods hit Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state. Massive floods in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 75 people over the last seven days, and another 103 were reported missing, local authorities have said. Damage from the…

Pakistan records ‘wettest April’ in more than 60 years | Climate News

Pakistan records ‘wettest April’ in more than 60 years | Climate News

At least 144 people died due to the heavy rainfall in April. Pakistan has experienced its “wettest April since 1961”, receiving more than twice as much rain as usual for the month, the country’s weather agency has said. April rainfall was recorded at 59.3mm (2.3 inches), “excessively above” the normal…

‘It’s going to be worse’: Brazil braces for more pain amid record flooding | Floods News

‘It’s going to be worse’: Brazil braces for more pain amid record flooding | Floods News

The death toll has climbed to 56 in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state, with tens of thousands displaced. Overpowering floods and mudslides caused by torrential rains are continuing to sweep southern Brazil, killing at least 56 people and forcing tens of thousands out of their homes, the government…

Invisible plastic: Why banning plastic bags will never be enough | Environment News

Invisible plastic: Why banning plastic bags will never be enough | Environment News

This week, the fourth round of treaty talks by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution concluded in Ottawa, Canada. A major bone of contention between negotiators from 175 countries is whether or not to limit the production of plastic, most of which is made from fossil fuels and chemicals…

‘Don’t be afraid for the marshes’: The battle to save Iraq’s waterways | Climate Crisis

‘Don’t be afraid for the marshes’: The battle to save Iraq’s waterways | Climate Crisis

Abu Abbas knew more about the Iraqi Marshes than most, having lived there his entire life. So when the Iraqi government of former dictator Saddam Hussein drained the wetlands of southern Iraq in the early 1990s, Abu Abbas witnessed the devastation. Then a decade later, as young men with picks…

Why has the flooding in Kenya been so devastating? | Weather News

Why has the flooding in Kenya been so devastating? | Weather News

Torrential rains have caused devastating floods in Kenya, where more than 200 people have died, thousands have been displaced and nearly 2,000 schools have been destroyed. All remaining schools have been shut down until further notice. Rains have been ravaging Kenya since March during some of the most catastrophic weather…

Rains, mudslides kill 29 in southern Brazil’s ‘worst disaster’ | Floods News

Rains, mudslides kill 29 in southern Brazil’s ‘worst disaster’ | Floods News

The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state has climbed to 29, with at least 60 people missing, according to the state’s civil defence agency. The authorities in Rio Grande do Sul have declared a state of emergency as rescuers continue to search for…