At least eight killed after severe storms batter eastern Australia | Floods News

At least eight killed after severe storms batter eastern Australia | Floods News

The dead include a nine-year-old child who was swept into a surging storm drain on the outskirts of Brisbane. At least eight people have been killed with one still missing after severe storms battered Australia’s eastern states over the Christmas holidays, bringing down trees and power lines and leaving tens…

Tens of thousands affected as severe flooding hits Thailand’s south | Floods News

Tens of thousands affected as severe flooding hits Thailand’s south | Floods News

Schools closed, roads and railways submerged and people forced onto their roofs amid torrential rain. Tens of thousands of people in southern Thailand have been affected by severe flooding that has submerged roads and railways, forced schools to close and left some residents trapped in their homes. The province of…

Death toll rises as Tanzania reels from flooding, landslides | Floods News

Death toll rises as Tanzania reels from flooding, landslides | Floods News

Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa says at least 63 people have been killed in flooding unleashed by heavy rainfall over the weekend. The death toll from floods in northern Tanzania following torrential rains this weekend has risen to 63, officials have said. Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said in comments broadcast on…

Mountain villages fight for future as melting glaciers spell floods | Climate Crisis

Mountain villages fight for future as melting glaciers spell floods | Climate Crisis

On the steep slope of a glacier jutting through the Hunza Valley in Pakistan’s mountainous far north, Tariq Jamil measures the ice’s movement and snaps photos. Later, he creates a report that includes data from sensors and another camera installed near the Shisper glacier to update his village an hour’s…

Regina Hall mocks Kevin Costner’s Golden Globes absence amid floods
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Regina Hall mocks Kevin Costner’s Golden Globes absence amid floods

Regina Hall couldn’t take Kevin Costner’s Golden Globes absence seriously. As the actress revealed that the “Yellowstone” star was the winner of the 2023 Actor in a Drama Series award, she struggled to read off of the teleprompter with a straight face. “Kevin Costner, he so much wanted to be…

Rockaways underwater as winter storm bears down on New York
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Rockaways underwater as winter storm bears down on New York

Several feet of floodwater swamped the Rockaways Friday as a ferocious Christmas-weekend storm struck New York — leaving cars almost submerged and residents stranded or forced to wade through the streets in water up to their knees, dramatic photos and video show. Footage captured by The Post shows NYPD officers…

Papa John’s founder slammed for saying he ‘lost a home’ in Florida due to Hurricane Ian
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Papa John’s founder slammed for saying he ‘lost a home’ in Florida due to Hurricane Ian

John Schnatter, the founder of Papa John’s Pizza who was forced to step down as CEO after uttering a racial slur during a conference call, was slammed on Tuesday for telling a cable news channel that he had “lost a home” in Florida as a result of Hurricane Ian. Schnatter,…

NYC metropolitan area under flash flood warning today as storms hit region
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NYC metropolitan area under flash flood warning today as storms hit region

Get those umbrellas and rainboots ready for the morning commute. Areas of the New York metro region are under a flash flood warnings as storms creep into the northeast and showers are expected to continue throughout the day. Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Staten Island, along with parts of New Jersey…