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As anger grows at the government for what some people perceive to be a lack of support from the government, a regional MP has accused those in power of “criminal mismanagement”. As we reported earlier, survivors have been critical of the government, with volunteers stepping in where emergency services have not been able to reach.…
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Hundreds of people in cars and on foot have been streaming in to the hardest hit areas to help. There are so many people making their way to Chiva, Valencia, that authorities have asked them not to drive or walk because they are blocking the roads needed by the emergency services. Early this morning there…
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More than 200 people have died in Spain after nearly a year’s worth of rain fell in a matter of hours. On Friday, there were at least 205 confirmed deaths in Valencia, two in Castilla La Mancha, and one in Andalusia. Local authorities issued warnings late on Tuesday, but many say this gave them next-to-no…
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The number of people killed by the floods has risen to from 205 to 207, according to interior minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska. He told Spanish radio station Cadena SER: “It is reasonable to think that we will have more deaths.” But he said he could not accurately predict how many people were missing. Emergency services have received…
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Amid anger over authorities’ efforts to help those affected by the floods, Madrid City Council this morning sent around 30 emergency service personnel to Valencia. They include 20 firefighters with six vehicles and 11 health workers from SAMUR-Civil Protection, along with several vehicles, including a mobile intensive care unit. Their objective will be to drain…
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The arrival of Hurricane Milton will inevitably have prompted recollections for many of what was then the most destructive hurricane to ever hit Florida. In August 1992, Hurricane Andrew slammed into South Florida before making a second US landfall in Louisiana. It remains one of the top five most powerful hurricanes ever to strike the…
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Hurricane damage ‘quite devastating’ The damage caused by Hurricane Milton is expected to be “quite devastating” when Americans wake up this morning, a federal official has told Sky News. Jennifer Hubbard, from the National Weather Service, said storm surges of more than 6ft had been recorded overnight in the Fort Myers area. However, she warned water…
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Where is the hurricane now? The eye of Milton is now nearing Cape Canaveral on the east coast of Florida, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) has said in its latest update. The agency says the storm currently has sustained winds of 83mph. A gust of 92mph has also been recorded at a weather station in…
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The European Commission on Monday proposed financial support of 119.7 million euros (141.4 million U.S. dollars) for farmers in Bulgaria, Germany, Estonia, Italy and Romania impacted by severe weather this spring and summer. Germany will receive the largest share of the funding, totaling 46.5 million euros, followed by Italy with 37.4 million, Romania with 21.6…
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Some 22 flood warnings are in place this afternoon – the number has been steadily rising throughout the day. These cover areas where flooding is actively expected to happen. There are also 86 flood alerts in place, which mean flooding is possible. Here’s the latest list of flood warnings: ‘It’s going to cost us’: Resident…
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Japan’s weather agency on Sunday morning downgraded its heavy rain emergency warning for parts of Ishikawa Prefecture to a warning, but authorities called for continued vigilance against possible floods and landslides. The emergency warning issued on Saturday, the highest level of alert on the agency’s scale of one to five, covered the cities of Wajima,…
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Several communities in Somalia are at imminent risk of flooding as river levels continue to rise in central parts of the country, a UN agency warned in a flood advisory issued Saturday. Projections by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Somalia Water and Land Information Management (FAO-SWALIM) indicate a risk…
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Heavy rains have left 23 counties in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL), which are normally prone to drought, severely flooded, the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) said on Wednesday. The NDMA said in its latest report that the regions that had fully recovered from the recent drought are now grappling with flooding. “Enhanced rainfall…
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Farmers will see ‘huge losses’ as calls made for compensation to be given Farmers are likely to see “huge losses” after a relentless season of storms, one flood-hit grower has said. It comes as the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) called for compensation to be given to those holding flood water in their fields. Farms across…
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The government has “absolutely” provided enough money for flood prevention, the floods minister has said. Robbie Moore told reports a “huge” amount of flooding has been seen across parts of England but reassured people, teams are “working around the clock” to help those affected. “In those hard hit areas we’ve experienced a huge amount of…
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As floods devastate the South Asian country, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Pakistan to seek debt relief from its close partner China. Blinken promised Pakistan strong U.S. support as it recovers from floods that submerged one-third of the country, an area the size of the United Kingdom. “We send a straightforward message. We…
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