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Death toll from Afghanistan's rain, hail rises to 39: officials
Kabul (AFP) Feb 26, 2025 The death toll from recent heavy rain and hail in three Afghan provinces has risen by 10 to 39, disaster management officials said on Wednesday. Flash floods ripped through the western border province of Farah on Tuesday, washing away 21 people, while three more were killed when a hail storm caused their house to collapse. "The flood was strong, it destroyed my farm, it destroyed everything... all the lands were flooded away," Nasrullah, a 50-year-old farmer, told AFP. "In my sixty years of ... read more |
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29 dead due to hail, rain in Afghanistan: officialsHerat, Afghanistan (AFP) Feb 25, 2025 Twenty-nine people died in two provinces in Afghanistan due to hail and heavy rain, officials said Tuesday. ... more
Storms in eastern US claim nine lives: officialsNew York (AFP) Feb 16, 2025 At least nine people have died in the eastern United States, including eight in Kentucky, as powerful storms brought flooding and exceptionally powerful winds, downing trees and cutting power, local officials announced Sunday. ... more 
Rio swelters in heatwave amid run-up to CarnivalRio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) Feb 17, 2025 Rio de Janeiro residents and tourists baked Monday in scorching temperatures as the city's crowded pre-Carnival street parties swung into full gear. ... more 
Death toll in southwest China landslide rises to 10Beijing (AFP) Feb 17, 2025 The death toll from a landslide in southwest China this month has risen to 10, with 19 more still missing, local authorities said on Monday. ... more |
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Record wind gusts lash Ireland as violent storm hitsDublin (AFP) Jan 24, 2025 Ireland recorded its strongest-ever wind gusts on Friday as "destructive" Storm Eowyn barrelled in from the Atlantic, cutting power, grounding flights and shutting schools, officials said. ... more 
Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 25Jakarta (AFP) Jan 24, 2025 The death toll from a landslide on Indonesia's main island of Java rose to 25 as rescuers found three more bodies on Friday, a search and rescue agency official said. ... more
16 dead, 5 missing in Indonesia landslide: officialsJakarta (AFP) Jan 21, 2025 At least 16 people have been killed and five more are missing after a landslide triggered by heavy rain in Indonesia's Central Java province, local police and disaster officials said Tuesday. ... more
Australia declares disaster in areas of storm-hit eastSydney (AFP) Jan 18, 2025 Authorities declared a natural disaster Saturday in parts of eastern Australia where gales have toppled trees and knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes. ... more 
2024 was Turkey's hottest-ever year on recordIstanbul (AFP) Jan 13, 2025 Turkey experienced its hottest year on record in 2024, its weather agency said Monday, as bouts of extreme temperatures multiplied across the globe due to climate change. ... more |
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Saudi prepares for another hajj menaced by extreme heat
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP) Jan 10, 2025 The deaths of 1,300 pilgrims during the hajj in Saudi Arabia last year underscored the urgent need to mitigate dangers posed by extreme heat, with crowd management an essential first step, analysts say. Temperatures soared to 51.8 degrees Celsius (125 degrees Fahrenheit) in the holy city of Mecca last June as 1.8 million worshippers took part in the annual rites, one of the five pillars of Islam. Saudi officials said 83 percent of the 1,301 recorded fatalities did not have official hajj permits ... read more 
Brazil, Indonesia, Serbia and China all report 2024 as hottest year on recordRio De Janeiro (AFP) Jan 4, 2025 Last year was Brazil's hottest on record, its weather agency said Friday, after a record-breaking drought and flooding in the South American country that climate experts have linked to global warming. ... more |
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India's 2024 was hottest year since 1901: meteorological officeNew Delhi (AFP) Jan 1, 2025 India's meteorological department said Wednesday that 2024 was the hottest year since 1901, with sizzling temperatures in the world's most populous nation following a global pattern of extreme weather sparked by climate change. ... more 
Bad weather set to hit UK New Year celebrationsLondon (AFP) Dec 30, 2024 Adverse weather on Monday looked set to hit UK New Year festivities, as the organisers of Edinburgh's Hogmanay street party cancelled the event on public safety grounds. ... more 
Pier breaks off, floats away in heavy California stormSanta Cruz, United States (AFP) Dec 23, 2024 A pier collapsed into the ocean and floated away off the US state of California on Monday, weather authorities said, as the region was pounded by a powerful storm. ... more 
Storm fears overshadow India coast decades after tsunamiAkkaraipettai, India (AFP) Dec 19, 2024 The deadly tsunami that swamped India's southern coast two decades ago was a one-off disaster, but storms that are growing ever more intense spark panic each time howling gales whip up waves. ... more
Scientists struggle to explain record surge in global heatParis (AFP) Dec 16, 2024 The world has been getting hotter for decades but a sudden and extraordinary surge in heat has sent the climate deeper into uncharted territory - and scientists are still trying to figure out why. ... more |
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