Torrential rains inundated the California coast on Christmas Eve, sparking numerous flash flood and even short-lived tornado warnings, turning roads into rivers and sending debris cascading down hillsides. Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Shasta counties as the rare and dangerous flood threat […]
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Tents flood, families seek shelter as Storm Byron bears down on Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Storm Byron is threatening to heap new miseries on Palestinians in Gaza, with families making distress calls from flooded tents and hundreds of others fleeing their shelters in search of dry ground as the fierce winter storm lashes heavy rains on the besieged territory. Officials warned Wednesday that the storm was forecast to bring flash […]
‘I decided I’d die’: Indonesia’s flood victims recount stories of survival | Floods News
Medan, Indonesia – As floodwaters burst into Nurdin and his wife’s home in Indonesia’s Aceh Province last week, the elderly couple crawled onto their bed. Nurdin, who uses a wheelchair following a stroke, resigned himself to his fate. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list “I was just waiting to die. I didn’t want […]
Families of Camp Mystic campers, counselors who died in Texas flood file lawsuits
The families of multiple campers and two counselors at Camp Mystic who died in the devastating flash flood in Texas in July are suing the camp, alleging gross negligence and reckless disregard for safety led to a “self-created disaster” that claimed the lives of 28 people total. The Fourth of July flood wiped out the Christian […]
Families sue Camp Mystic over flood deaths, alleging it ignored risks : NPR
An officer prays with a family as they pick up items at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, on July 9. Ashley Landis/AP hide caption toggle caption Ashley Landis/AP The operators of Camp Mystic in Texas, where 25 girls and two teenage counselors died in catastrophic flooding on July 4, failed to take necessary steps to […]