Fears of further flood deaths as rain lashes Europe

Four southern provinces in Poland are among the areas at greatest risk. PHOTO/Polish Police

Romania has set up displacement camps and launched rescue operations after floods killed at least four persons and destroyed thousands of homes in the east of the country. Boats and planes are being used to move individuals to safety, and Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has said the priority now is to prevent further deaths. Recent […]

At least 30 dead, many missing after dam bursts in eastern Sudan

Sudan Dam

Surging waters have burst through a dam, wiped out at least 20 villages and left at least 30 people dead but probably many more in eastern Sudan, the United Nations said on Monday, devastating a region already reeling from months of civil war. Torrential rains caused floods that overwhelmed the Arbaat Dam on Sunday just 40 […]