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'Water is flooding everywhere' as torrential rains sweep through West and Central Africa

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Houses swept away to the very last brick. Inmates frantically fleeing the city's main prison as its walls got washed away by water rising from an overflowing dam.

Sep 20, 2024 3:07 AM Read more >

Brazil drought punishes coffee farms and threatens to push prices even higher

CACONDE, Brazil (AP) — Silvio Almeida’s coffee plantation sits at an ideal altitude on a Brazilian hillside, whose clay-rich soil does well at retaining moisture from rainfall and a nearby reservoir.

Sep 19, 2024 10:29 PM Read more >

Flood-hit regions in Central Europe will get billions in EU aid

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday pledged billions of euros in aid for Central European countries that suffered enormous damage to infrastructure and housing during the massive flooding that has so far claime

Sep 19, 2024 9:02 PM Read more >

Alberta providing $149 million to cover municipal costs after Jasper wildfire

JASPER, ALTA. — The Alberta government is providing close to $150 million to cover costs for the town of Jasper, Alta., a third of which was destroyed in July's wildfire.

Sep 19, 2024 10:42 AM Read more >

Floods in Central Europe threaten new areas. Heavy rains also flood parts of Italy

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A massive floodwave moving across Central Europe was threatening new areas and raising concerns among residents and leaders. It also prompted European Union head Ursula von der Leyen to plan a visit to the region on Thursday.

Sep 19, 2024 4:17 AM Read more >

At least 1000 people evacuated as flooding hits northern Italy

ROME (AP) — About a thousand residents were evacuated in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna after it was hit by torrential rains and severe flooding overnight, local media reported Thursday.

Sep 19, 2024 2:06 AM Read more >

At least 15 dead since July and thousands of hectares scorched as wildfires sweep Peru

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Wildfires in Peru have left at least 15 dead since July and more than 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres) of cultivated land and natural areas scorched, authorities said Monday.

Sep 18, 2024 10:48 PM Read more >

Nigeria warns of possible flooding as Cameroon releases water from dam

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's government warned of possible flooding in 11 states following the release of water from a dam in neighboring Cameroon.

Sep 18, 2024 9:19 PM Read more >

Rising rivers threaten southern Poland as flooding recedes elsewhere in Central Europe

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Soldiers and volunteers in southwestern Poland laid sandbags Wednesday near swollen rivers around the city of Wroclaw to protect homes and businesses after days of flooding across Central Europe.

Sep 18, 2024 9:10 PM Read more >

Portugal declares a state of calamity as wildfires rage out of control

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — More than 100 wildfires stretched thousands of firefighters to the limit in northern Portugal on Wednesday, with seven deaths since the worst spate of fires in recent years spread out of control over the weekend.

Sep 18, 2024 8:31 PM Read more >