Central Region floods kill 18, displace dozens

Three feared dead as flood sweeps through Onitsha after heavy rainfall

By Chimaobi Nwaiwu NNEWI — No fewer than three persons were reportedly killed after a heavy downpour triggered severe flooding across parts of Onitsha, Anambra State, on Saturday evening. The victims were said to have been swept away by raging floodwaters that overwhelmed drainage channels and major roads within the commercial city. Residents said two [] The post Three feared dead as flood sweeps through Onitsha after heavy rainfall appeared first on Vanguard News.

Flashfloods sweep through Bangsamoro municipalities

COTABATO CITY — Rampaging floods, spawned by recurring heavy rains since Wednesday afternoon, swept through more than 30 barangays in low-lying areas in the adjoining Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur provinces in the Bangsamoro region. Both provinces are close to the 220,000-hectare Ligawasan Delta, a catch basin for large rivers that spring from []

Slither River: Large Scale Disaster Sends a Venomous Nile of Reptiles Flooding into a Chinese Village

Slither River: Large Scale Disaster Sends a Venomous Nile of Reptiles Flooding into a Chinese Village

Heavy downpours cause flooding, damage, forcing over 600 to evacuate

Heavy monsoon rains pounded central and other parts of the nation Thursday, damaging more than 200 facilities and forcing over 600 people to leave their homes, authorities said. As of 5 p.m., the downpours had damaged 256 facilities and prompted 662 people to temporarily evacuate across the nation, particularly in the central provinces of South and North Chungcheong, according to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters. Heavy rains battered the two Chungcheong provinces, wit

Flash floods hit J-K's Doda; several structures, vehicles suffer damage

The latest flash flood is the third such incident in the twin districts of Doda and Kishtwar in the past two days, following heavy rainfall that has battered the mountainous region.