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5 missing, 4 injured after landslide triggered by heavy rainfall hits northern Vietnam hydropower plant construction site


news.tuoitre.vn
Sat, 17 May 2025 12:25 UTC
A landslide occurred at the Ta Pao Ho 1A
A landslide occurred at the Ta Pao Ho 1A hydropower plant construction site in Phong Tho District, Lai Chau Province, northern Vietnam at around 10:30 am on May 16, 2025, leaving five workers missing and four others injured.
A landslide at the Ta Pao Ho 1A hydropower plant construction site in Phong Tho District, Lai Chau Province, northern Vietnam left five workers missing and four others injured on Friday.

Rescue operations are ongoing as authorities investigate the cause of the fatal landslide, believed to be triggered by days of heavy downpours.

According to initial reports from the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, the incident occurred at 10:30 am on Friday while nine workers from Dung Phuc Loc Construction Investment JSC, based in north-central Nghe An Province, were redirecting a stream at the construction site.

A sudden landslide from the upper slope buried several workers, leaving five missing and injuring four.

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5 dead in Algeria after torrential rain and floods


newarab.com
Thu, 15 May 2025 16:43 UTC
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Five people have died and more than a hundred were injured as heavy rain caused flooding in several regions of Algeria, the country's civil defence service said on Thursday.

In Djelfa, some 300 kilometres (185 miles) south of the capital Algiers, three people died when a bus was stuck and submerged in flood waters.

The civil defence, who reported the deaths taking place over a 24-hour period, said a 13-year-old died from injuries he sustained after being struck by large hailstones.

A fifth person was swept away by floodwaters, and authorities say search efforts are ongoing for another individual still missing.

Heavy downpours continued on Thursday in parts of both northern and southern Algeria, Africa's largest country.

The Algerian national meteorological office had warned of up to 90 millimetres of rainfall prior to the floodings.

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Junk study says if men didn't eat so much red meat we'd have nicer weather

Jo Nova
joannenova.com.au
Thu, 15 May 2025 08:01 UTC
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© Image by Ivana Tomášková from Pixabay
They really do want to turn men into women

The men are the climate vandals who carelessly wreck the Earth. If they would just eat the tofu and drive less, the world would be a better place, eh, especially for bourgeois academic femmebots in London. This is the kind of junk research that Big Government funding feeds. Someone spent a lot of money, and nobody learnt a thing.

Naturally, the Guardian lapped it right up:
Car use and meat consumption drive emissions gender gap, research suggests

The Guardian

Cars and meat are major factors driving a gender gap in greenhouse gas emissions, new research suggests.

Men emit 26% more planet-heating pollution than women from transport and food, according to a preprint study of 15,000 people in France. The gap shrinks to 18% after controlling for socioeconomic factors such as income and education.
But really the 26%-more-planet-polluting-men shrinks to a third once you account for men being, you know, bigger and more likely to travel further.
Eating red meat and driving cars explain almost all of the 6.5-9.5% difference in pollution that remains after also accounting for men eating more calories and travelling longer distances, the researchers said. They found no gender gap from flying.
The enemy of course, is "traditional gender norms". Real men cause storms and floods. Toxic masculinity is raising Earths Temperature:
Our results suggest that traditional gender norms, particularly those linking masculinity with red meat consumption and car use, play a significant role in shaping individual carbon footprints," said Ondine Berland, an economist at the London School of Economics and Political Science and a co-author of the study.
From the paper, these genius economists think red meat consumption is just a male identity thing:
"Red meat and car — high-emission goods often associated with male identity — account for most of the residual, highlighting the role of gender differences in preferences in shaping disparities in carbon footprints."
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Virginia boy found dead after heavy rains and flooding hit several states, swamping schools and homes

Tucker Reals, Emily Mae Czachor
CBS News
Wed, 14 May 2025 16:48 UTC
An aerial photo shows the flooded downtown area of Westernport, Maryland, May 13, 2025.
© Ricky Carioti/The Washington PostAn aerial photo shows the flooded downtown area of Westernport, Maryland, May 13, 2025.
Flash floods sparked by heavy rain hit parts of Virginia, western Maryland and Pennsylvania this week, leaving a 12-year-old boy dead in Virginia and forcing elementary schools in rural Maryland to evacuate, authorities said.

Search and rescue crews believe they found the body of the missing boy, Jordan Sims, at around 8:45 a.m. Wednesday morning, Albemarle County Fire Rescue said. The Medical Examiner's Office in Richmond will confirm the identity.

"This is a heartbreaking outcome, and our hearts are with the Sims' family and loved ones," said Albemarle County Fire Rescue Chief Dan Eggleston in a statement. "We are incredibly grateful to our local and regional partners who supported this search effort with urgency, professionalism, and care."

The fire rescue service had said Tuesday night that county police received a call late in the afternoon about a boy being swept away by a flood-swollen creek. The fire department said search efforts had to be put on hold after about three hours, "due to limited visibility in the overnight hours and the safety of all those involved."

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Violent storms wreak havoc across France - 10,629 lightning strikes recorded on May 10

Zane Lilley
The Connexion
Mon, 12 May 2025 18:15 UTC
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Flights were also diverted from major Paris airport due to heavy rain

A trail of damage was left in the wake of the weekend's storms that battered France from north to south.

Several areas of southern France saw powerful storms descend over the weekend, leaving flooding and hailstorms in the Occitanie and Nouvelle Aquitaine regions.

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Over 100 dead as torrential floods devastate village in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo


ilkha.com
Sun, 11 May 2025 12:43 UTC
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A devastating flood has killed more than 100 people in Kasaba, a remote village in South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, after torrential rains caused the Kasaba River to overflow its banks overnight.

The disaster, which struck between Thursday and Friday, demolished dozens of homes and left widespread destruction.

Local authorities report at least 104 confirmed deaths, with 28 injuries and approximately 150 homes destroyed. Rescue teams and villagers have recovered as many as 119 bodies, with many victims being children and elderly residents caught asleep during the surge. The floodwaters, carrying boulders, trees, and mud, tore through the lakeside community with immense force.

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Two dead as heavy rains for 4 hours trigger mudslides and flooding in Kasese, Uganda

Moureen Biira
Monitor (Uganda)
Sat, 10 May 2025 13:01 UTC
Residents of Kibandama I Village in Kilembe Sub-County, Busongora County South, Kasese District retrieve the body of Harriet Muzawimana from the river on Wednesday.
© Moureen BiiraResidents of Kibandama I Village in Kilembe Sub-County, Busongora County South, Kasese District retrieve the body of Harriet Muzawimana from the river on Wednesday.
Two people tragically lost their lives due to heavy rainfall that persisted for over four hours in Kasese District on Tuesday night. The incidents occurred in separate locations as a result of the severe weather conditions.

According to police reports, the victims have been identified as Mary Kabugho, 13, from Kibandama I Village in Kilembe Sub-County, Busongora County South, and Harriet Muzawimana, an adult woman from Kabuga Village in Karusandara Sub-County, also in Busongora County South.

SP Nelson Tumushime, the Rwenzori East Regional Police Spokesperson, said Kabugho lost her life in a mudslide that occurred around 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6. She had been sleeping in a separate room from her two brothers when the structure was buried by the mudslide.

He said the heavy rains, which lasted nearly four hours, softened the ground and caused the disaster.

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7 killed as 8 hour downpour floods Mogadishu, Somalia (UPDATE)


Hiiraan.com
Sat, 10 May 2025 12:46 UTC
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At least two people, a mother and her child, were killed after heavy rains battered the Somali capital, Mogadishu, overnight Friday, causing widespread flooding and severe damage to key roads, local officials said.

The victims died when their house collapsed in the Hamar Jajab district, according to the district commissioner. The rainfall, which lasted more than eight hours, submerged roads and washed away vehicles, including auto rickshaws, disrupting public transport and access to several neighborhoods.

Some of the worst-hit areas include recently constructed roads in Howlwadaag and Hodan districts, many of which were built by the Banadir regional administration. Authorities said these roads were severely damaged or rendered impassable.

The Banadir regional administration urged residents to avoid flooded areas and instructed district commissioners to assist those affected by the water, particularly families living in aging or poorly constructed homes.

Flash floods are a recurring problem in Mogadishu, where poor drainage and rapid urban growth have increased the vulnerability of residents, especially in low-lying areas.


Comment: Update May 11

Al Jazeera reports:
At least seven people have died, and main roads were cut off after heavy rains led to flooding in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.

The regional administration spokesperson, Abdinasir Hirsi Idle, said on Saturday that rescue efforts were continuing.

"The death toll could rise because the rains were heavy and lasted for several hours, causing nine houses to collapse across different neighbourhoods, and at least six major roads to suffer severe damage," he said.

Somalia has in the past suffered extreme climate shocks, including prolonged dry seasons that have caused droughts and heavy rains resulting in floods.

Friday's rains went on for about eight hours, leaving waist-high waters in neighbourhoods where some residents were trapped and others were forced to move to higher ground.


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Flash floods kill two, injure three in eastern Afghanistan


ilkha.com
Fri, 09 May 2025 18:00 UTC
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At least two people have been confirmed dead and three others injured after flash floods swept through parts of eastern Afghanistan's Khost province late Thursday, local authorities reported.

The floods were triggered by heavy rainfall in the outskirts of Yaqubi Sabri district, causing widespread destruction and prompting concern over the country's increasing vulnerability to extreme weather events.

Provincial government spokesman Mustaghfir Gurbaz confirmed the casualties in a statement on Friday, noting that dozens of residential homes, local shops, and large areas of agricultural land were either washed away or severely damaged.

"Two residents have sadly lost their lives, and three others have been injured as a result of the sudden floods," said Gurbaz. "The damage is extensive. Hundreds of acres of farmland have been destroyed, and rural infrastructure, including roads, has been seriously affected."
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Five dead, two missing in Colombia landslide caused by heavy rains


Barrons
Fri, 09 May 2025 10:30 UTC
Landslide in Sabaneta, Antioquia, caused by heavy rains.
Landslide in Sabaneta, Antioquia, caused by heavy rains.
At least five people were killed and two are missing after a landslide near Colombia's second-largest city Medellin on Thursday, local authorities said.

Rescue teams were deployed to Sabaneta municipality, south of Medellin, where heavy rains caused landslides and flooding, Antioquia department governor Andres Julian Rendon said on X.

Videos shared on social media appeared to show several homes buried in the region.

The mayor's office said it had set up shelters for victims while rescue efforts are ongoing.

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