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Kenya floods: Bus full of passengers swept away by raging waters - all rescued

Wycliffe Muia
BBC
Tue, 09 Apr 2024 12:59 UTC
The passengers had been stranded since the early hours of Tuesday morning
© KENYA RED CROSSThe passengers had been stranded since the early hours of Tuesday morning
Emergency services have been rescuing passengers who were trapped in a bus that was swept away by floods on a busy highway in northern Kenya.

The bus, with about 50 passengers, was heading to the capital, Nairobi, from northern Wajir county, police said.

The driver had attempted to cross a flooded section of the road when it happened. The bus then became stuck in some mud surrounded by raging waters.

Some were rescued from the bus's roof in the nearly 10-hour rescue mission.

"All passengers aboard the bus have now been rescued," the Kenya Red Cross said, adding that it had been a "challenging" operation to save the lives of those "marooned by raging waters".

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Southern China still lashed by heavy rains, triggering second flood alert in as many days

Xinlu Liang
South China Morning Post
Sun, 07 Apr 2024 13:42 UTC
The water level at Yingde (5) Station in Yingcheng Town, Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province reached 30.07 meters on the 7th, exceeding the warning level of 4.07 meters.
© CCTV NewsThe water level at Yingde (5) Station in Yingcheng Town, Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province reached 30.07 meters on the 7th, exceeding the warning level of 4.07 meters.
Parts of southern China continued to be battered by heavy downpours over the weekend, with rainstorm and flood alerts issued for the second day on Sunday.

The Bei, a tributary of the Pearl River in southern Guangdong province, was declared as having recorded its first "No 1 Flood" of the year at 6.35am on Sunday - marking the earliest numbered flood in a major river since data began to be compiled in 1998.

China has seven main river systems, including the Yangtze and Yellow rivers, as well as the southern Pearl River and waterways further north.

According to the Ministry of Water Resources, China's major rivers and lakes can flag "numbered floods" when their water levels reach the warning level or register a flood of "once in two to five years" magnitude.

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Drone footage captures flooded bridges and roads in rural parts of south-west Queensland, Australia


Guardian
Mon, 08 Apr 2024 13:26 UTC
South West Aerial Services operator Alan MacDonald was able to view the levee bank's effectiveness from above, as the Warrego River reached its peak on Saturday.
South West Aerial Services operator Alan MacDonald was able to view the levee bank's effectiveness from above, as the Warrego River reached its peak on Saturday.
Footage captures flooding near the rural township of Charleville following a weekend of heavy rain in parts of southern Queensland and northern New South Wales. Communities across the region have been impacted by flooding, with some isolated by road closures.

According to the Bureau of Meteorology, the Warrego River gauge near Bakers Bend, in south-west Queensland, recorded a peak of 10.16m on Monday morning.


Source: Katrina Lehmann | Murweh Shire Council
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Almost 200 flood rescues conducted after record rainfalls across New South Wales, Australia


abc.net.au
Sat, 06 Apr 2024 13:15 UTC
More than a month's worth of rain fell across parts of eastern NSW on Friday, leading to fears of widespread flooding (pictured, Narrabeen on Sydney's northern beaches)
More than a month's worth of rain fell across parts of eastern NSW on Friday, leading to fears of widespread flooding (pictured, Narrabeen on Sydney's northern beaches)
Rain records have been broken across Sydney and the Illawarra region as NSW SES conducted almost 200 flood rescues.

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Thousands in Russia's Orenburg forced to evacuate as 'critical' flooding causes dam burst

Vishwam Sankaran
Independent (UK)
Sat, 06 Apr 2024 12:49 UTC
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Dam burst threatens over 230,000 people with flooding

Thousands of people living in Russia's Orenburg region have been forced to evacuate after severe flooding caused a dam to burst in the Ural river.

"Don't wait for the situation to become threatening! Leave! You need to evacuate as quickly as possible," the region's mayor Sergei Salmin told residents, Reuters reported.

The situation in the city, about 1,500 km (930 miles) east of Moscow, is "critical" and some 300 houses have already been submerged, according to the mayor.

Several parts of the Russian Siberian and Ural mountains as well as neighbouring parts of Kazakhstan have been hit with floods in recent days and a state of emergency has been declared in Orenburg.

Officials say a burst dam in the city of Orsk, about 276 km (171 miles) east of Orenburg, threatens over 230,000 people with flooding.

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Nearly 1000 villagers rendered homeless after floods hit Rufiji, Tanzania


The Guardian (Tanzania)
Thu, 04 Apr 2024 11:47 UTC
Some houses in Kanga, Kiegele, Kilindi and Nyandote areas at Chumbi ward in Rufiji district, Coast Region surrounded by water as captured yesterday
© Projestus BinamunguSome houses in Kanga, Kiegele, Kilindi and Nyandote areas at Chumbi ward in Rufiji district, Coast Region surrounded by water as captured yesterday
Nearly 1000 people have been rendered homeless after floods engulfed 58 houses in Kanga, Kiegele, Kilindi, and Nyandote sub-villages in the Chumbi ward of Rufiji District, Coast Region.

District Commissioner Major Edward Gowele said this yesterday when speaking to victims shortly after inspecting flood impacts in affected areas.

He said more than 28,000 hectares of agricultural and commercial crops such as corn, rice; sesame, and banana were affected by the floods, which were mainly caused by the opening of water from the Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project (JNHPP).

DC Gowele was accompanied by Mohamed Mchengerwa, who is the MP for Rufiji and Minister of State, President's Office-Regional Administrations and Local Governments (PO-RALG).

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Mudslides and floods in Quito, capital of Ecuador - at least one killed


telesurenglish.net
Tue, 02 Apr 2024 12:30 UTC
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© Daniel MolinerosThe vehicles were swept away by the landslide in La Gasca.
On Tuesday, floods and floods were reported in the area of La Gasca, Quito, capital of Ecuador. The situation appears to be similar to that of January 2022, when the waters claimed the lives of more than 20 people.

The waters began by taking Fulgencio Araujo and Antonio José de Sucre streets, where neighbors notified authorities of the presence of large amounts of water and mud coming down the street.

Mayor Pabel Muñoz and managers of technical teams from Quito are on the scene attending the emergency. Among the teams present are, Fire Department, Public Enterprise Metropolitan Mobility and Public Works, among others.

The Metropolitan Transit Agency (AMT) carried out closures on different roads such as Mariscal Sucre and America, which, according to AMT, still have large vehicular and pedestrian flows.

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Rivers flood French towns and giant hailstones over weekend

Zane Lilley
The Connexion
Tue, 02 Apr 2024 18:46 UTC
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Several areas of France saw rivers burst their banks and flood through towns over the Easter weekend with storms and heavy rain sweeping across the south-west and east. Hundreds of homes had to be evacuated.

Many departments still face warnings over river levels, particularly in the south-west and east.

The Arroux and Armançon rivers in the east of France remain at the highest possible risk level for flooding today (April 2).

The videos below posted on social media show the impact of flooding from these rivers.


Comment: Another report: Town submerged after heavy rain triggers severe flooding in central France

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Dozens of villages flooded in Russia's Altai region


MSN
Mon, 01 Apr 2024 15:38 UTC
Altai Territory flooded due to
Altai Territory flooded due to meltwater
Several dozen villages in Russia's Altai region were still flooded on Monday after snow began to melt.

The Russian Emergency Ministry said Sunday almost 500 houses in 40 villages were flooded in the region.

Three temporary accommodation centers were opened, where more than 150 people were sheltering after their houses were flooded.

AP

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Heavy rains trigger floods, landslides in northern Italy


Yahoo! News
Mon, 01 Apr 2024 15:32 UTC
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Footage released by emergency services showed overflowing waterways and torrents of muddy water cascading down staircases and roadways in the town of Edolo.

At least 15 people were evacuated from the area, Italy's firebrigade Vigili del Fuoco said in a written statement.

Reuters

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