Finance
Kenya’s dramatic flooding sweeps away a central part of the economy: Its farms
[ad_1] MACHAKOS, Kenya — With dismay, Martha Waema and her husband surveyed their farm that was submerged by weeks of relentless rainfall across Kenya.…
Tag: Dam and levee breaches
Finance
North Dakota tribe goes back to its roots with a massive greenhouse operation
[ad_1] BISMARCK, N.D. — A Native American tribe in North Dakota will soon grow lettuce in a giant greenhouse complex that when fully completed…
World News
Thousands are evacuated after floods break a dam in the Russian city of Orsk
[ad_1] Floods caused by rising water levels in the Ural River broke a dam in a city near Russia’s border with Kazakhstan, forcing some…
World News
In corrupt Libya, longtime warnings of the collapse of the Derna dams went unheeded
[ad_1] CAIRO — The warnings were clear but went unheeded. Experts had long said that floods posed a significant danger to two dams meant…
US News
Glacial dam outburst in Alaska’s capital erodes riverbanks, destroys at least 2 buildings
[ad_1] JUNEAU, Alaska — Raging waters that ate away at riverbanks, destroyed at least two buildings and damaged others were receding Monday in Alaska’s…
US News
The $3.9 billion UN humanitarian appeal for Ukraine is only 30% funded, UN aid official says
[ad_1] UNITED NATIONS — The $3.9 billion humanitarian appeal for war-torn Ukraine is less than 30% funded as the country starts preparing for a…
US News
Vermont braces for more rain in wake of historic flooding
[ad_1] Vermont prepared for the next round of storms — and possibly a tornado — as people took advantage of calm weather Thursday to…
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Vermont slowly turns to recovery after being hit by flood from slow-moving storm
[ad_1] ANDOVER, Vt. — Floodwaters receded in Vermont cities and towns pummeled by a storm that delivered two months of rain in two days,…
World News
Ukraine recaptures village as Russian forces hold other lines, fire on fleeing civilians elsewhere
[ad_1] KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s military on Sunday reported recapturing a southeastern village as Russian forces claimed to repel multiple attacks in the area,…
Finance
Zelenskyy says ‘counteroffensive, defensive actions’ taking place in Ukraine
[ad_1] KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that counteroffensive and defensive actions are underway against Russian forces, asserting that his top…
Finance
Zelenskyy says ‘counteroffensive, defensive actions’ taking place in Ukraine
[ad_1] KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that counteroffensive and defensive actions are underway against Russian forces, asserting that his top…
World News
Zelenskyy says ‘counteroffensive, defensive actions’ taking place in Ukraine
[ad_1] KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that counteroffensive and defensive actions were underway against Russian forces, asserting that his top…
World News
Ukraine accuses Russia of destroying major dam near Kherson, warns of widespread flooding
[ad_1] KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine on Tuesday accused Russian forces of blowing up a major dam and hydroelectric power station in a part of…
Breaking News
Indian official suspended after he drains reservoir to retrieve phone he dropped while taking selfie
[ad_1] A government official in India has been suspended from his job after he ordered a water reservoir to be drained so he could…
Breaking News
Flooding, landslides as atmospheric river departs California
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES — Southern California residents weary of a storm-soaked winter were hit Wednesday by parting shots from the season’s 11th atmospheric river,…
Breaking News
New atmospheric river pushes into swamped California
[ad_1] WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Forecasters warned of more flooding, potentially damaging winds and difficult travel conditions on mountain highways as a new atmospheric river…
Finance
Flood problems grow as new storm moves into California
[ad_1] WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Crews rushed to repair a levee break on a storm-swollen river in California’s central coast as yet another atmospheric river…
US News
Flood problems grow as new storm moves into California
[ad_1] WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Crews rushed to repair a levee break on a storm-swollen river in California’s central coast as yet another atmospheric river…
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As atmospheric river exits, another awaits to hit California
[ad_1] WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Wet, miserable weather continued across huge swaths of California on Sunday as an atmospheric river that caused major flooding flowed…
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Storm breaches California river’s levee, thousands evacuate
[ad_1] WATSONVILLE, Calif. — A Northern California agricultural community famous for its strawberry crop was forced to evacuate early Saturday after the Pajaro River’s…