Residents were left terrified when piranhas were spotted in the streets following historic flooding in the region. River levels have been on the rise in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul on the east coast following heavy rainfall, which are
Service dogs bring joy to kids A team of labradors spread the love with cuddles to both patients and staff at the Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas. In Canoas, Brazil, hundreds of volunteers have established a temporary dog shelter in
The mayor of Porto Alegre, Brazil, requested water rationing as 80% of the population lacks running water due to recent flooding. Rescue efforts continue in Rio Grande do Sul as the area sees closed airports, blocked roads and disrupted water treatment facilities.
Kenyan President William Ruto has postponed the reopening of schools until further notice due to heavy rains and floods. Flooding has displaced more than 150,000 people across Kenya. Some schools remain flooded or damaged, with displaced people temporarily housed in schools awaiting
The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul rose to 13, local authorities said on Thursday, May 2, 2024, as the state government declared a state of public calamity to handle the dramatic situation. The
A major plan to move millions of people out of their homes and over a thousand miles away to a huge island full of chilling jungle tribes is underway. Around 1.9 million living in the Indonesia capital Jakarta could be set to
Kenya has delayed the reopening of schools by one week due to heavy rains causing flooding, with nearly 100 flood-related deaths since mid-March. More than 100 schools have been flooded, leading to collapsed walls and roofs. The Education Ministry announced that schools,
Flooding and heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 70 people since mid-March, a government spokesperson said Friday, twice as many as were reported earlier this week. The East African country has seen weeks of heavy rains and severe flooding in
Flooding in Tanzania caused by weeks of heavy rain has killed 155 people and affected more than 200,000 others, the prime minister said Thursday. That is more than double the number of deaths reported two weeks ago as the amount of rainfall
Water levels in some overflowing rivers in Russia were starting to drop on Monday, but flooding remains widespread, Russian state TV reports said. More than 5,000 properties in Russia’s Kurgan region, about 1,000 miles east of Moscow along the border with Kazakhstan,