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Two children died in Jalisco when Hurricane Polo’s rain bands swept away their home, and three people are missing. The storm is due to cross Baja California Sur on Monday, well north of Los Cabos. The post Hurricane Rains Kill Two Children in Mexico as Polo Nears Baja California appeared first on The Rio Times.
Deep floodwaters in Bangkok drove thousands of residents into shelters as others scrambled to buy groceries or dry out their homes on Sunday after days of heavy rain inundated markets, roads, and residences. Pedestrians in plastic rain ponchos waded through murky knee-deep water in the Thai capital, some venturing into a supermarket while others floated their belongings in plastic tubs. “People cannot get out of their homes. We are running out of food, so I came out to purchase some,” Aduenan...
Thailand’s capital Bangkok declared a flood disaster on Saturday after more than 300 millimetres of rain in less than 48 hours, leaving canals overflowing and streets submerged. “It’s like at my waist level now,” a local said. The governor has urged people not to panic, saying the situation is stabilising.
Hurricane Polo, one of the strongest Pacific cyclones in decades, brought dangerous waves and heavy rain to Mexico.
Heaviest toll expected in poorer countries, already struggling with food insecurity and high energy costs, report says.
Heavy rains triggered flooding and landslides across northern Vietnam, killing three people and damaging thousands of homes as well as more than 22,000 hectares (54,000 acres) of crops. The northern region has experienced downpours since Monday, with some areas receiving as much as 653mm (26 inches) of rain, according to a statement on the government’s website. More than 16,000 houses have been inundated while rice and other crops have been damaged. National and provincial roads have been...
A magnitude 4.6 aftershock hit Chocó on 12 September as AmCham backed a temporary VAT cut on airline tickets for the earthquake zone. The post Another Tremor in Choco as Colombia Debates a Tourism Tax Cut appeared first on The Rio Times.
Threats of cyclones and deadly surf as the Category 3 storm path approaches Hawaiian islands on Monday night.
The glacier collapse that led to devastating flash floods across the Himalayan region of Nepal and its border with the Chinese autonomous region of Tibet on August 26 was preceded by early warning signs, experts say. But monitoring and emergency alert systems in the region are still insufficient to predict such disasters.