Flooding

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (182+ words) BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – Gov. Greg Abbott formally requested a disaster declaration from the U.S. Small Business Administration for Bexar County and other communities hit hard by severe storms in August. Powerful thunderstorms swept across the San Antonio area Aug. 28, producing…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (789+ words) Alex Turnbull And John Leicester CHAMONIX-MONT-BLANC – For centuries, French and Italian mountain communities on the flanks of Western Europe's highest peak have gazed upon seemingly eternal glaciers and snow that gave the colossus its name: Mont Blanc, the white mountain....

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (458+ words) SAN ANTONIO – Raw sewage has been flowing through the parking lot of a Northeast Side apartment complex for days, and tenants say management has not responded to their emergency requests for help. Residents at the Palms at 8800 said the problem…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (236+ words) BEIJING – A mudslide killed two people and left 10 missing in eastern China, damaging a dozen houses following days of torrential rain brought by tropical cyclone Saudel, state media said Sunday. The mudslide hit part of a village in Suichuan County…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (848+ words) BANGKOK – It’s been more than a week since deadly flash floods killed hundreds and left thousands missing along the China-Nepal border — and practically nothing is known about the victims on the Chinese side. The disaster, which has killed more than…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (160+ words) KATHMANDU – Rescuers in Nepal have pulled one worker alive from a tunnel, Nepal Army spokesperson Brig. Gen. Raja Ram Basnet said Friday. The worker was rescued during an ongoing operation at the Trishul 3A tunnel, Basnet said. Local television news channels…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (385+ words) KATHMANDU – Some survivors sheltering in relief camps after deadly floods in Nepal struggled Thursday to obtain essential medicines and cash, even as authorities provided food and other basic supplies to thousands of displaced people. The shortages are adding to the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (329+ words) An extreme flood scenario is underway Wednesday morning in Southeast Texas with the remnants of Edouard. The storm, now a tropical depression, has dumped an estimated 15 to 22 inches of rain in spots, and some areas could experience rain totals of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (478+ words) KATHMANDU – Some tourists previously reported missing in Nepal have made contact with authorities, officials said Wednesday, as search efforts continued following catastrophic floods that killed at least 1,118 people and left more than 3,900 missing. Nepal’s Foreign Ministry said 324 foreign nationals had…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (938+ words) Mead Gruver And Wufei Yu Deadly flooding at the Grand Canyon threatens to cause economic damage, with a washed-out pipeline severing the South Rim's water supply and shutting down lodging at the popular tourist vista for an indefinite period. The…...