March 05, 2026

SHAKE AND BLOW Man missing in floods as France hit by record 35 days of rain Saintes, France (AFP) Feb 18, 2026 A man has gone missing in the Loire River in the flood-hit west of France, an official said, as the country on Wednesday marked a record-breaking streak of 35 consecutive days of rain. National weather service Meteo-France said the country was experiencing its longest series of rainy days since measurements began in 1959, breaking the 2023 record. Four departments in western France were placed under red alert over the risk of flooding, with officials expecting the situation to worsen with the ar ... read more

Climate change turbocharged Spain's Valencia floods: study Paris, France (AFP) Feb 17, 2026 Human-driven climate change intensified rainfall that triggered the Spain's deadliest natural disaster in a generation when flash floods hit the Valencia region in 2024, a new study showed on Tuesday. ... more Hundreds evacuated as floods hit North Macedonia Skopje, Republic Of North Macedonia (AFP) Feb 16, 2026 Floods in North Macedonia triggered hundreds of evacuations over the weekend as authorities warned Monday that swollen rivers were still posing risks. ... more Madagascar cyclone death toll rises to 59 Toamasina, Madagascar (AFP) Feb 16, 2026 Flooding and fierce winds have pushed Madagascar's death toll from Cyclone Gezani to 59, with more than a dozen people still unaccounted for, the country's disaster agency said on Monday. ... more Cyclone Gezani kills four in Mozambique: officials Maputo (AFP) Feb 14, 2026 Cyclone Gezani has killed at least four people in Mozambique, authorities in the southern African country said Saturday, days after it left a trail of death and destruction across Madagascar. ... more

French flood alert system says working at record pace Paris, France (AFP) Feb 14, 2026 The flood alert system in France has been working at a record pace as relentless rain over the past month has saturated soils, the head of the agency told AFP on Saturday. ... more Floods wreak havoc in Morocco farmlands after severe drought Kenitra, Morocco (AFP) Feb 13, 2026 In the Moroccan village of Ouled Salama, 63-year-old farmer Mohamed Reouani waded through his crops, now submerged by floodwaters after days of heavy downpours. ... more Strong earthquake off Vanuatu coast, no damage reported Wellington (AFP) Feb 14, 2026 A magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Vanuatu on Saturday, with a local resident describing it as 'very big' despite no initial reports of damage. ... more Death toll in Madagascar cyclone rises to 38, 12,000 displaced Antananarivo, Madagascar (AFP) Feb 12, 2026 At least 38 people were killed when a cyclone slammed into Madagascar's second-largest city this week, authorities said Thursday, as Mozambique braced for the storm's arrival. ... more Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 08, 2026 Researchers at Kyoto University have outlined a new physical model in which disturbances in the ionosphere can generate electrostatic forces inside Earths crust that may help trigger large earthquak ... more

Morocco flood evacuees still shaken, waiting to return home Kenitra, Morocco (AFP) Feb 8, 2026 It was through a call from her local mosque's loudspeakers that Kasia El Selami learnt it was time to flee as floodwaters rose in her Moroccan village of Ouled Ameur. ... more Three dead after flooding hits northwest Syria: state media Damascus (AFP) Feb 8, 2026 Two children and a Syrian Red Crescent volunteer have died as a result of flooding in the country's northwest, state media said on Sunday. ... more Tropical cyclone kills seven in Madagascar Antananarivo, Madagascar (AFP) Feb 2, 2026 A tropical cyclone that hit Madagascar at the weekend killed seven people and forced more than 20,000 to leave their homes, authorities said Monday. ... more UN appeals for more support for flood-hit Mozambicans Geneva (AFP) Jan 30, 2026 The United Nations warned Friday of severe overcrowding in temporary accommodation shelters hosting an estimated 100,000 people displaced by flooding in Mozambique, and appealed for more international support. ... more Russian volcano puts on display in latest eruption Moscow (AFP) Jan 28, 2026 A volcano in Russia's far east on Wednesday spewed ash several kilometres into the sky, authorities said, putting on a spectacular display in its latest eruption. ... more

'I wanted to die': survivors recount Mozambique flood terror Manhica, Mozambique (AFP) Jan 28, 2026 Erica Raimundo Mimbir delivered her first baby on a school desk, the only dry place she found after days marooned in her flooded home in southern Mozambique. "I wanted to die because of the labour pains and the conditions," the 17-year-old told AFP in a village in the province of Maputo. Evacuated by boat the next day, Mimbir took shelter with relatives, among some 650,000 Mozambicans the United Nations says have been affected by torrential rains since December. "I don't think I'll return ho ... read more South Africa's Kruger park suffers 'devastating' damage from floods Cape Town (AFP) Jan 22, 2026 South Africa's iconic Kruger National Park suffered major damage to critical infrastructure in recent flooding, with the cost of repairs estimated to run over 30 million dollars, officials said Thursday. ... more

Tunisia flood death toll rises to five, with four missing Tunis (AFP) Jan 21, 2026 Flooding in Tunisia has killed five people, authorities said, as media reported four others missing on Wednesday after the country experienced its heaviest rainfall in over 70 years. ... more South Africa flood toll rises, large parts of Mozambique submerged Giyani, South Africa (AFP) Jan 16, 2026 Authorities in South Africa on Friday recovered two more bodies from widespread flooding that has cut access to the famed Kruger National Park and put parts of neighbouring Mozambique under water. ... more Seafloor clay layer linked to destructive 2011 Japan tsunami Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2026 A new seafloor study of the Japan Trench is shedding light on why the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami grew into one of Japan's deadliest modern disasters and how similar events might unfold in th ... more Indonesia revokes permits of 28 firms after deadly floods Jakarta (AFP) Jan 20, 2026 Indonesia stripped more than two dozen permits from forestry, mining and hydroelectric companies in Sumatra Tuesday, a government minister said, just weeks after deadly floods devastated parts of the island. ... more Rescuers race to find missing as deadly floods ravage Mozambique Manhica, Mozambique Jan 20, 2026 Rescuers in Mozambique clawed through thick mud and waded into waterlogged homes on Tuesday, racing to find survivors still unaccounted for after one of the country's worst floods in decades. ... more

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