The Boston tunnel was filled with 130,000 gallons of stormwater runoff this week after a torrential downpour led officials to close the historic city’s roadways. Video shows people slowly driving through the tunnel as dark, murky water reaches halfway above their cars’ tires. The cars stick to one side of the tunnel, where the water […]
In late October, flash floods devastated the Valencia region of eastern Spain. In some places, one year’s worth of rain fell in a few hours. At least 221 people have died and at least 5 are still missing. It is Spain’s largest inundation since 1982, when torrents hit the same area as well as the […]
Air freight shipments from China to the U.S. are continuing to ramp up as demand for goods out of e-commerce players like Shein and Temu accelerates ahead of the holiday season. Plenty of geopolitical uncertainty has contributed to the rush to air more product out of China—with issue No. 1 being the looming inauguration of […]
The storm had winds equivalent to those of a Category 4 hurricane on Thursday. Forecasters warned of torrential rain in the north of the country.
Family handout Rubén (left) and Izan were “such happy kids”, their aunt said Like every parent in Valencia that day, Victor Matías had quickly changed his plans, fearing what could be on the way. The rain was still thundering down, but by now – early evening – he had managed to leave work early, safely […]
Alexa Robles-Gil Daily Correspondent When Hurricane Helene hit Valle Crucis in North Carolina, the creek across the Watauga River was already overflowing from 11 inches of rain, according to local resident Jessica Valky-Bryant. The swollen creek then went over its banks, flooding and destroying Valky-Bryant’s private road. Trees and mud puddles were everywhere. “In the […]
A week after catastrophic floods, some families are unsure if their relatives are alive. The government has still not issued a public tally of the missing.
As the country reels from a flood that has left at least 211 people dead, ordinary citizens have flocked to devastated areas to help clean, donate and rebuild.
Reuters Firefighters pump the water out of a tunnel where vehicles piled up in Alfafar, Valencia As Spain reels from the flash floods which struck the south-east of the country this week, many are wondering why the death toll, which currently stands at over 200, is so high. Almost all of the deaths confirmed so […]
Flash flooding across Spain killed more than 95 people after torrential rain left towns and villages submerged and turned streets into rivers.
