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CBC
11-06-2025
- Climate
- CBC
Marking 75 years since the flood of 1950 in Winnipeg
Around this time in 1950, a large swath of Winnipeg was under water. It was a flood that left many displaced and is seen as one of the worst floods in Winnipeg's history.
Al Arabiya
11-06-2025
- Climate
- Al Arabiya
South Africa flooding toll rises to nine, children missing
The death toll from flooding in eastern parts of South Africa has risen to nine as rescuers search for children missing after a minibus was swept away, the local government said on Wednesday. Heavy snowfall and storms have affected areas of the Eastern Cape province, with the entire country experiencing extreme winter weather conditions since last week. Torrential rains in the OR Tambo district have now claimed nine lives, a statement from the local government said, raising an earlier toll of seven. The search for missing children aboard a school bus that was swept away by a flood was ongoing early on Wednesday, it added. Khuselwa Rantjie, spokeswoman for the Eastern Cape Provincial Government, told AFP she could not confirm how many children or adults were on the bus. Local media have reported that at least 10 children are missing. Separately, three children were rescued after spending hours in trees to escape rising waters near the city of Mthatha, one of the areas hardest hit. Several hundred people have been displaced since Monday, according to the government, mainly from OR Tambo and Amathole districts, with some relocated in schools and town halls. The local authority said it was providing hot meals and essentials to those housed in temporary shelters with support from several government agencies. The 'relentless downpours' also caused landslides and 'significant damage to property and infrastructure,' the government added. South Africa's national weather service has warned that severe and extreme winter weather conditions would persist until at least the middle of this week.
CBC
04-06-2025
- General
- CBC
Blanket left on stove caused small Windsor house fire near university leaving 3 displaced
Fire officials in Windsor say a small house fire near the university was ignited by a blanket left on a stove. The Tuesday blaze was at a residence on Randolph Avenue near Fanchette Street. Everyone inside got out safely, according to Windsor Fire and Rescue Services, however, three people remain displaced for the time being. Damage has been pegged at around $5,000, and was kept to a small area of the house near a mattress.
The Guardian
02-06-2025
- Climate
- The Guardian
Weather tracker: Nigeria hit by deadly flooding described as ‘worst in 60 years'
Significant flooding affected Nigeria last week, with more than 150 deaths reported so far. Heavy rain struck the north of the country on Wednesday night and continued into Thursday, leading to flooding along the Niger River, displacing thousands and destroying hundreds of homes. The district head said it was the region's worst flood in 60 years. Heavy rain is not unusual at this time of year in Nigeria. The country has a tropical climate and is influenced by the west African monsoon, with the wet season running from April until October. This type of seasonality is linked to land-sea temperature differences, alongside the shifting intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), a band of low pressure roughly around the equator that shifts north and south with the angle of the sun. From March to September, the sun favours the northern hemisphere, meaning there is greater incoming solar radiation here during this time. As land heats up faster than water, this creates surface low pressure over west Africa as air ascends over the region, which then allows moister air to move in from the Atlantic to later fall out as rain. Additionally, the ITCZ moves northwards during the northern hemisphere summer, meaning this region of low pressure is now situated over north Africa, allowing for more precipitation there. In contrast, during the northern hemisphere winter, the ITCZ shifts southwards, leading to drier conditions in west Africa under higher pressure. This week, Niger and Nigeria will continue to experience rainfall but also below-average temperatures. These will fall about 10C below normal early this week, with daytime maximums in the mid to high 20s compared with a climate average of mid- to high 30s Celsius. Northern Africa also had some extreme weather, with a severe summer storm hitting Alexandria in Egypt on Saturday. The city was battered by heavy rain, strong winds and hail, which flooded the streets and caused power outages. Sign up to Down to Earth The planet's most important stories. Get all the week's environment news - the good, the bad and the essential after newsletter promotion The conditions were attributed to a cold front linked to an area of low pressure that moved into Egypt over the weekend. The cold front introduced moisture and forced the warm air to rise, which later condensed, forming storm clouds. Although storms are common there in the winter and spring, they occur less frequently closer to summer.
CBS News
30-05-2025
- General
- CBS News
Runaway concrete truck plows into Daly City homes
A runaway concrete mixer truck rolled down a steep street in a Daly City neighborhood and smashed into two houses Friday morning, leaving them severely damaged, authorities said. The incident happened shortly before 11 a.m. on Shipley Avenue near Simpson Drive between Callan Boulevard and Gellert Boulevard. The truck crashed into the front of a parked vehicle before plowing into one home and coming to rest embedded in the house next door, leaving both with significant structural damage. A concrete mixer truck is seen lodged in a house on Shipley Avenue in Daly City after it rolled down the street, hitting two homes, May 30, 2025. KPIX / Stringer The North County Fire Authority told CBS News San Francisco that there were no injuries reported, but more than a dozen people were displaced as a result of the crash. The Daly City Building Department red-tagged both buildings, and Pacific Gas and Electric crews were on hand to shut off utilities to the homes. Crews worked for hours to transfer the cement to another truck so it could be extricated from the building.
