South African President Cyril Ramaphosa met Friday with survivors of devastating floods that killed at least 78 people in the impoverished Eastern Cape province, blaming the "catastrophic disaster" on climate change.
South Africa rescue teams recovered more bodies Thursday, days after heavy rains and strong winds battered the Eastern Cape province, as the death toll rose to at least 78.
(The Center Square) – April cuts drawn up by the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency and implemented to the beleaguered AmeriCorps, stopping recovery work form Hurricane Helene in North Carolina, are in limbo.
The mass is over 2,000 miles wide and 750 miles long.
(The Center Square) – Areas of western North Carolina declared federal disaster areas following Hurricane Helene are included in a $1.45 billion grant program from the U.S. Economic Development Administration.
(The Center Square) – Amid recovery from Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina, a state audit says an aid station's average cost equates to $220 for a load of laundry, and the average hourly rate for staff was $145.50 with $215 per diem daily.
Storm-damaged home values and crushing home insurance costs aren’t just a Florida problem, according to a new report from Cotality, a data company formerly known as CoreLogic.
An unseasonal rainstorm battered the Egyptian city of Alexandria on Saturday, flooding roads and damaging seafront businesses in the latest bout of erratic weather to hit the region.
An active hurricane season could raise home insurance rates in states like Louisiana, which are already facing soaring costs.
Tens of thousands of Australians remained isolated and thousands were without power on Saturday, authorities said as conditions in New South Wales eased after days of heavy rain that caused widespread flooding.