Colombia slowly recovering from flooding, mudslides
Flooding and mudslides in central Colombia have killed at least 11 people, the Red Cross said Wednesday, causing alarm in a country still recovering from mudslides that killed hundreds.
Matt Bracken 0 Comment The Baltimore Sun Colombia, flooding, mudslides, weather
Flooding and mudslides in central Colombia have killed at least 11 people, the Red Cross said Wednesday, causing alarm in a country still recovering from mudslides that killed hundreds.
Matt Bracken 0 Comment The Baltimore Sun flooding, Peru, weather
More than 50,000 people have been displaced by flood water in the region of Piura in northern Peru and hundreds of houses have been flooded. Many local residents are being taken to shelters set up by the government, while others refuse to leave their land and prefer to stay on high ground in their communities.
Quinn Kelley 0 Comment Americas, Weather, World flooding, landslides, Lima, Peru
Torrential rains, landslides and overflowing of rivers have killed 25 people and affected over 200,000 in Peru since the beginning of the year.
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Steve Earley 0 Comment Maryland, The Baltimore Sun art, ellicott city, flooding, floods, Maryland, natural disasters, painting, paintings, plein air
Three weeks before flood waters raged through the streets of historic Ellicott City, artists perched on its sidewalks and hillsides to paint what they saw, sights, it turned out, that in many cases may never look quite the same again.
Forming a unique composite of how the area appeared right before the disaster, the dozens of works created during the Howard County Arts Council‘s annual plein air paint out are also providing a means to help artists recover from it.
Quinn Kelley 0 Comment Weather flooding, Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
At least 18 people have died in severe flooding in West Virginia, according to the Associated Press. A deluge of 9 inches of rain in parts of the state destroyed or damaged more than 100 homes and knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses.
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Quinn Kelley 0 Comment Nation, Weather flash flood, flood, flooding, Louisiana, rain
A second round of rain early Thursday hit an already inundated north Louisiana, where flooding in some places was up to the rooftops and in others submerged cars, stranded families and forced evacuations.
Matt Bracken 0 Comment The Baltimore Sun, Weather, World flooding, France, storm, Storm Imogen, United Kingdom
Parts of France and the UK are currently being battered by Storm Imogen. Thousands of homes have been left without power and commuters hit by road and rail chaos as Storm Imogen batters the South with gale force winds and torrential rain.
Jin Kim 0 Comment Nation, Weather fenton, flooding, Mississippi, mississippi river, Missouri, St. Louis
Missouri and other areas along the Mississippi river are facing major flooding events after intense rainfall and rising river levels. At least 20 people have been killed, and 19 levees along the river are still vulnerable.