Par Lilou Boulanger Published on Dec 22, 23 at 7:00 p.m. See my news Follow Le Républicain Sud-Gironde A Girondist found a solution to reinforce the dikes along the Gironde Garonne, with inexpensive local clay. Benoît De Griève has been working in the world of stones for 20 years. For around ten years, he has … Read more
The damage caused by the heavy rains that fell in recent hours in Havana continues, with the capital experiencing almost 30 landslides in the last 12 hours. According to different reports, the landslides were recorded in the municipalities of Centro Habana, Diez de Octubre and Cerro. These include 17 partial roof collapses and 11 total … Read more
The Institute of Meteorology has issued a forecast for next weekend, warning of strong winds, flooding in the west and possible severe local storms. The main cause is an extratropical low that will form in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday the 15th and intensify rapidly. This extratropical low will move towards the northeast, affecting … Read more
Bad weather is expected in a large part of the territory this Monday, forecasts Météo France, which places nine departments on alert. Eight departments are on orange alert for floods, three for rain-flooding. Check the map and forecasts. Heavy rain is expected in France this Monday, December 11, according to Météo-France forecasts. Accumulated precipitation could … Read more
New York City is sinking by 1 to 2 mm per year, and the weight of its 1,084,954 buildings could contribute to this. In a study published in the journal Earth’s Future, researchers from the University of Rhode Island (Kingston, United States) show how the weight of skyscrapers contributes to the subsidence of the city. … Read more
Dar es Salaam, December 3, 2023 (Xinhua) The death toll from massive floods and landslides caused by heavy rainfall in northern Tanzania rose to 47 people on Sunday evening, local officials said. “The death toll has now reached 47 people, an increase from the 23 people announced earlier,” Quinn Sindiga, Manyara District Commissioner, told Xinhua … Read more
Reuters NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 17:21 Fourteen people have recently been killed in heavy rainfall and flooding in Somalia. Thousands of others are stuck in their homes because of the flooding. More than a hundred thousand people have also fled their homes, reports the UN aid organization OCHA. Streets are flooded and infrastructure, such as bridges and … Read more
The MTA New York City Transit, which operates one of the world’s oldest and densest subway systems (operating 365 days a year, 24 hours a day), said a large pipe under the roadway had ruptured at at 7th Avenue and 40th Street in Manhattan. Traffic was obviously interrupted and the water supply cut off in … Read more
In May 2011, the Murcian town of Lorca suffered an earthquake of magnitude 5.1 on the Richter scale that caused 9 fatalities, more than 300 injuries and 462 million euros in direct economic losses. On December 13, 2021, after 85 active days, the eruption of the volcano on the island of La Palma ceased, leaving … Read more
Back to home / Shows / Info or misinformation Published on: 03/10/2023 – 22:52 Modified on: 03/10/2023 – 22:53 05:02 Info or Intox © France 24 Streets transformed into torrents, flooded subway stations, drowned cars, the torrential rains that New York experienced before the weekend gave rise to the broadcast of impressive videos. As is … Read more