Ecuador’s Esmeraldas Floods Bring Local Emergency as Hail Swamps Quito
The Esmeraldas floods push Ecuador's coastal city into a local emergency, while a hailstorm floods a Quito Metro station and...
October 5, 2026Topic
Floods
Ecuador Floods Burst Seven Rivers in Esmeraldas
Ecuador El Niño floods hit Esmeraldas, where seven rivers burst their banks on 30 September. Officials list 83 open emergencies.
October 1, 2026
Ghana Floods Destroy 93 Homes and Food Stocks, Leaving 246 People Homeless
Floods in northern Ghana collapsed 93 houses and left more than 246 people homeless, washing away stored grain and cutting...
September 27, 2026
Deadly Floods in Ghana and Ivory Coast Kill at Least 24
At least 24 dead in Accra and Abidjan after record June rains triggered flash floods and landslides, with Ghana releasing...
July 24, 2026
India plans even more food export restrictions – wheat, sugar and now rice? Food crisis continues to worsen
Recently, New Delhi announced that it would significantly restrict wheat export. The reason for this is a persistent drought
May 30, 2022
Heavy rains: Government of Bolivia activates climate contingency plan
different contingencies that may occur due to the heavy rains and river floods that the country is suffering.
December 24, 2021
Brazil São Paulo aims to curb pollution and seek green money at COP26
It may not seem like it, but the city of São Paulo, a concrete megalopolis, has 40% of green cover,...
October 13, 2021
Huge dust clouds hit cities in Brazil’s São Paulo interior on Sunday afternoon
A thick dust cloud hit Ribeirão Preto, Franca, Barretos and other cities in São Paulo's interior on Sunday afternoon, September...
September 27, 2021
Brazil’s hospitals at risk as weather changes bring more floods
Last December, when physician Victor Heitor Gomes became health director for Rafard, a municipality 150 km northwest of São Paulo,...
March 9, 2021