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Christmas Tree Farms Face 'Historic Challenges'

Drought (and flooding), inflation, labor shortages are causing grief for farmers trying to make a buck

(Newser) - A Weather Channel report this week warned how drought is adversely affecting Christmas tree farms in the Northeast. Turns out that's not the only struggle these farms are facing, with growers "having to overcome historic challenges," per the Wall Street Journal . Those challenges include not only abnormally...

After the Floods, an Underwater Search for the Missing

Research vessel with submergible robot among tactics being used after deadly flooding in Spain

(Newser) - A Spanish research vessel that investigates marine ecosystems has been abruptly diverted from its usual task to take on a new job: helping in the increasingly desperate search for the missing from Spain's floods. The 24 crew members aboard the Ramon Margalef were preparing Friday to use its sensors...

Married Poll Workers Killed in Missouri Flash Floods

Flooding kills at least 3 others in the state

(Newser) - Flash flooding caused by torrential rain in Missouri has killed at least five people, including two poll workers, a married couple who died when their vehicles were swept away in the southern part of the state. Up to 8 inches of rain fell over two days in parts of Missouri,...

King's Visit With Spain's Flood Survivors Doesn't Go Over Well

Felipe is pelted with mud and insults by enraged survivors, has to leave

(Newser) - Spain's King Felipe VI and top government officials were pelted with mud by a crowd of enraged flood survivors during the first visit by the country's leaders Sunday to the center of the suffering. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was evacuated from the scene, according to Spanish broadcaster...

Many Victims in Spain Were Caught in Parking Garages

Death toll from worst flooding in living memory has risen to more than 200

(Newser) - The mayor of Paiporta, a town on the outskirts of Valencia, says parking garages became death traps during Spain's worst flooding in living memory . "In Paiporta, we don't tend to have floods and people aren't afraid," Maribel Albalat tells the BBC . "When it rains...

Valencia Reeling as Death Toll Rises

With dozens still missing in catastrophic flooding, more casualties are expected

(Newser) - The confirmed death toll from Spain's worst flooding disaster in decades currently sits at 95, but authorities warn that number is likely to rise as dozens remain missing. That's the worst death toll from flooding since 1973, when floods killed 150, the BBC reports. Torrential rains Tuesday triggered...

This Is What It Looks Like in Spain Right Now
It Was 'the Worst Day' for Spain
Oct 30, 2024 6:17 AM CDT

It Was 'the Worst Day' for Spain

At least 52 dead after devastating flash floods on Tuesday

(Newser) - At least 52 people have died in eastern Spain after flash floods swept away cars, turned village streets into rivers and disrupted rail lines and highways in the worst natural disaster to hit the European nation in recent memory, per the AP . Emergency services in the eastern region of Valencia...

Death Toll Rises in Philippines: 'The Water Was Just Too Much'

Crews search for those missing after flooding, landslides

(Newser) - The number of dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides wrought by Tropical Storm Trami in the Philippines has reached nearly 130, and the president said Saturday that many areas remained isolated with people in need of rescue. Trami blew away from the northwestern Philippines on Friday, leaving at...

Flash Floods in New Mexico Kill 2
Flash Floods in
New Mexico Kill 2
Oct 21, 2024 12:30 AM CDT

Flash Floods in New Mexico Kill 2

309 people have been rescued in the Roswell area

(Newser) - The New Mexico National Guard continued search and rescue operations Sunday in Roswell after record rainfall produced severe flooding in and around the city and Chaves County and left at least two people dead, the AP reports. Guard officials said 309 people had been rescued since Saturday, with 38 of...

North Carolina's New Post-Helene Issue Really Stings
North Carolina's
New Post-Helene
Issue Really Stings
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Oct 6, 2024 2:45 PM CDT

North Carolina's New Post-Helene Issue Really Stings

State health officials stock up on Benadryl, EpiPens after yellow jackets start swarming

(Newser) - "The air was full of yellow jackets, which seemed incongruous with an otherwise lovely late fall afternoon. But like so many of the folks standing on the highway, they had nowhere else to go." That was the observation last week of a North Carolina local checking out the...

Other Nations Help Bosnia Search for Victims in Rubble

Village residents watched houses disappear in landslides

(Newser) - Rescue teams from Bosnia's neighbors and European Union countries were joining efforts on Sunday to clear the rubble and find people still missing from floods and landslides that devastated sections of the Balkan country. Bosnia sought EU help after a heavy rainstorm overnight on Friday left entire areas under...

Son Hikes 11 Miles in NC to Check on Parents
Son Hikes 11 Miles
in NC to Check on Parents
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Oct 5, 2024 12:00 PM CDT

Son Hikes 11 Miles in NC to Check on Parents

They were OK but cut off from communication at mountain home after Helene hit

(Newser) - One story out of Western North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene illustrates the problem of family members trying to check on loved ones. Sam Perkins tells CNN that he hiked 11 miles to his parents' home in the mountains on Saturday because he hadn't heard from them...

Helene Was Ruinous. The Insurance Reality Is Worse

Only the smallest fraction of homeowners hit by Helene have flood insurance

(Newser) - The devastation Hurricane Helene caused may be followed by devastation of another flavor: financial. Politico reports homeowners' insurance generally does not cover flood damage, which must be purchased separately. Almost all of US flood policies are sold via the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Flood Insurance Program, which covers...

In Constantly Flooding Town, 'We Won't Rebuild, It's Not Worth It'

Locals in Florida's Shore Acres, in Tampa Bay area, are spooked by storms, high home insurance rates

(Newser) - Tens of thousands of properties in the Tampa Bay region were damaged or completely destroyed as Hurricane Helene tore through Florida's Gulf Coast, where some homes ended up submerged in several feet of water, reports WUSF . "It's overwhelming and it's devastating," Marie Rowley, who lives...

30 Dead in One County Alone in Rural North Carolina

The toll is expected to rise in Buncombe County, home to Asheville

(Newser) - The full scope of the damage wrought by Hurricane Helene on the southeastern US continues to emerge as floodwaters recede. Perhaps no locale has been hit harder than North Carolina's mountainous Buncombe County, where the death toll stands at 30 and is expected to rise, reports the Asheville Citizen ...

Deadly Floods Overtake Nepal Capital

At least 32 are dead after flooding caused by nonstop rain in Kathmandu

(Newser) - Flooding caused by continuous rainfall has killed at least 32 people in Nepal's capital, and another 12 are missing, police said Saturday. Rains have been pounding since Friday night and are expected to continue over the weekend. Seventeen people were also injured, while 1,053 were rescued across Kathmandu,...

As Floodwaters Hovered, City's Residents Got to Work
Locals Told to Get
Out Instead Rushed
to Save Their City
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Sep 21, 2024 12:40 PM CDT

Locals Told to Get Out Instead Rushed to Save Their City

Residents of Nysa, Poland, piled up sandbags to keep flooding from Storm Boris from intruding

(Newser) - "Please evacuate your belongings, yourselves, your loved ones." That was the message earlier this week from Kordian Kolbiarz, mayor of the Polish city of Nysa, where an evacuation order was issued Monday as floods spurred by Storm Boris wreaked havoc throughout central Europe. An embankment near the city...

Strongest Typhoon Since 1949 Slams Into Shanghai

Bebinca made landfall Monday morning with winds of up to 94mph

(Newser) - The strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since at least 1949 flooded roads with water and broken tree branches, knocked out power to some homes, and injured at least one person as it swept over the financial hub Monday. More than 414,000 people had been evacuated ahead of the powerful...

Inmates Flee as Floods Bring Prison Walls Down

Authorities have recaptured just 7 of the 281 inmates who escaped from prison in Maiduguri, Nigeria

(Newser) - Nigerian authorities said 281 inmates escaped after devastating floods brought down a prison's walls in the country's northeast. A major dam collapsed on Sept. 10, unleashing severe flooding that left 30 people dead and more than a million displaced, and prompted evacuations across the state of Borno, reports...

'We Are Drowning,' Mayor Says as Floods Swamp Central Europe

Death toll climbs after torrential rains in several countries

(Newser) - The death toll was rising Sunday in Central European countries after days of heavy rains caused widespread flooding and forced mass evacuations. Several Central European nations have already been hit by severe flooding, including Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland and Romania, while Slovakia and Hungary might come next, as a...

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