Nearly 80 people have been killed after flashfloods triggered landslides in India’s Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh. It brings the overall death toll in the state to 338 since the monsoon season began in late June, with more than 35 people still missing. The government of Himachal Pradesh declared entire state ‘natural calamity affected area’ after heavy rainfall triggers floods & landslides. Al Jazeera’s Michael Appel reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #India #MonsoonFloods #Monsoon #IndiaFloods #IndiaLandslides #HimachalPradesh #HimachalFloods #Shimla #Mandi #RainAlert #FloodAlert #HeavyRainfall #NorthernIndia […]
Authorities in western Canada have implored tens of thousands of people to heed evacuation orders. They have warned of difficult days ahead as “severe and fast-changing” forest fires in the province of British Columbia intensified further. Al Jazeera’s Patty Culhane reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Canada #CanadaWildfires #Yellowknife # YellowknifeEvacuation #AlJazeeraEnglish
Scientists are warning that a crucial tipping point could be reached in 2025 – that would see the start of the collapse of the Atlantic Gulf Stream – if global emissions were not reduced. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, known as AMOC, drives the Atlantic’s currents – by pushing warm water from the Gulf of Mexico northwards, towards the Arctic, where it cools and sinks. It last collapsed during the previous ice age around 12,000 years ago – and could have catastrophic impacts for humanity. Sea levels would rise around the East Coast of North America – and storms would worsen in Europe. While rains in Asia, Africa and South […]
Cases of kidney failure are increasing in Ghana. And the health problems are being linked to river pollution caused by illegal gold mining. Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Ghana #IllegalGoldMining #GhanaIllegalGoldMining #GhanaWaterPollution #GhanaRiversPollution #GhanaKidneyDiseases
At least four boys have drowned in rough seas off the coast of Mumbai, as India prepares for a severe cyclone to make landfall. Coastal areas are on high alert – with the storm expected to hit densely populated areas in western India and southern Pakistan on Thursday. Al Jazeera’s Hashem Ahelbarra reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Cyclone #India #Pakistan
Authorities in north-eastern Philippines have put more villages on an evacuation watch as fears grow of a major volcanic eruption. Mount Mayon began spewing gas and rocks earlier in the week. Al Jazeera’s Barnaby Lo reports from Albay province, the Philippines. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Philippines #MayonVolcano #AlJazeeraEnglish
More than 400 wildfires are burning across Canada, making it one of the worst fire seasons in recent memory. The eastern province of Quebec was hit by more than 130 wildfires but a change in the weather seems to be helping firefighters contain them. Al Jazeera’s Gaybriel Elizondo reports from Roberval Quebec, Canada. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #WildFires #Canada
Millions of tyres are dumped in Nigeria every year. A start-up company there has found a way to turn them into cash while also helping to lower carbon emissions. Environmental groups want the government to encourage more manufacturers to recycle. Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports from Ibadan, Nigeria. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #aljazeeraenglish #Nigeria #rubber #Recycle #environment
The death toll in the flooding in western Rwanda has gone up to 127, according to the office of President Paul Kagame, as a rescue operation is under way to reach stranded people amid torrential rains. “Rescue interventions are ongoing in the most affected districts … in order to secure endangered citizens,” Kagame’s office said in a statement on Wednesday. Six people were also killed overnight in neighbouring Uganda, in the mountainous southwestern Kisoro district, the Uganda Red Cross said. Al Jazeera’s Mmalegabe Motsepe reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ […]
A heatwave is baking in South and Southeast Asia. In India, schools in several states have been closed. While in Thailand, health officials have warned people to stay home to avoid heatstroke. Al Jazeera’s Tony Cheng reports from Bangkok, Thailand. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Asia #Thailand #India #Heatwave #AsiaHeatwave #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming
