Plans for a new reservoir to guarantee water for the canal will submerge villages along the Indio River, where residents ...

After hovering off the coast as a Category 2 cyclone and battering a 400-km stretch, Cyclone Alfred weakened into a tropical depression before making landfall on Saturday evening. (Photo: AP) A ...

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Heavy rain and flooding have hit the third-largest island in the Canaries, Gran Canaria, covering streets with mud, sweeping away cars and closing beaches. By Tuesday evening, there were no longer any ...

Seven beaches in Telde, Gran Canaria have been shut off to the public after the island was stuck by flooding which saw one car being swept out to sea. Gran Canaria Airport was rendered ...

"This means that as peak wave heights approach the coast at some stage this Wednesday, the chances of overtopping and flooding are high, especially during high tide," he said. "Similarly ...

Thousands are evacuated as Jakarta faces severe flooding, with heavy rains expected to persist and critical response measures activated JAKARTA, Indonesia – Thousands of people were evacuated in ...

All flights were temporarily grounded at a busy Spanish airport this afternoon after torrential rains led to flash flooding. Airport operator AENA (Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea ...

POPULAR holiday hotspots across the Canary Islands have been hit by devastating flash floods. With the Spanish archipelago celebrating its world-famous carnival, warnings have been issued to ...

Gran Canaria, a popular holiday hotspot in the Canary Islands, has been ravaged by catastrophic flooding, which has seen vehicles washed into the ocean. Holidaymakers have received direct warnings ...

Eyewitness footage captured cars stranded on flooded streets and vehicles being swept into the sea by rising floodwaters in Spain's Gran Canaria. A sudden storm hit the Telde region, bringing the ...