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Added on the 15/09/2023 06:52:26 - Copyright : Euronews EN
An Emirati aid shipment arrives in Benghazi, Libya after a massive flood submerged the port city of Derna, killing thousands of people and washing many homes out to sea. IMAGES
The death toll from floods in eastern Libya is expected to soar dramatically, with 10,000 people reported missing, the Red Cross warns. "The death toll is huge, it might reach thousands," says Tamer Ramadan of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies told reporters in Geneva via video link from Tunis. SOUNDBITE
Floodwaters cover a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil's southernmost region, where the death toll of an extratropical cyclone has risen to 27. IMAGES
As the rain continues to pour, rescue efforts have been hampered in Blantyre, Malawi. Authorities have said that at least 99 people have so far died in Malawi due to the flooding caused by cyclone Freddy. IMAGES
Humanitarian aid ship Open Arms arrives in Spain with more than 300 migrants rescued off Libya. Madrid authorised it to sail to its waters after Italy and Malta refused to receive them. IMAGES
At least 35 people have died in the North America over the past 10 days from either tornadoes or flooding produced by severe storms, including 14 people in Mexico, 17 in Texas and four in Oklahoma.