Japan… Officials give first look at Toyosu market flooding problem, play down pollution fears
Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials on Friday played down flooding beneath a proposed flagship food market in Toyosu as the result of heavy rain that will be pumped out or will seep away. The...
Flooding threat as plastic bags clog Bangkok’s bowels
A line of prisoners emerges from Bangkok’s sewers covered in a thick film of slime and hauling buckets of sludge — frontline troops in the battle against a rising tide of plastic waste....
Fort McMurray activates emergency operations centre to handle flooding
Less than two months after Fort McMurray, Alta., residents were allowed to return to the city after a devastating fire, the municipality has activated its emergency operations centre to deal with...
Evacuations ordered as Texas’ flooded Brazos River tops record
Record flooding along the swollen Brazos River in Texas on Tuesday prompted mandatory evacuations after at least six people died in the worst floods in more than 100 years. Forecasters predicted...
