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Trump to visit flood-ravaged Texas amid scrutiny
AFP, Published on 11/07/2025
» HOUSTON - US President Donald Trump was set to visit Texas on Friday as questions mounted over the response to flash floods that have left at least 120 people dead, including dozens of children.
Fears grow that Texas flood death toll could surge
AFP, Published on 10/07/2025
» HUNT, Texas - The death toll from the Texas flash floods rose to 119 on Wednesday, as worries grew that the figure could more than double with over 160 people still reported missing.
June was hottest on record in western Europe: EU monitor
AFP, Published on 09/07/2025
» PARIS - Western Europe sweltered through its hottest June on record last month, as "extreme" temperatures blasted the region in punishing back-to-back heatwaves, the EU climate monitor Copernicus said Wednesday.
Death toll in Texas floods climbs to 108, with more rain expected
AFP, Published on 09/07/2025
» HUNT (UNITED STATES) - Hundreds of rescuers on Tuesday continued their search for people swept away by catastrophic Texas floods that killed more than 100 people, officials said, amid threats of more heavy rain.
As heatwaves intensify, Morocco ups effort to warn residents
AFP, Published on 08/07/2025
» CASABLANCA — Lhoussaine Youabd knows nearly all the languages spoken in Morocco, a useful skill in his role warning the population of growing climate-related risks in the country braving increasingly common heatwaves.
Desperate search for missing girls as Texas flood death toll rises
AFP, Published on 06/07/2025
» HUNT (UNITED STATES) - Rescuers were racing against time Sunday to find dozens of missing people, including children, swept away by flash floods that killed more than 50 in Texas, as forecasters warned of new deluges.
US rescuers search for missing girls in deadly Texas flash floods
AFP, Published on 05/07/2025
» HUNT (UNITED STATES) - Rescuers were on Saturday searching for more than 20 girls missing from a riverside summer camp in the US state of Texas, after torrential rains caused devastating flooding that killed 24 people -- with more rain on the way.
At least 13 dead, 20 missing in Texas flash flood
AFP, Published on 05/07/2025
» HOUSTON - At least 13 people were dead after flash flooding hit south-central Texas early Friday, officials said, with more than 20 girls at a summer camp still unaccounted for.
Public or private? Funding debate splits reeling aid sector
AFP, Published on 02/07/2025
» SEVILLE, Spain - As cuts by rich donors decimate aid budgets for the world’s most vulnerable, private financing has been touted as the sector’s saviour — but not everyone is convinced.
Philippines biodiversity hotspot pushes back on mining
AFP, Published on 02/07/2025
» BROOKES POINT (PHILIPPINES) - A nickel stockpile towers over farmer Moharen Tambiling's rice paddy in the Philippines' Palawan, evidence of a mining boom that locals hope a new moratorium will tame.