In focus: Kidnapped sister freed, devastating floods in Pakistan, school year begins in Ukraine
Nation/World news briefs: Sept. 6, 2022
German churches pray, provide aid as European flooding death toll climbs
More than 195 people have been confirmed dead, while hundreds more remained missing after a record rainfall caused dams to burst and rivers to overflow into towns and streets across western Germany, Belgium, as well as parts of the Netherlands, Switzerland and northern France.
In midst of pandemic, CRS helps East African nations hit by floods
Flooding in East Africa has added another challenge to five nations already fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
After Kerala floods, Indian nuns worked to prevent farmers’ suicide
More than 1 million people who took refuge in relief camps as unprecedented floods battered 12 of Kerala state’s 14 districts during July and August, overwhelming the region’s dams.
North Carolina parishes still coping with Florence waters
In the days and weeks since Hurricane Florence made landfall in mid-September, North Carolina residents are still coping with the massive amounts of water from the storm and the subsequent flooding of the state’s rivers.
Indian church joins relief efforts as floods wreak havoc in Kerala
The Catholic Church has joined relief efforts as unprecedented floods and landslides continue to wreak havoc in India’s Kerala state, killing 75 people within a week.
Galveston-Houston readies for historic hurricane, first in 10-plus years
Hurricane Harvey’s pending landfall is bringing up memories of the last major storm that aimed for the Texas Gulf Coast.
Deluges in Peru trigger flash floods, landslides; at least 85 dead
Unusually warm water in the Pacific Ocean off Peru is causing heavy rains on the usually arid coast, swamping cities that have poor drainage and destroying wood or mud-brick houses not built to withstand a downpour.