Month: July 2022

By The Associated Press BEIJING — Flash floods in southwest and northwest China have left at least a dozen dead and put thousands of others in harm’s way, state media reported Sunday. In the southwestern province of Sichuan, at least six people have died and another 12 are missing after torrential rain triggered flash floods, state-owned news outlet CGTN reported. Some 1,300 people had been evacuated as of Saturday, the report said. Meanwhile, in Longnan…

By Eric Miller and Leslie Moreno, WRAL multimedia journalists Wake County, N.C. — Storms packed with excessive rain and electricity barreled through central North Carolina Friday. Roads were flooded, drivers were trapped and families were displaced as those powerful storms sparked several lightning fires. Storm damage leads to fires in the Triangle Friday afternoon flames roared at a home in Fuquay Varina, even in the rain. Neighbors like Roxey Ladar said they saw a flash…

By Eric Miller and Leslie Moreno, WRAL multimedia journalists Wake County, N.C. — Storms packed with excessive rain and electricity barreled through central North Carolina Friday. Roads were flooded, drivers were trapped and families were displaced as those powerful storms sparked several lightning fires. Storm damage leads to fires in the Triangle Friday afternoon flames roared at a home in Fuquay Varina, even in the rain. Neighbors like Roxey Ladar said they saw a flash…

By JOSEPH WILSON and ANGELA CHARLTON PARIS — Strong winds and hot, dry weather frustrated French firefighters’ efforts Saturday to contain a huge wildfire that raced across pine forests in the Bordeaux region for a fifth straight day, one of several wildfires scorching Europe this week. Among the worst fires have been in Portugal, where the pilot of a firefighting plane died Friday when his plane crashed while on an operation in the northeast. It…

Storms packed with excessive rain and electricity barreled through central North Carolina Friday. Roads were flooded, drivers were trapped and families were displaced as those powerful storms sparked several lightning fires. Storm damage leads to fires in the Triangle A fire at a home in Fuquay Varina Friday night was most likely caused by lightning, though this hasn’t been confirmed by authorities. Neighbors told WRAL News they heard a loud boom and flash. There were…

VIRGINIA — Flooding in a remote pocket of southwest Virginia has damaged more than 100 homes and left some 40 people unaccounted for, but there are no confirmed deaths or injuries, authorities said Wednesday. First responders in Buchanan County began receiving reports of rising water and damage Tuesday night, authorities said at a news conference Wednesday afternoon. After daybreak, crews conducted aerial surveys to examine the extent of the disaster. Several small communities in the…

By The Associated Press WHITEWOOD, Va. — Flooding in a remote pocket of southwest Virginia has damaged more than 100 homes and left some 40 people unaccounted for, but there are no confirmed deaths or injuries, authorities said Wednesday. First responders in Buchanan County began receiving reports of rising water and damage Tuesday night, authorities said at a news conference Wednesday afternoon. After daybreak, crews conducted aerial surveys to examine the extent of the disaster….