BBC World
Nepal Tunnel Rescue: 'Layer Upon Layer of Miracles,' Plus a Whole Lot of Digging
Nepal tunnel rescue: experts used maps, explosives, and sheer audacity to pull two men out alive - now they're heading for the 'Goldilocks zone.'
2026-09-04
BBC World
2026-09-03
UN News
Nepal Floods Leave 22,000 Children Without Safe Water; UNICEF Says 'This Is Not a One-Week Job'
UNICEF reports 22,000 Nepali children lack safe water after floods; supplies are on the way, but rebuilding is a long haul.
2026-08-28
BBC World
China's Internet Firewall: So Effective It's Hiding a Flood
China's internet censorship is so effective it's hiding a catastrophic flood, leaving the world to wonder if the victims are real or just a glitch in the firewall.
2026-08-15
The Guardian
Heathrow Roads Reopen After Flooding, Because Apparently a Burst Water Main Is All It Takes to Ground a Global Hub
Heathrow's burst water main floods terminals, disrupts travel, and reminds everyone that even airports aren't immune to a bad plumbing day.
2026-08-14
The Guardian
Flood-Weary Porto Alegre Braces for Another El Niño, Because of Course
Porto Alegre's flood-weary residents, still rebuilding after a deadly 2024 deluge, now face another El Niño with incomplete defences and government plans that feel less like protection and more like expulsion.
2026-05-22
TechCrunch
Waymo Expands Its 'We Can't Handle Water' Pause to Four Cities as Robotaxis Keep Finding Floods
Waymo's robotaxis can't handle water, so the company is expanding its 'we give up' zone to four cities - because apparently, rain is still a mystery to AI.
2026-05-14
NASA
Alaska’s River Ice Finally Decides to Leave Town, Causes Flood Instead of Farewell Party
Alaska's Kuskokwim River ice decides to play a game of 'now you see it, now you're flooded,' leaving Aniak residents with a wet reminder that spring isn't always a picnic.
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