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Cape Verde declares state of emergency after deadly floods
Cape Verde has declared a state of emergency on the islands of São Vicente and Santo Antão, after deadly floods which killed at least nine people and forced 1,500 from their homes. The state of emergency activates crisis funds and urgent...

United Arab Emirates (UAE) Expresses Solidarity With Cabo Verde And Offers Condolences Over Flood Victims
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo The United Arab Emirates has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the Republic of Cabo Verde over the victims of the floods on the islands of São Vicente and Santo Antão, which...
World Bank approves 10 mln USD emergency aid for Cape Verde
PRAIA, Cape Verde, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank has approved 10 million U.S. dollars in emergency assistance to support Cape Verde's response to heavy rains that have left eight people dead and three others missing, Cape Verdean Prime...

World : World Bank Approves US$10 Mln Emergency Aid For Cape Verde
PRAIA, Cape Verde, Aug 14 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- The World Bank has approved US$10 million in emergency assistance to support Cape Verde's response to heavy rains that have left eight people dead and three others missing, Cape Verdean Prime Minister...

UAE expresses solidarity with Cabo Verde over flood victims
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims, as well as to the government and people of Cabo Verde over this tragedy.

Cape Verde Declares Disaster After Deadly Floods Kill Nine in São Vicente
August 12, 2025 Hour: 2:45 pm At least nine people, including four children, were killed in the early hours of August 11 when extreme rainfall triggered destructive flash floods across São Vicente Island, prompting the government of Cape Verde to...

Cape Verde Floods Overwhelm Island, Kill 8
Home Africa Cape Verde Floods Overwhelm Island, Kill 8 In a report on Monday, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies put the death toll at nine and said 1,500 people had been displaced on Sao Vicente. At least eight...

2025 AfroBasket Quarterfinals ties set
LUANDA (Angola) - On Tuesday, the last two spots for the 2025 AfroBasket quarterfinals were decided following the conclusion of the classification round for the last eight. The eight remaining teams are still in the running to be crowned champions...

Cape Verde floods kill at least eight on Sao Vicente Island
At least eight people have died following severe flooding on Cape Verde’s Sao Vicente island, local authorities confirmed Tuesday. Torrential rains struck the northern Atlantic island on Monday morning, overwhelming emergency services and causing...

Cape Verde floods kill at least eight people
(Corrects spelling of interior minister’s first name in paragraph 8 to Paulo from Palo) PRAIA (Reuters) -At least eight people were killed after flooding on Cape Verde’s Sao Vicente island overwhelmed emergency services and cut key roads, a...

Cape Verdean government declares a state of emergency
Home World Cape Verdean government declares a state of emergency The Cape Verdean government on Monday declared a state of emergency on the islands of Sao Vicente and Santo Antao, where heavy rains and flooding have left seven people dead and...

El Huracán Erin sigue siendo una amenaza formidable de oleaje y marejada ciclónica
Se han emitido advertencias de tormenta tropical y marejada ciclónica para partes de la costa de Carolina del Norte, mientras el extenso huracán Erin avanza hacia el noroeste en un recorrido cercano a los Outer Banks de Carolina del Norte, lo cual...

Greenwich pizza truck owner of Cape Verdean descent gets a piece of the pie
Pizza truck owner Louise Joseph said she remembers the first time she realized people, even in apizza-crazed New Haven, liked her wood-fired pies. Joseph said her family told her people were lining up during the city’s Apizza Feast in 2015. She...

Erin to bring dangerous surf to Mid-Atlantic, watching 2 other areas
CAPE CORAL, GULF COASTST NEWS. >> THE WEATHER OVER THE CAPE CORAL BRIDGE AREA IS PRETTY QUIET. IT IS AWFULLY STORMY AND MANY OTHER COMMUNITIES HERE ALONG THE GULF COAST. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE RAIN INTENSITY REALLY PICKS UP HERE. WHEN YOU MOVE TO THE...

Hurricane Erin’s wake may guide path for another tropical system
Hurricane Erin’s wake may guide path for another tropical system All eyes on air and as it's finally making its northerly turn. However, it's growing in size. Let me show you what I'm talking about. That new track shows the storm system moving...

Spotty storms increase as a cool front moves into Alabama on Wednesday
FIRST WARNING LIVE RADAR | WAYS TO STAY SAFE IN SEVERE WEATHER | UPLOAD YOUR WEATHER PHOTOS | LIGHTNING SAFETYWednesday will still be very hot and humid, but a weak cool front will stir up a better chance of some heavy storms. A much stronger...

Chesapeake police looking for missing 14-year-old
Meteorologist Tony Nargi's First Warning Forecast Tonight, temperatures fall into the low to mid 70s as a humid airmass remains in place and mugginess continues. Showers this afternoon should dissipate by the late evening. Tomorrow you can expect...

First Alert Forecast: Hot and humid with limited rain for another day, better rain chances latter this week
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) -High pressure kept rain away from SWLA Tuesday, but it is moving away and rain will return starting Wednesday. First Alert Forecast(KPLC)Rain will still be fairly limited Wednesday, and most likely in the afternoon to...

Spaghetti Models Show Potential Paths of Next Two Tropical Storms
The Atlantic hurricane season is ramping up, with National Hurricane Center (NHC) meteorologists monitoring two disturbances behind Hurricane Erin that have a chance of strengthening into tropical storms in the coming days. Spaghetti models, or...

Plenty to watch in the tropics + Coke Zero 400 forecast. | August 19.
Plenty to watch in the tropics + Coke Zero 400 forecast. | August 19. ERIN, AS IT STARTS TO MAKE THAT TURN TOWARDS THE NORTH. IT’S REALLY EXPANDED ITS WIND FIELD, PUSHING THOSE WAVES TOWARDS US, YOU KNOW, AND THERE’S A REASON FOR THAT. YOU KNOW,...