U.S. grain prices soar as floods shut waterways, threaten crops
U.S. grain farmers scrambled to find shelter for their crops and handlers hunted for alternative transportation…
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Britain sends in more troops as historic city floods
British Prime Minister David Cameron was expected to visit flood-stricken parts of northern England on Monday, as…
Egypt’s Arab Contractors signs Uganda’s $2.7mn project
Egypt’s leading construction firm, Arab Contractors has signed a new contract to implement a new project in Kasese…
Floods nearly halt life in Qatar
Qatar was hit by more than a year's worth of rain in a matter of hours on Wednesday, almost bringing the country…
Residents of Beheira suffer amid lack of swift measures
On an unpaved road in the middle of El-Sayeda village in Egypt's northern Delta governorate of Beheira, a tuk tuk…
PM cites authorities’ ‘negligence’ over Alexandria floods
Egyptian Prime Minster Sherif Ismail acknowledged on Tuesday that there had been “negligence” from the authorities…
Sisi summons full cabinet for urgent meeting Monday morning
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has summoned cabinet for an urgent cabinet meeting on Monday morning, the…
Texas deluged by rain in Patricia’s wake, Houston braces for floods
Heavy rains fueled by the meeting of two strong storm systems, one the remnants of Hurricane Patricia, pounded…
Death toll from floods in southeast US climbs to 16
The death toll from record floods that swamped swaths of the southeastern United States has climbed to 16,…
16 Schools Evacuated In Egypt’s Aswan Due To Floods
Sixteen schools in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Aswan were evacuated on Sunday due to flooding, according to…