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Kenya postpones reopening of schools as flood-related deaths near 100
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 19 hours agoKenya has postponed the reopening of its schools by one week due to ongoing flooding caused by heavy...
Uncle, nephew who died at sea in Lark Harbour tragedy remembered
CBC via Yahoo News· 6 days ago(Nautical Thrills/FaceBook)Two generations of a family were lost after a boat capsized on...
Scores Killed in Kenyan Mudslides, Floods After Torrential Rains
Bloomberg· 12 hours agoMore than 100 people have been killed in mudslides and floods in Kenya as heavy rainfall caused by...
Migrant boat capsizes off Djibouti leaving 21 dead
Alaska Superstation· 6 days agoAt least 21 people perished in a new migrant boat disaster off the coast of Djibouti, the UN's migration agency said Tuesday. It was the second fatal maritime accident in ...
From Southold, Joel Jean-Francois worries about his family in Haiti
The Suffolk Times· 14 hours agoWhen Joel Jean-Francois was 11 or 12 years old, he climbed into a boat in Haiti with his parents,...
OPINION | Curtis Varnell: The forgotten story of the Sultana, the worst maritime disaster in U.S....
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 2 days agoMaking the task even more difficult, the 250-foot long boat, designed to carry 376 passengers,...
At least 45 people die in western Kenya as floodwaters sweep away houses and cars - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 4 hours agoFlash floods and a landslide swept through houses and cut off a major road in Kenya, killing at...
At least 40 people die in western Kenya after a dam collapses following heavy rains
The Hill· 13 hours agoA dam collapsed in western Kenya early Monday, killing at least 40 people after a wall of water...
Dozens killed as dam bursts in flood-hit Kenya
AFP via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoAt least 45 people died when a dam burst its banks near a town in Kenya's Rift Valley, police said on Monday, as torrential rains and floods battered the...
Officials rescue person when kayak capsizes in Beacon
News 12· 23 hours agoOfficials responded to the scene at Dennings Point in Beacon.