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 by AFP Staff Writers Algiers (AFP) Nov 11, 2021
Three people died Thursday when a residential block collapsed in a landslide in Algiers, emergency services said, bringing to six the death toll this week in heavy rains in the Algerian capital. A 17-year-old boy and two men were killed before dawn in the collapse of the "precarious" building in the Rais Hamidou district of northern Algiers, the fire and rescue service said. "Rescuers are still searching for other possible victims," it said in a statement. Two men and a woman died when their building collapsed in another landslide in the nearby Bologhine neighbourhood on Tuesday, also following heavy rain. In March, flooding due to torrential rains in the northwest of the country resulted in six deaths, five of them children. In May, seven people were killed in various provinces across Algeria during flooding after heavy downpours.
Over 600,000 homes without power in eastern US due to storm New York (AFP) Oct 27, 2021 A powerful coastal storm knocked down trees and left more than 600,000 homes without power in the northeastern United States on Wednesday. The state of Massachusetts was the hardest hit, with 495,000 homes without power as of 9:00 am (1300 GMT), according to the poweroutage.us website. The National Weather Service called the situation dangerous and warned of hurricane-type gusts of wind and many uprooted trees. "Travel is not recommended," said the NWS office in Boston. Rhode Island was ... read more
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