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The Government of Dominica has moved decisively to implement a coordinated national response following the passage of a trough system on Sunday, April 26, 2026, which brought heavy rainfall, flooding and landslides, particularly in the East and Northeast of the island. At an emergency meeting on Sunday evening Cabinet reviewed the evolving situation and approved a series of immediate interventions aimed at securing lives, restoring access and supporting affected households and productive sector…

BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee to study and arrange work related to flood control and drought relief. China is expected to see more extreme weather and climate events than usual in its main flood season this year, with droughts and floods occurring at the same time, according to the meeting. It urged all regions and relevant depar…

President John Dramani Mahama has issued a series of high-level directives to mitigate the impact of perennial flooding in the national capital, following a field tour of affected communities on Monday. Accompanied by the Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing and members of the Anti-flood Taskforce, the President assessed the extent of destruction caused by the torrential rains. The visit comes on the back of unprecedented rainfall, with Accra recording approximately 140mm of rain in …