Tag: Flooding
‘Israelis Without Borders’
In the wake of the devastating floods earlier this week in Libya, the Palestinian Civil Defense Service, which operates under the auspices of the Palestinian Authority, announced that it was sending a 37-member team...
In aftermath of deadly flooding, Kentucky governor cancels planned trip to Israel
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and his wife, Britainy, canceled a planned trip to Israel after devastating floods hit the eastern part of his state late last week, killing at least 37 people, including four...
IsraAID offers assistance to Haiti after earthquake, flood waters from tropical storm
Aid efforts to get to the remote site of Saturday’s deadly earthquake in Haiti are ongoing but are being hampered by a tropical storm that brought heavy rains to the region.
Among agencies providing assistance...
Israeli aid NGO dispatches team to flood-afflicted western Germany
Following the floods that recently devastated communities in Western Germany, the Israeli NGO IsraAID sent out a response team to help with relief distribution, clean-up efforts and psychological first aid.
The floods, which hit Germany...
Small fire at Maine Jewish Museum leads to damage
A small fire was quickly extinguished in the sanctuary of the Maine Jewish Museum on Thursday, though this resulted in significant water damage, a Portland fire official told The Portland Press Herald.
“There’s a lot of water damage,”...
Major floods and storm in Israel leave seven dead, major damage across country
A storm front from the Mediterranean has caused massive flooding in Israeli cities and rivers, causing major damage to homes, vehicles and infrastructure, as well as seven deaths as heavy rain continues through Thursday.
In...
Chabad of Irkutsk mobilizes to help Siberia flood victims
At least 15 people have been killed and thousands more remain homeless after torrential rains caused severe flooding in the Irkutsk district of Siberia, Russia, near the border with Mongolia.
Rabbi Aharon Wagner, director of Chabad Lubavitch in Irkutsk, has...