In Hidalgo, in Mexico, as a result of flood caused by heavy rains, 17 people died in the local hospital. It is reported by “bbi-si” .
buildings remained without electricity after the river left the banks. Some of the patients were sick of COVID-19 and were on oxygen therapy. Rescuers managed to evacuate 40 people from the hospital.
Mexican authorities connected the army to eliminate the effects of natural disaster. More than 30 thousand people were injured from the flood.
September 1, the powerful flood hit the Spanish Catalonium. Dirty water flows were taken to the Mediterranean Sea cars and furniture located on the street. The meteorological service reported that in the period of abnormal rains per square meter, more than 215 liters of water fell.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) of the UN states that the world is waiting for more fatal cataclysms. Over the past 50 years, the number of natural disasters has grown five times. During this time, more than 2 million people died from natural disasters.