Carolinas reel from the wrath of Hurricane Dorian
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India Flood Toll Jumps to 144 as Roads, Highways Cut off
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An aerial view of locals being rescued on a boat in waterlogged Jamkhandi Taluk at Belgaum district of Karnataka state in the south Indian city of Bangalore, Aug. 11, 2019. NEW DELHI – Indian authorities on Sunday mounted a major … Read More
Barry continues to weaken but significant flood risk remains for lower Mississippi Valley
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Barry prompts new mandatory evacuation orders as floodwaters overtop multiple levees in Louisiana While Barry is no longer a hurricane, the risk for major flooding will remain as up to two feet of rain is expected to inundate parts of the … Read More
514,000 residents affected as hail, floods hit east China
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A total of 514,000 residents have been affected by strong winds, hail and rainstorm-triggered floods in east China’s Jiangxi Province, with 45,000 relocated, local authorities said Saturday. Starting Thursday, it had been raining heavily in the northeastern, central parts of … Read More
Over 70 killed as rains wreak havoc in South Asia
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File Photo KARACHI, Pakistan / New Delhi Torrential rains followed by flash floods have claimed scores of lives across India and Pakistan, officials and local media said Wednesday. Thunderstorms in northern, central and western Indian states late on Tuesday have killed … Read More
Death Toll of Iran Floods Increase to 46
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TEHRAN (FNA)- Official reports in Iran say that 46 people have been killed so far in the recent unprecedented floods across the country. “46 people have been killed in the country so far (in the floods), 21 of them in … Read More
Mudflows and floods inflict $917M worth of damages to Iran
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Mudflows and floods caused damage to the agrarian sector of 12 provinces of Iran by 38.5 trillion rials (app. $917 million), Mohammad Mousavi, Head of the Disaster Management Unit of the Ministry of Agriculture Jihad of Iran, told in an … Read More
Nearly 2 million Mozambicans in need after cyclone -UN
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BEIRA, Mozambique (Reuters) – Cyclone Idai’s deadly hit has left some 1.85 million people in need of assistance in Mozambique, the U.N. humanitarian agency said on Tuesday, as relief workers assess the scale of the disaster and determine what help … Read More