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Australia continues flood relief and rescue efforts as Sydney braces for heavy rains
World
March 2, 2022
Australia continues flood relief and rescue efforts as Sydney braces for heavy rains
Military helicopters airlifted stranded people from rooftops of flooded neighborhoods in eastern Australia and a tenth victim was found on…
Ida’s record rain floods New York-area homes, subways; at least 44 dead
World
September 3, 2021
Ida’s record rain floods New York-area homes, subways; at least 44 dead
MAPLEWOOD, N.J., Sept 2 (Reuters) – Flash flooding killed at least 44 people in four Northeastern states as remnants of…
‘The sky has fallen’: Chinese farmers see livelihoods washed away by floods
World
July 26, 2021
‘The sky has fallen’: Chinese farmers see livelihoods washed away by floods
XINXIANG, China, July 26 (Reuters) – Chinese farmer Cheng wades through knee-deep water, pulling dead pigs behind him one-by-one by…
28 garment workers killed in flooded factory in Morocco
Middle East
February 9, 2021
28 garment workers killed in flooded factory in Morocco
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Heavy rains flooded an illegal garment factory in the northern Moroccan city of Tangier, killing at…
India glacier avalanche leaves 12 dead, 170 missing
World
February 8, 2021
India glacier avalanche leaves 12 dead, 170 missing
LUCKNOW (Reuters) – Rescuers were looking for an estimated 170 people missing in the Indian Himalayas on Monday, including some…
After Sally: rescue, recovery and a wary eye on rivers
World
September 17, 2020
After Sally: rescue, recovery and a wary eye on rivers
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Rivers swollen by Hurricane Sally’s rains threatened more misery for some residents of the Florida Panhandle…
Flood death toll hits 20 as Japan warned of more rainfall
World
July 5, 2020
Flood death toll hits 20 as Japan warned of more rainfall
TOKYO (Reuters) – The death toll from floods and landslides unleashed by torrential rains on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu…
Cairo governorate imposes emergency in New Cairo due to rain
Egypt
October 23, 2019
Cairo governorate imposes emergency in New Cairo due to rain
The Cairo governorate has imposed a 72-hour state of emergency in New Cairo after heavy rains fell across different neighborhoods…
Slow-moving hurricane Dorian pounds Bahamas, inches towards Florida coast
World
September 3, 2019
Slow-moving hurricane Dorian pounds Bahamas, inches towards Florida coast
MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas (Reuters) – The slow-moving hurricane Dorian, one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record, pounded Grand…
Mozambique town marks Palm Sunday amid cyclone ruins
World
April 15, 2019
Mozambique town marks Palm Sunday amid cyclone ruins
Christians in the cyclone-devastated Mozambican town of Buzi on Sunday celebrated Palm Sunday among ruins — a month after Cyclone…