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Floods and mudslides kill six in Japan as scientists warn extreme rainfall events will get worse
World
July 11, 2023
Floods and mudslides kill six in Japan as scientists warn extreme rainfall events will get worse
CNN — Heavy rainfall in southwestern Japan has caused devastating flooding and mudslides that have left at least six people…
New Delhi records wettest July day in decades as deadly floods hit northern India
World
July 10, 2023
New Delhi records wettest July day in decades as deadly floods hit northern India
CNN — Heavy rains brought deadly floods to northern India on the weekend as the country’s capital marked its wettest…
Severe floods kill at least 15 in China’s Chongqing, state media reports
World
July 5, 2023
Severe floods kill at least 15 in China’s Chongqing, state media reports
CNN — Torrential downpours and flooding have killed at least 15 people and four others remain missing in Chongqing, southwest…
Nearly half a million impacted by flooding in India’s northeast
World
June 23, 2023
Nearly half a million impacted by flooding in India’s northeast
New Delhi CNN — Nearly half a million people in northeast India have been affected by severe flooding after heavy…
Flooding turns Odesa’s coastline into ‘garbage dump and animal cemetery’ after dam collapse
World
June 19, 2023
Flooding turns Odesa’s coastline into ‘garbage dump and animal cemetery’ after dam collapse
CNN — Beaches in the southern Ukrainian region of Odesa have been closed off after filthy waters from a collapsed…
Myanmar junta suspends aid access to a million people in state devastated by Cyclone Mocha
World
June 13, 2023
Myanmar junta suspends aid access to a million people in state devastated by Cyclone Mocha
Myanmar’s ruling junta has suspended humanitarian access to western Rakhine state, where more than a million vulnerable people are in…
At least 42 dead and thousands displaced in Haiti after flooding
World
June 6, 2023
At least 42 dead and thousands displaced in Haiti after flooding
CNN — Thousands of homes in Haiti have been flooded following heavy rains over the weekend, leaving at least 42…
Floods ruin crops and drown livestock in one of Italy’s gastronomic heartlands
World
May 21, 2023
Floods ruin crops and drown livestock in one of Italy’s gastronomic heartlands
Rome, Italy CNN — When the rain started falling in the north Italian region of Emilia Romagna last week –…
Almost 250,000 flee floods in Somali city that ‘became like an ocean’
World
May 20, 2023
Almost 250,000 flee floods in Somali city that ‘became like an ocean’
CNN — Floods have caused almost a quarter of a million people to flee their homes after the Shabelle river…
At least eight killed by heavy flooding in Italy, as river levels continue to rise
World
May 17, 2023
At least eight killed by heavy flooding in Italy, as river levels continue to rise
At least eight people have been killed by heavy flooding and mudslides in the northern Italian region of Emilia Romagna,…