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"Putin, Help": Rare Protest In Russia Over Worst Flooding In Decades
Russia on Monday warned of "unprecedented" flooding over the next 48 hours as locals in a city partially submerged by rising waters took to the streets in rare protest at the authorities' handling of the crisis.
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Nigeria Floods Kill 500, Displace 1.4 Million People
About 500 people have died in Nigeria's worst floods in a decade and 1.4 million others been displaced from their homes since the start of the rainy season, the government said.
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Bangladesh's Worst Floods In 20 Years Recede But Millions Marooned
North-east Bangladesh's worst floods in nearly 20 years began receding on Sunday, but rescue workers were struggling to help millions marooned by extreme weather across the region that has killed around 60 people.
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Landslide Kills 17 in Myanmar: Reports
A landslide triggered by torrential rains has killed at least 17 people in eastern Myanmar and forced the evacuation of scores more, state media said Tuesday.
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Balkan Braces for Fresh Floods as Thousands Left Homeless
The Balkans braced for more misery as the death toll from the worst floods in a century rose to 47 and rising waters forced thousands more to flee their homes.
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Australia's worst flood in fifty years
Australia's worst flood in decades is affecting more residents across the region with Queensland state declaring on Wednesday that two new disaster areas and at least two other towns are also preparing to evacuate.Evacuations are underway in the inland town of Emerald, west of Rockhampton, and in the coastal city of Bundaberg, according to reports....
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Thatta in south Pakistan saved from floods although aid distribution a major concern
Thousands of people streamed back to this historic southern city Monday where new levees hastily built from clay and stone held back floodwaters that have inundated much of Pakistan.Thousands who fled the waters that inundated neighboring towns complained about the shortage of food and water as they camped in a vast Muslim graveyard on a hill near ...
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"Putin, Help": Rare Protest In Russia Over Worst Flooding In Decades
Russia on Monday warned of "unprecedented" flooding over the next 48 hours as locals in a city partially submerged by rising waters took to the streets in rare protest at the authorities' handling of the crisis.
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Nigeria Floods Kill 500, Displace 1.4 Million People
About 500 people have died in Nigeria's worst floods in a decade and 1.4 million others been displaced from their homes since the start of the rainy season, the government said.
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Bangladesh's Worst Floods In 20 Years Recede But Millions Marooned
North-east Bangladesh's worst floods in nearly 20 years began receding on Sunday, but rescue workers were struggling to help millions marooned by extreme weather across the region that has killed around 60 people.
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Landslide Kills 17 in Myanmar: Reports
A landslide triggered by torrential rains has killed at least 17 people in eastern Myanmar and forced the evacuation of scores more, state media said Tuesday.
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Balkan Braces for Fresh Floods as Thousands Left Homeless
The Balkans braced for more misery as the death toll from the worst floods in a century rose to 47 and rising waters forced thousands more to flee their homes.
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Australia's worst flood in fifty years
Australia's worst flood in decades is affecting more residents across the region with Queensland state declaring on Wednesday that two new disaster areas and at least two other towns are also preparing to evacuate.Evacuations are underway in the inland town of Emerald, west of Rockhampton, and in the coastal city of Bundaberg, according to reports....
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Thatta in south Pakistan saved from floods although aid distribution a major concern
Thousands of people streamed back to this historic southern city Monday where new levees hastily built from clay and stone held back floodwaters that have inundated much of Pakistan.Thousands who fled the waters that inundated neighboring towns complained about the shortage of food and water as they camped in a vast Muslim graveyard on a hill near ...
