Thousands evacuated, schools shut as India, Pakistan brace for rare August cyclone
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam and Sumit Khanna KARACHI/AHMEDABAD (Reuters) -Coastal towns and cities in India and Pakistan braced for…
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Typhoon Shanshan brings torrential rains, travel turmoil across Japan
By Tim Kelly and Irene Wang FUKUOKA, Japan (Reuters) -Typhoon Shanshan deluged large parts of Japan with torrential rain on…
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Typhoon Shanshan makes landfall in Japan, killing 3 and snarling air traffic
By Satoshi Sugiyama and Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) -At least three people were killed in southwestern Japan on Thursday as…
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Japan issues emergency warning as powerful Typhoon Shanshan nears
By Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) -Southwestern Japan braced on Wednesday for what officials say could be one of the strongest…
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Floods, landslides in India’s Tripura displace tens of thousands
By Tora Agarwala, Ruma Paul GUWAHATI/DHAKA (Reuters) -Soldiers in lifeboats ferried people to safety in India's northeastern state of Tripura…
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In Spain’s drought-hit Costa Blanca, people queue for bottled water
By Eva Manez TEULADA-MORAIRA, Spain (Reuters) - A severe drought has rendered tap water undrinkable in several towns along…
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Debby, now a tropical storm, soaks northern Florida
By Maria Alejandra Cardona STEINHATCHEE, Florida (Reuters) -Tropical Storm Debby drenched northern Florida on Monday and killed several people as…
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North Korea says thousands of homes hit by flooding
SEOUL (Reuters) - Over 4,000 homes in North Korea's city of Sinuiju and Uiju County near the border with China…
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Death toll from India landslides rises to 151, search on for missing
By Chris Thomas, Munsif Vengattil and Jose Devasia KOCHI, India (Reuters) - By Chris Thomas and Jose Devasia CHOORALMALA, India…
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Remnants of Typhoon Gaemi trigger flash floods in northeast China
BEIJING: Continued heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Gaemi triggered flash floods in northeast China on the border with North Korea…
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Humanity suffering from ‘extreme heat epidemic,’ UN chief warns
By Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS UNITED NATIONS, United States, July 25, 2024 (AFP) - Humanity is suffering from an "extreme heat epidemic,"…
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President Marcos urges swift relief as Typhoon Carina and monsoon batter the Philippines
Manila, July 24, 2024 - President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has urged government agencies to prioritize assistance to isolated areas…
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