52 dead in Japan floods as more troops join rescue
by Charly TRIBALLEAU TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan will deploy more troops to search for survivors of devastating floods and…
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50 dead in Japan floods as rescuers ‘race against time’
by Charly TRIBALLEAU YATSUSHIRO, Japan (AFP) -- Emergency services in western Japan were "racing against time" on Tuesday to rescue…
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Rain hampers rescue efforts after deadly Japan floods
by Charly TRIBALLEAU KUMAMOTO, Japan (AFP) -- Torrential rain hampered the efforts of tens of thousands of rescue workers in…
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Desperate searches as dozens feared dead in Japan floods
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Rescue workers in Japan on Monday combed through the wreckage of houses shattered by deadly floods…
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12 killed as rainstorms batter southern China
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Torrential weekend rains killed at least 12 people in China's southwestern Sichuan province, state media reported…
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Flash flooding kills three in Ivory Coast
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AFP) -- Torrential rains turned the streets of Ivory Coast's main city Abidjan into rivers on Thursday,…
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Ukraine flooding leaves three dead, hundreds homeless
KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Three people have died and hundreds more have fled their homes in western Ukraine following the…
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Dozens killed as south China hit by floods and rainstorms
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Floods and mudslides in south China have uprooted hundreds of thousands of people and left dozens…
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Deadly Tropical Storm Amanda hits El Salvador, Guatemala
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AFP) — Tropical Storm Amanda, the first named storm of the season in the Pacific, killed 10…
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Three days of rain thwart Florida reopening, cause severe flooding
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- South Florida residents were unable to enjoy the reopening of restaurants and beaches after two…
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‘Fourteen dead’ in Yemen’s flood-hit Aden
ADEN, Yemen (AFP) -- Fourteen people, including at least five children, have been killed and dozens injured in flash floods…
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Dozens killed in eastern DR Congo floods
BUKAVU, DR Congo (AFP) -- Forty-six people have died in heavy flooding that struck the town of Uvira in the…
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