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Sorrow in Peru as mudslides destroy homes

by Carlos MANDUJANO Agence France-Presse CHACLACAYO, Peru (AFP) --One mudslide after another finally destroyed the house of Elvis Palomino in…

Wetter storms, deforestation: Manila faces worsening floods

by Mikhail FLORES Agence France-Presse BARAS, Philippines (AFP) -- From her house in a Manila suburb, Rowena Jimenez can't see…

Biden to visit flood-hit California Thursday: White House

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) - US President Joe Biden will travel to flood-hit areas of California on Thursday, the White…

Latvia hit by worst flood in decades

  Jekabpils, Latvia  (AFP) Latvian authorities on Sunday urged residents of certain central areas to evacuate their homes in response…

Philippines floods force tens of thousands to flee homes

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) - Holiday floods in the Philippines forced the evacuation of nearly 46,000 people from their homes, civil defense…

DR Congo leader blames climate change for devastating floods

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo joined the United States on Tuesday in…

Around 100 dead as floods strike DR Congo capital

by Joel LUMBALA Agence France-Presse KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) -- Around a hundred people died on Tuesday as the worst…

Blinken urges Pakistan to seek China debt relief after floods

by Shaun Tandon Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Monday on Pakistan…

Floods kill seven at Venezuela religious gathering

Caracas, Venezuela (AFP) At least seven people were killed in western Venezuela after heavy rains swept away a group of…

Flood risk in central Ukraine city after Russian strike: Kyiv

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) - Floods could hit the city of Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine after a Russian strike damaged…

More Australia floods ‘very real possibility’ as third straight La Niña declared

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Flood-battered eastern Australia faces further extreme weather in the coming months after the country's forecasters confirmed…

UN chief in Pakistan to boost flood aid for devastated millions

by Sajjad TARAKZAI, with Emma CLARK and Ahsraf KHAN in Sukkur Agence France-Presse ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) -- United Nations chief…

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