15 dead in Vietnam flash floods, landslides
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Flash floods and landslides killed 15 people in Vietnam's mountainous north, officials said Tuesday, after storms…
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US property crisis looms as sea level rises, experts warn
by Kerry Sheridan © Agence France-Presse SARASOTA, United States (AFP) -- Along sun-splashed shorelines in the US state of Florida,…
8 years ago
Hundreds dead as floods wreak havoc in East Africa
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- Weeks of torrential rain after a long drought have turned from blessing to curse in East…
8 years ago
Three arrested after 10 young Israeli hikers killed in desert flash flood
JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Three people have been arrested in Israel in connection with the deaths of 10 young hikers…
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Two teenagers killed as flash floods hit Israel desert
(Eagle News) -- Two teenagers were killed in flash floods in separate incidents in Negev, a desert and semidesert…
8 years ago
World sees rapid upsurge in extreme weather: report
by Marlowe Hood Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- A world addled by climate change has seen a four-fold…
8 years ago
Blackouts, flooding as cyclone batters Tongan capital
NAKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AFP) -- Nuku'alofa awoke to scenes of devastation Tuesday after the most powerful cyclone ever recorded in the…
8 years ago
Low-lying Marshall Islands brace for tidal floods
MAJURO, Marshall Islands (AFP) -- Emergency services were put on standby Saturday in Majuro, as rising king tides threatened to flood the…
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State of emergency as floods worry Paraguay capital
ASUNCION, Paraguay (AFP) -- Authorities in Paraguay's capital Asuncion on Wednesday declared a state of emergency for a month after…
8 years ago
NY airport terminal flooded as brutal cold grips US East Coast
by Jennie Matthew Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- International flights were suspended into a flooded terminal…
8 years ago
At least 11 dead as floods and landslide hit Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- At least 11 people have died in severe floods and landslides in the east of Indonesia's…
9 years ago
Floods paralyze Saudi city of Jeddah
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Flash floods triggered by heavy rains swept through Jeddah on Tuesday, leaving motorists stranded and…
9 years ago
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