75 dead in worsening Niger floods
NIAMEY, Niger (AFP) - Powerful rains that have swept the arid state of Niger since June have left 75 dead…
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After ‘doomsday’ floods, Sudanese fear worse to come
MAKAYLAB, Sudan (AFP) -- In the Sudanese village of Makaylab, Mohamed Tigani picked through the pile of rubble that was…
4 years ago
Torrential rain, flooding in Seoul kill seven
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Subway stations and major roads were underwater in the South Korean capital Seoul after record-breaking…
4 years ago
26 more dead in India monsoon fury, waters recede in Bangladesh
At least 26 more people have died in monsoon flooding and lightning strikes in India, as millions remained marooned in…
4 years ago
Residents evacuate as floods threaten Sydney suburbs
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Heavy rain triggered evacuation orders in Sydney on Thursday, as swollen rivers threatened homes and flooded…
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Australia’s flood-ravaged east braces for more storms
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Thousands of people across eastern Australia have been told to leave their homes as storms bear…
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Australia floods force tens of thousands to evacuate
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Tens of thousands of Sydney residents have been told to evacuate their homes as severe storms…
4 years ago
Australians flee floods as toll rises to 12, Sydney on alert
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Floodwaters crashed into more towns on Australia's east coast as a deadly storm front barrelled south…
4 years ago
18 dead in storms near Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro: firefighters
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rainfall killed at least 18 people Tuesday in…
4 years ago
Cyclone Batsirai kills six, displaces tens of thousands in Madagascar
by Adele Dhayer Cyclone Batsirai killed at least six people and displaced nearly 48,000 when it struck Madagascar overnight, the…
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Cyclone Batsirai closes in on eastern Madagascar
As powerful Cyclone Batsirai closed in on eastern Madagascar on Saturday people sought shelter in more secure concrete buildings while…
4 years ago
22 dead, dozens injured as flooding hits Ecuador capital
by Santiago PIEDRA SILVA QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- The heaviest flooding to hit Ecuador in two decades has killed at…
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