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Thousands homeless as Sri Lanka floods death toll hits 17

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Army relief workers in aluminium dinghies handed out rice and other food to residents in…

Sri Lanka floods, mudslides kill 16

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Monsoon rains triggered floods and mudslides in Sri Lanka killing at least 16 people and…

Ardern tours ‘devastating’ New Zealand floods

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern toured flood-hit areas of the country's South Island on…

New Zealand military called in as hundreds flee floods

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand's military was deployed to evacuate hundreds of residents from flood-hit areas of the…

Thousands of families hit by Yemen floods: UN

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- The United Nations said Tuesday that thousands of families across war-torn Yemen have been…

Angola flood death toll rises to 24

LUANDA, Angola (AFP) -- The death toll from a torrential rainstorm that hit Angola's capital Luanda this week has risen…

Flash floods kill 14, displace 8,000 in Angolan capital

LUANDA, Angola (AFP) -- Flash floods triggered by torrential rains in Angola have killed at least 14 people and displaced…

Indonesia readies hospital ships for cyclone survivors

by Handrianus Emanuel LEMBATA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia's navy readied hospital ships Wednesday to help treat injured survivors of a…

Over 100 dead in Indonesia, East Timor floods, dozens missing

by Handrianus Emanuel / with Maria Vieira in Dili LEMBATA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Tropical cyclone Seroja pounded Indonesia and East…

More than 70 dead in Indonesia, East Timor floods: officials

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- More than 70 people have died and dozens are still missing after flash floods and landslides…

Indonesia flash floods kill 44, toll expected to rise

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- At least 44 people were killed after flash floods and landslides swept an island in Indonesia's…

Australia begins long clean-up as floodwaters recede

RICHMOND, Australia (AFP) -- Flood-stricken residents along Australia's east coast began a massive clean up effort on Thursday as waters…

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