Australian beach town of Byron Bay inundated by floodwaters
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - The Australian coastal enclave of Byron Bay, best known for its celebrity residents and idyllic beaches,…
4 years ago
Floods
Flood-ravaged eastern Australia braces for more wild weather
Australian towns devastated by deadly flooding over the past week prepared for further intense weather Sunday, with expected downpours halting volunteer recovery…
4 years ago
Australia orders 200,000 to flee floods moving towards Sydney
by Maddison Connaughton Agence France-Presse NEWCASTLE, Australia (AFP) - Australia's emergency services ordered 200,000 people to flee from the path…
4 years ago
Hundreds of thousands at risk as Australian floods spread to Sydney
by Maddison Connaughton SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Emergency services ordered some Sydney residents to prepare to flee Wednesday as heavy…
4 years ago
Australia tells tens of thousands to flee floods
GAFTON, Australia (AFP) - Deadly floods spread down Australia's east coast Tuesday, stranding residents on rooftops and bridges and prompting…
4 years ago
Rooftop rescues in Australia as tens of thousands evacuated from floods
BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of Australians were ordered to flee their homes Monday, as torrential rain…
4 years ago
Brazil storm death toll passes 200: police
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) - The death toll from flash floods and landslides caused by torrential rain in the…
4 years ago
Brazil storm death toll rises to 152
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- The death toll from torrential rains that triggered flash floods and landslides in the…
4 years ago
Rescuers scour for survivors after Brazil floods, landslides kill 94
by Louis GENOT / Florian PLAUCHEUR PETROPOLIS, Brazil (AFP) -- Rescue workers raced against the clock Wednesday searching for any…
4 years ago
Flooding kills at least 11 people in Ecuador capital
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) - At least 11 people were killed and 32 injured on Monday after the heaviest flooding to…
4 years ago
Malaysian floods death toll rises to 46
The death toll from Malaysia's worst floods in years rose to 46 Saturday, with five people still missing, officials said,…
5 years ago
Heavy rains displace thousands in northeast Brazil
More than 11,000 people have been displaced in the Brazilian state of Bahia due to flooding, with authorities scrambling Saturday…
5 years ago
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