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51 killed, 1,000 people displaced by floods in S.Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — Devastating floods in South Africa have left 51 dead and forced more than a thousand people from their homes, according to an updated toll issued Wednesday as President Cyril Ramaphosa flew to the deluged region. Heavy rains have lashed the southeast of the country, tearing down homes and ravaging infrastructure in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces. Speaking to the affected Amanzimtoti community in Durban, after returning from emergency African Union […]

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Isolated thunderstorms expected in parts of PHL today, April 23

(Eagle News)—–lsolated rainshowers are expected in parts of the country today  April 23, as the easterlies affect Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, and Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. Flash floods during severe thunderstorms are possible, PAGASA said. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will also have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with […]

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Mudslide kills 14 in Colombia

BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) — At least 14 people were killed and five others injured by a mudslide that buried eight houses early Sunday in southwestern Colombia, authorities said. A search was underway for any others who might be trapped under rubble. The injured were being treated at hospitals near the scene of the disaster in Rosas, in the department of Cauca, the national risk management agency said. The agency attributed the mudslide to the heavy […]

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Isolated thunderstorms expected in parts of PHL today, April 20

(Eagle News)—Isolated thunderstorms are expected in parts of the country today, April 20, as the easterlies affect Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao will have  partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. Flash floods during severe thunderstorms are also possible Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon, on the other hand, will also have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with […]

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Thunderstorms kill 35 in India

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Thunderstorms swept across western India killing at least 35 people and leaving widespread damage, officials said Wednesday. Strong winds barrelled through Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh states felling walls, trees and electricity lines. The storms have also been blamed for at least 25 deaths in Pakistan this week. At least 10 people were killed in the desert state of Rajasthan, where a wall of dust swept over several cities. Another […]

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Amid intense drought, deadly rains lash Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) — Torrential rainstorms have lashed drought-stricken Afghanistan in recent days, bringing widespread flooding that has killed at least five people and washed away homes including in the capital Kabul, officials said Tuesday. While some welcomed the wet weather after the punishing dry spell of recent years, residents complained about the lack of infrastructure and government assistance to help them clear up from the deluge. Sixteen of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces were hit in […]

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Isolated rainshowers expected in parts of PHL today, April 15, as easterlies affect country

(Eagle News)–Isolated rainshowers are expected in parts of the country today, April 15, as the easterlies affect the archipelago. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. Flash floods during severe thunderstorms are possible. Extreme Northern Luzon will have moderate to occasionally strong winds and moderate to occasionally rough coastal waters, PAGASA said. The […]

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Isolated rainshowers expected in parts of country today, April 11

(Eagle News)–Isolated rainshowers are expected in parts of the country today as the easterlies continue to affect Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. It said  flash floods during severe thunderstorms were possible. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will also have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers […]

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Iran orders over 60,000 to evacuate flood-hit oil city

by Amir HAVASI AHVAZ, Iran (AFP) — Authorities ordered tens of thousands of residents of the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz to evacuate immediately on Wednesday as floodwaters entered the capital of oil-rich Khuzestan province, state television reported. The province’s governor, Gholamreza Shariati, said he ordered the evacuation of five districts as a “precautionary and preventive move to avert any danger”, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported. Residents in two of the districts were reluctant to […]

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Iran floods death toll reaches 70

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Floods in Iran since March have killed 70 people the head of the emergency services said on Friday according to the official IRNA News Agency. “The floods also injured 791 persons of which 45 are still hospitalized,” Pirhossein Koolivand, the head of the national Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Organisation said. A report published on the EMS website showed the southern Fars Province had the highest fatalities with 23 dead. The report […]

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Light rains to prevail in parts of PHL

(Eagle News)–Light rains are expected in parts of the country as the tail-end of a cold front affects Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said in its recent update that Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Ilocos Region and the province of Aurora will experience cloudy skies with light rains. The rest of Central Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. PAGASA said  flash floods during […]

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Rains to prevail in parts of PHL today

(Eagle News)–Rains are expected in parts of the country as the tail-end of a cold front affects Northern Luzon and the easterlies affect the rest of the country. The Cordillera Administrative Region and Cagayan Valley will have cloudy skies with light rains because of the tail-end, while Caraga will have cloudy skies with rains and thunderstorms due to the easterlies, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. Flash floods during severe thunderstorms are […]

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