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Death toll from southern Brazil rainfall rises to 78, many still missing
Reuters, Published on 06/05/2024
» PORTO ALEGRE/CANOAS/SAO PAULO: The death toll from heavy rains that have caused flooding in Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul has risen to at least 78, local authorities said on Sunday, with more than 115,000 people displaced.
UAE reels for a third day after record-breaking storm
Reuters, Published on 18/04/2024
» DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates was still grappling on Thursday with the aftermath of a record-breaking storm this week that brought much of the country to a standstill.
Russia, Kazakhstan evacuate 100,000 amid flooding
Reuters, Published on 10/04/2024
» ORSK - Russia and Kazakhstan ordered more than 100,000 people to evacuate after swiftly melting snow swelled mighty rivers beyond bursting point in the worst flooding in the area for at least 70 years.
Floods in India leave 14 dead, 102 missing
Reuters, Published on 05/10/2023
» NEW DELHI - At least 14 people were killed and 102, including 22 army personnel, were missing in northeast India on Thursday after heavy rain caused a glacial lake to burst its banks, triggering flash floods down a mountain valley, officials said.
Schools, subways disrupted as storm batters China's south
Reuters, Published on 08/09/2023
» BEIJING - All schools, some subway stations and offices in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen were shut on Friday, as residual storm clouds from Typhoon Haikui unleashed historic rainfall for a fourth day.
China's Mekong dams turn Thai fishing villages into 'ghost towns'
Reuters, Published on 21/03/2023
» CHIANG KHONG, Thailand: From February to April each year, Kam Thon spends most of her days knee-deep in the waters of the Mekong River by her village in northern Thailand, gathering river weed to sell and cook at home.
Rice exports could reach 8m tonnes despite floods
Reuters, Published on 05/10/2022
» Thailand's rice exports could reach 8 million tonnes this year as flooding caused by Typhoon Noru has had little impact and a weak baht has helped overseas sales, the president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association said on Wednesday.
Vietnam shuts airports, imposes curfews as Typhoon Noru nears
Reuters, Published on 27/09/2022
» HANOI: Vietnam closed airports, announced curfews and urged thousands more people evacuate on Tuesday as intensifying Typhoon Noru barrelled towards the country, two days after causing at least eight deaths and widespread flooding in the Philippines.
Torrential rain causes havoc in New Zealand, hundreds forced from homes
Reuters, Published on 19/08/2022
» WELLINGTON: Torrential rain hit parts of New Zealand for a fourth day on Friday, forcing hundreds of people from their homes as rivers overflowed their banks and waterlogged ground becomes unstable.
Flash floods kill over 500 people in Pakistan
Reuters, Published on 05/08/2022
» ISLAMABAD: Flash floods caused by abnormally heavy monsoon rains killed at least 549 people in Pakistan over the past month, with remote communities in the impoverished southwestern province of Balochistan among the worst hit, a government agency said.