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Rain hits northern Japan
AFP, Published on 09/08/2013
» TOKYO - Two people were killed and five others missing on Friday as torrential rain hit northern Japan, local media reported.
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Crane collapse kills 107 at Mecca's Grand Mosque
AFP, Published on 12/09/2015
» MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA — At least 107 people died when a massive construction crane crashed into Mecca's Grand Mosque, with scores more injured, Saudi authorities said, days before the annual hajj pilgrimage.
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Heavy rain in Kenya affects tens of thousands, disrupts cargo
AFP, Published on 19/11/2023
» NAIROBI: Kenya on Sunday said tens of thousands of people across the country had been impacted by heavy rainfall, flooding and landslides that had also interrupted cargo services at Mombasa port.
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Dozens dead, missing in Japan as heavy rain causes floods, mudslides
AFP, Published on 05/07/2020
» TOKYO: About 34 people are either confirmed or feared dead -- including 14 at a nursing home -- after torrential rain in Japan triggered massive floods and mudslides, authorities said Sunday.
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Giant 200-year-old cactus toppled by heavy rain in US
AFP, Published on 31/08/2022
» LOS ANGELES - A giant Saguaro cactus that had lived for some 200 years was toppled by heavy rain in the southwestern US state of Arizona.
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Storm Ida brings heavy rain, flash flooding to New York City
AFP, Published on 02/09/2021
» NEW YORK - New Yorkers were inundated by heavy rain and flash flooding early Thursday as Storm Ida wreaked havoc on the northeast United States, forcing flight cancellations and state of emergency declarations.
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Heavy rain hampers cave rescue
AFP, Published on 27/06/2018
» MAE SAI, Chiang Rai: Rescuers battled heavy rain on Wednesday as they struggled to drain the flooded cave where 12 children and their football coach have been trapped since Saturday, as desperate relatives clung to hope the boys will be rescued soon.
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Typhoon Mindulle dumps heavy rain on northern Japan
AFP, Published on 23/08/2016
» TOKYO - A strong typhoon dumped heavy rain that caused flooding on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido on Tuesday after killing one person near Tokyo and injuring dozens.
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Heavy rain in China kills 35, leaves 13 missing: media
AFP, Published on 24/05/2015
» SHANGHAI - Heavy rain which caused mudslides and flooding in southern and central China has left at least 35 people dead and another 13 missing, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.
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Going concerns for Golden Horn after heavy rain
AFP, Published on 24/07/2015
» ASCOT (UNITED KINGDOM) - Heavy rain hit Ascot on Friday producing a change in the going and in the odds of hot favourite Golden Horn in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
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