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Heavy rains in Australia’s east bring more pain to storm-hit residents
SYDNEY: Heavy rains lashed parts of Australia’s east on Monday (Jan 1), triggering flash flooding, inundating roads and bringing more…
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Death toll from flash floods in Indian Himalayan state climbs to 74, scores missing
Sikkim, a Buddhist state of 650,000 people wedged in the mountains between Nepal, Bhutan and China, received 101mm of rain…
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India flood toll hits 56, army warns on stray munitions
India’s defence ministry said in a statement that the floods had washed away “firearms and explosives” from military camps. The…
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Death toll rises to 40 after glacial lake flooding in Indian Himalayas, dozens still missing
Sikkim officials had put the death toll at 18 on Thursday evening. Officials in the neighbouring downstream state of West…
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Fourteen dead, 102 missing after Indian glacial lake bursts bank in heavy rain
NEW DELHI: At least 14 people were killed and 102, including 22 army personnel, were missing in northeast India on…
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Rain hampers search for Indian soldiers missing in flood
GUWAHATI, India: Heavy rain hampered the search for 23 Indian troops reported missing on Wednesday (Oct 4) after a flash…
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At least 23 Indian soldiers missing in flash flood: Army
GUWAHATI, India: The Indian army said on Wednesday (Oct 4) that 23 soldiers were missing after a powerful flash flood…
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Police search for three missing people in deadly Spain floods, trains resume
Ribera was speaking from the town of Aldea del Fresno, southwest of Madrid, which was devastated by the flooding of…
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Tropical Storm Hilary bears down on California
Beaches were ordered closed and people rushed to stores to stock up on water and other essentials. Flash floods and…
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