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Australia continues flood relief and rescue efforts as Sydney braces for heavy rains
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Australia continues flood relief and rescue efforts as Sydney braces for heavy rains

Military helicopters airlifted stranded people from rooftops of flooded neighborhoods in eastern Australia and a tenth victim was found on…
Ida’s record rain floods New York-area homes, subways; at least 44 dead
World

Ida’s record rain floods New York-area homes, subways; at least 44 dead

MAPLEWOOD, N.J., Sept 2 (Reuters) – Flash flooding killed at least 44 people in four Northeastern states as remnants of…
‘The sky has fallen’: Chinese farmers see livelihoods washed away by floods
World

‘The sky has fallen’: Chinese farmers see livelihoods washed away by floods

XINXIANG, China, July 26 (Reuters) – Chinese farmer Cheng wades through knee-deep water, pulling dead pigs behind him one-by-one by…
28 garment workers killed in flooded factory in Morocco
Middle East

28 garment workers killed in flooded factory in Morocco

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Heavy rains flooded an illegal garment factory in the northern Moroccan city of Tangier, killing at…
India glacier avalanche leaves 12 dead, 170 missing
World

India glacier avalanche leaves 12 dead, 170 missing

LUCKNOW (Reuters) – Rescuers were looking for an estimated 170 people missing in the Indian Himalayas on Monday, including some…
After Sally: rescue, recovery and a wary eye on rivers
World

After Sally: rescue, recovery and a wary eye on rivers

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Rivers swollen by Hurricane Sally’s rains threatened more misery for some residents of the Florida Panhandle…
Flood death toll hits 20 as Japan warned of more rainfall
World

Flood death toll hits 20 as Japan warned of more rainfall

TOKYO (Reuters) – The death toll from floods and landslides unleashed by torrential rains on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu…
Cairo governorate imposes emergency in New Cairo due to rain
Egypt

Cairo governorate imposes emergency in New Cairo due to rain

The Cairo governorate has imposed a 72-hour state of emergency in New Cairo after heavy rains fell across different neighborhoods…
Slow-moving hurricane Dorian pounds Bahamas, inches towards Florida coast
World

Slow-moving hurricane Dorian pounds Bahamas, inches towards Florida coast

MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas (Reuters) – The slow-moving hurricane Dorian, one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record, pounded Grand…
Mozambique town marks Palm Sunday amid cyclone ruins
World

Mozambique town marks Palm Sunday amid cyclone ruins

Christians in the cyclone-devastated Mozambican town of Buzi on Sunday celebrated Palm Sunday among ruins — a month after Cyclone…
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