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Nearly 100 dead in Afghanistan floods, officials say
Middle East
August 23, 2022
Nearly 100 dead in Afghanistan floods, officials say
(CNN) – Flash flooding has killed at least 95 people, injured hundreds of others and swept away thousands of homes…
Seoul vows to move families from ‘Parasite’-style basement homes after flooding deaths
World
August 14, 2022
Seoul vows to move families from ‘Parasite’-style basement homes after flooding deaths
Seoul, South Korea (CNN)Seoul has vowed to move some of the city’s poorest families out of underground and semi-subterranean homes…
A disastrous megaflood is coming to California, experts say, and it could be the most expensive natural disaster in history
World
August 14, 2022
A disastrous megaflood is coming to California, experts say, and it could be the most expensive natural disaster in history
(CNN) – Many Californians fear the “Big One,” but it might not be what you think. It’s not an earthquake.…
Flash floods kill 550 in Pakistan in heaviest rains in decades
World
August 6, 2022
Flash floods kill 550 in Pakistan in heaviest rains in decades
Islamabad (CNN)Flash floods caused by abnormally heavy monsoon rains killed at least 549 people in Pakistan over the past month,…
Nearly 6,000 Ukrainians stuck trying to leave occupied territories due to flooding
World
August 4, 2022
Nearly 6,000 Ukrainians stuck trying to leave occupied territories due to flooding
Nearly 6,000 people trying to leave Russian-occupied territories for the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia have become stuck due to flooding…
Iran flash flooding and mudslides leave at least 69 people dead
Middle East
August 1, 2022
Iran flash flooding and mudslides leave at least 69 people dead
(CNN) – At least 69 people have been killed in flooding and landslides that hit cities across Iran, Iran’s Crisis…
Death toll rises to at least 25 in Kentucky flooding as people in stricken areas remain hard to reach, governor says
World
July 31, 2022
Death toll rises to at least 25 in Kentucky flooding as people in stricken areas remain hard to reach, governor says
(CNN) – The death toll in flood-stricken parts of eastern Kentucky climbed to at least 25 and will almost certainly…
Pakistan’s financial capital Karachi flooded by monsoon rains
World
July 12, 2022
Pakistan’s financial capital Karachi flooded by monsoon rains
Karachi, PakistanTorrential rains caused widespread flooding and damage in Pakistan’s financial capital Karachi on Monday, even inundating the business district.…
Thousands told to evacuate Sydney, as heavy rains bring ‘life threatening emergency’
World
July 3, 2022
Thousands told to evacuate Sydney, as heavy rains bring ‘life threatening emergency’
Melbourne, Australia – Thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate southwest Sydney, Australia’s biggest city, on Sunday with torrential rain…
Death toll from heavy rain in northeastern Brazil rises to 91
World
June 1, 2022
Death toll from heavy rain in northeastern Brazil rises to 91
São Paulo, Brazil (CNN) = Residents in Brazil’s northeastern state of Pernambuco were bracing for more days of heavy rain…