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Floods lay bare Europe’s “gigantic task” in averting future climate damage
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Floods lay bare Europe’s “gigantic task” in averting future climate damage

BRUSSELS, July 20 (Reuters) – The catastrophic floods that swept northwest Europe last week were a stark warning that stronger…
‘It’s terrifying’: Merkel shaken as flood deaths rise to 188 in Europe
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‘It’s terrifying’: Merkel shaken as flood deaths rise to 188 in Europe

BERCHTESGADEN/BISCHOFSWIESEN, Germany, July 18 (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel described the flooding that has devastated parts of Europe as…
Survivors recall escape, ponder future after Europe’s floods
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Survivors recall escape, ponder future after Europe’s floods

PEPINSTER, Belgium (AP) — Paul and Madeline Brasseur were at home with their two sons in the Belgian town of…
Death toll in rises to 157 in Germany and Belgium floods
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Death toll in rises to 157 in Germany and Belgium floods

ERFTSTADT, Germany/WASSENBERG, Germany, July 17 (Reuters) – Rescue workers searched flood-ravaged parts of Germany and Belgium for survivors on Saturday…
Europe floods: search for missing goes on as toll tops 90
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Europe floods: search for missing goes on as toll tops 90

BERLIN (AP) — The death toll from devastating floods across parts of western Germany and Belgium rose above 90 on…
Hundreds evacuated, some by chopper, from New Zealand floods
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Hundreds evacuated, some by chopper, from New Zealand floods

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Several hundred people in New Zealand were evacuated from their homes Monday with some recounting…
Australian floods kill two, more evacuations as clean-up begins
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Australian floods kill two, more evacuations as clean-up begins

SYDNEY (Reuters) -The bodies of two men were found in Australia on Wednesday in cars trapped in floodwaters, the first…
Ethiopia says will not halt GERD’s second filling in July
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Ethiopia says will not halt GERD’s second filling in July

National Security Advisor to the Ethiopian Prime Minister Gedu Andargachew announced on Tuesday that there is no alternative to filling the…
After seeing floods, Indonesian leader visits quake zone
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After seeing floods, Indonesian leader visits quake zone

MAMUJU, Indonesia (AP) — Relief workers worked to clear up rubble of collapsed buildings Tuesday on an Indonesian island where…
‘We lost everything:’ Central Americans flee north after back-to-back hurricanes
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‘We lost everything:’ Central Americans flee north after back-to-back hurricanes

MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) – It took Luis Salgado years of manual labor to save enough money to open a small…
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