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Iran expands evacuations as rains worsen floods
Middle East

Iran expands evacuations as rains worsen floods

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran moved on Saturday to evacuate more towns and villages threatened by floods after continued rain in…
Cholera cases jump to 138 in Mozambique’s Beira after cyclone
World

Cholera cases jump to 138 in Mozambique’s Beira after cyclone

BEIRA, Mozambique (Reuters) – The number of confirmed cases of cholera in the cyclone-hit Mozambican port city of Beira jumped…
Mozambique confirms cholera cases among cyclone victims
World

Mozambique confirms cholera cases among cyclone victims

BEIRA, Mozambique (Reuters) – Dozens of fragile patients poured into a clinic in the wrecked Mozambican port city of Beira…
Cyclone death toll surges as UN steps up Mozambique aid call
World

Cyclone death toll surges as UN steps up Mozambique aid call

The death toll in Mozambique on Saturday climbed to 417 after a cyclone pummeled swathes of the southern African country,…
Aid agencies struggle to rescue Mozambique cyclone victims as waters rise
World

Aid agencies struggle to rescue Mozambique cyclone victims as waters rise

International aid agencies raced Wednesday to rescue survivors and meet spiraling humanitarian needs in three impoverished countries battered by one…
Mozambique, Zimbabwe cyclone deaths exceed 300 as UN boosts aid
World

Mozambique, Zimbabwe cyclone deaths exceed 300 as UN boosts aid

The death toll from a cyclone that smashed into Mozambique and Zimbabwe rose to more than 300 as rescuers raced…
More than 1,000 feared dead in Mozambique storm
World

More than 1,000 feared dead in Mozambique storm

More than a thousand people are feared to have died in a cyclone that smashed into Mozambique last week, while…
Fears flood water runoff could ‘smother’ Barrier Reef
Environment

Fears flood water runoff could ‘smother’ Barrier Reef

Runoff from recent floods in northern Australia is flowing onto parts of the Barrier Reef, scientists said Friday, starving coral…
‘Worst over’: Australia begins flood clean-up
World

‘Worst over’: Australia begins flood clean-up

Weary residents in Australia’s flood-hit northeast returned home Wednesday to begin a massive clean-up after almost two weeks of heavy…
Military steps in as Australia floods bring crocs to the streets
World

Military steps in as Australia floods bring crocs to the streets

  Australia’s military has been deployed to tackle devastating “once-in-a-century” floods that have inundated homes, schools and airports in the…
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