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New Orleans levees pass Ida’s test while some suburbs flood
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New Orleans levees pass Ida’s test while some suburbs flood

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The levees, floodwalls and floodgates that protect New Orleans held up against Hurricane Ida’s fury, passing…
Death toll from northern Turkey floods rises to 58
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Death toll from northern Turkey floods rises to 58

BOZKURT, Turkey, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Flash floods that have swept through towns in the Turkish Black Sea region have…
At least 44 killed in Turkey flood as search for missing continues
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At least 44 killed in Turkey flood as search for missing continues

BOZKURT, Turkey, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Families of those missing after Turkey’s worst floods in years anxiously watched rescue teams…
Japan issues highest risk alerts in Hiroshima due to torrential rains
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Japan issues highest risk alerts in Hiroshima due to torrential rains

TOKYO, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Japan on Friday issued the most serious level 5 risk alerts in the western prefecture…
Death toll from floods in northern Turkey reaches 27
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Death toll from floods in northern Turkey reaches 27

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Search-and-rescue crews in northern Turkey recovered 10 more bodies overnight, raising the death toll from the…
EMA warns of floods in Sudan, heavy rain in southern Egypt
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EMA warns of floods in Sudan, heavy rain in southern Egypt

The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) announced that Sudan is experiencing a massive wave of floods due to heavy seasonal rains,…
Residents of flood-hit German towns tell of short lead time
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Residents of flood-hit German towns tell of short lead time

AHRWEILER, Germany (AP) — Like other residents of his town in Germany, Wolfgang Huste knew a flood was coming. What…
India: Dozens killed in flooding, landslides
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India: Dozens killed in flooding, landslides

At least 36 people have died in landslides and flooding caused by heavy monsoon downpours in western India. The sudden rainfall prompted…
Digger trucks drafted in to rescue people stranded in China floods
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Digger trucks drafted in to rescue people stranded in China floods

ZHENGZHOU, China, July 23 (Reuters) – Workers driving construction vehicles rescued stranded residents and delivered food to those still trapped…
Nonseasonal floods kill 14 in Yemen
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Nonseasonal floods kill 14 in Yemen

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — At least fourteen people have been killed by flooding in Yemen in the past 24 hours,…
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