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Iran orders 70 villages evacuated in Khuzestan due to flood risk
Middle East

Iran orders 70 villages evacuated in Khuzestan due to flood risk

GENEVA/DUBAi (Reuters) – Flood risks have forced the Iranian government to order the evacuation of 70 villages in the oil-rich…
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…
‘Cannot go back’: Malawi floods leave thousands homeless
World

‘Cannot go back’: Malawi floods leave thousands homeless

“We just sleep on the floor in the tents,” said 28-year-old mother-of-five Mary Amidu who like thousands of other Malawians…
Australia cattle giant warns of ‘extreme losses’ from floods
World

Australia cattle giant warns of ‘extreme losses’ from floods

Australia’s largest cattle company has warned of “extreme losses” after record-breaking floods, as producers said more than 300,000 cows were…
CO2 emissions up 2.7%, world ‘off course’: study
Environment

CO2 emissions up 2.7%, world ‘off course’: study

Global emissions of carbon dioxide mainly from fossil fuel burning will rise 2.7 percent in 2018, scientists said Wednesday, signaling…
Egypt constructs 6 dams, lakes to store flood waters
Egypt

Egypt constructs 6 dams, lakes to store flood waters

Egyptian Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Aty inaugurated six dams and lakes to store flood waters in the Red Sea governorate…
GERD to collapse within years: int’l dam expert
Egypt

GERD to collapse within years: int’l dam expert

Ex-head of the Water Resources Research Center and international dam expert Ahmed Al-Shennawi has predicted the collapse of the Grand…
Red Sea Governorate prepares to face floods
Environment

Red Sea Governorate prepares to face floods

  Red Sea Governor Ahmed Abdallah has instructed locals to prepare to face the danger of potential flooding, which the…
Florida girds for ‘extremely dangerous’ category 4 hurricane
World

Florida girds for ‘extremely dangerous’ category 4 hurricane

  Hurricane Michael swelled to an ‘extremely dangerous’ category four storm as it rumbled toward the Gulf Coast of Florida…
Rain brings more misery to India’s flooded Kerala as death toll rises to 164
World

Rain brings more misery to India’s flooded Kerala as death toll rises to 164

BENGALURU/MUMBAI (Reuters) – The worst floods in a century in the Indian state of Kerala have killed 164 people and…
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