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India Flooding Kills 96, Forces 1 Million Into Relief Camps
Август 02, 2016
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India Flooding Kills 96, Forces 1 Million Into Relief Camps

The death toll in flooding from heavy monsoon rains in India has climbed past 90, with about a million people taking shelter in government-run relief camps, officials said Tuesday. Incessant downpours have damaged swaths of land, uprooted trees and snapped telephone cables in dozens of districts in the states of Bihar in the...

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China floods: More than 150 killed and hundreds of thousands evacuated
Июль 23, 2016
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China floods: More than 150 killed and hundreds of thousands evacuated

Floods in north and central China have killed at least 150 people, with scores missing and hundreds of thousands forced from homes, officials say. Hebei and Henan provinces are the worst hit by the flash floods and landslides. At least 114 people have been killed in Hebei, with 111 missing and 53,000 houses destroyed, officials...

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At Least 75 Dead, Missing in Recent China Flooding
Июль 21, 2016
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At Least 75 Dead, Missing in Recent China Flooding

At least 75 people in northern China have died or gone missing since Monday in some of the worst flooding in years, the government said Thursday. The figures released by the Civil Affairs Ministry come amid continuing heavy downpours that have caused havoc across usually dry regions, including the capital Beijing. Already, 576...

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23 Dead in Devastating West Virginia Flooding
Июнь 25, 2016
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23 Dead in Devastating West Virginia Flooding

At least 23 people have died from devastating flooding and historic rainfall in West Virginia, according to the state's Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has called the flooding "among the worst in a century" for some parts of the state. The body of a child who was swept...

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Global warming made Paris floods far more likely, rapid analysis shows
Июнь 10, 2016
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Global warming made Paris floods far more likely, rapid analysis shows

The water is still receding along the Seine and Loire Rivers in France, with cleanup beginning in parts of Bavaria, but scientists are already out with a study showing that global warming made the floods at the end of May and early June far more likely compared to a climate that had not warmed due to greenhouse gas...

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Paris floods: Seine set to peak as more rain forecast
Июнь 03, 2016
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Paris floods: Seine set to peak as more rain forecast

Floodwaters in Paris continue to rise with the River Seine due to hit a peak of up to 6.5m (21ft). The world-famous Louvre and Orsay museums have been shut so staff can move priceless artworks to safety. The number of dead in the floods has now risen to at least 15 — 10 in southern Germany, two each in France and Romania...

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