Posts Tagged ‘flash-floods’

Mass burial for Philippines dead

Monday, December 19th, 2011

A mass burial is being organised in the Philippines for scores killed by flash floods, which left at least 650 dead on the southern island of Mindanao.

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VIDEO: Public anger after fatal Italy floods

Saturday, November 5th, 2011

At least six people were killed when the Italian port city of Genoa was hit by flash floods during torrential rainfall.

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Fairfax County flood victims at a crossroads

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

People in Fairfax County’s Huntington community who waded from their homes during last month’s devastating flash floods have had it up to their necks with something more than water. Every time Cameron Run floods their homes, government officials show up, tour the wreckage and promise remedies. New studies of the flooding are undertaken. Solutions such as levees, dredging and floodwalls are proposed. Yet, nothing gets done. Read full article > >

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Storm’s fury: At least 35 dead across 6 states from tornadoes, flash floods, hail, high winds

Sunday, April 17th, 2011

RALEIGH, N.C. — A furious storm system that kicked up tornadoes, flash floods and hail as big as softballs has claimed at least 35 lives on a rampage that began in Oklahoma days ago, then smashed across several Southern states as it reached a new and deadly pitch in North Carolina and Virginia.

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Storm’s fury: At least 35 dead across 6 states from tornadoes, flash floods, hail, high winds

Dramatic scenes as flooding hits Croatia

Monday, November 22nd, 2010

Severe flash floods have submerged the historic city of Dubrovnik in Croatia

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64 killed in Indonesia flooding

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

At least 64 people are dead in flash floods that struck Indonesia following torrential rains, officials said Wednesday.

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Indonesia flooding toll hits 86

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

At least 86 people are killed in landslides and flash floods triggered by several days of heavy rain in eastern Indonesia.

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Jamaica storm death toll rises

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

The death toll from Tropical Storm Nicole in Jamaica has risen to five following flash floods and mudslides triggered by the storm, officials say.

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India Ladakh flood toll increases

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

At least 185 people are killed and 400 missing in flash floods in the Ladakh region of Indian-administered Kashmir, officials say.

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