Brazil mounts frantic rescue effort as flooding kills 66
Authorities in southern Brazil raced against the clock Sunday to rescue people from raging floods and mudslides that have killed at least 66 and...
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15 killed in Indonesia landslides, floods: disaster agency
At least 15 people have died after landslides and flooding in central Indonesia swept away dozens of houses and damaged roads, the country鈥檚 disaster agency said on Saturday....
Flash flood alerts issued for northeast Bangladesh
In response to the imminent threat of flash floods in the north and northeastern regions of Bangladesh, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre has issued alerts and recommendations for local communities......
Farmers warned聽of flash flood聽by May 3
Farmers in seven haor districts in north-eastern Bangladesh were racing against time with their boro harvest after rivers in the Meghna basin swelled steadily in the...
Dozens killed as dam bursts in flood-hit Kenya
At least 45 people died when a dam burst its banks near a town in Kenya鈥檚 Rift Valley, police said on Monday, as torrential rains and floods battered the...
China issues highest-level rainstorm warning
More than 1,00,000 people have been evacuated due to heavy rain and fatal floods in southern China, with the government issuing its highest-level rainstorm warning for...
Landslides injure 6 as China braces for 鈥榦nce a century鈥� floods
Landslides in southern China injured at least six people and trapped others, state media reported Sunday, as the region braced for severe floods 鈥榮een around once a century鈥�...
Three Filipinos killed in UAE floods
Three workers from the Philippines have died in heavy flooding in the United Arab Emirates, Filipino officials announced, as the desert country struggled on...
Cities in Russian Urals, west Siberia brace for worst floods in decades
The Russian city of Orenburg, near the Kazakh border, braced on Monday for flooding not seen in decades, as officials evacuated locals to escape rising rivers in the Urals and western Siberia...