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South Korea: typhoon Chaba causes severe flooding

Typhoon Chaba has hit the southern South Korean city of Ulsan, causing heavy flooding and widespread damage.

06/10/2016

Jamaica

The Caribbean braces itself for Matthew

It is the stongest storm to menace the Caribbean since 2007 and is expected to make landfall near southwestern Haiti and Jamaica late on Monday.

03/10/2016

Indonesia

Indonesian rescuers search for survivors after flash floods

Indonesian rescuers continued the search for survivors on Thursday (September 22) after at least 23 people were killed in a flash flood that damaged hundreds of…

22/09/2016

North Korea

North Korea mass recovery efforts underway after floods

Clean-up operations are underway in North Korea after devastating floods.

13/09/2016

Greece

Greece hit by flash floods

In Greece, four people have died and one other is missing after heavy downpours caused flash flooding from Thessaloniki in the North East, all the way to Sparta in the…

07/09/2016

USA

Hurricane Hermine makes landfall in Florida

The Category 1 hurricane has brought winds of 130 kilometres an hour to several areas of the US state.

02/09/2016

USA

Obama visits Louisiana flood victims

The US president said people living in the state of Louisiana have had their lives upended by devastating flooding.

23/08/2016

World News

India: at least 30 dead in monsoon rains

Monsoon rains have come down hard over large parts of central and northern India.

21/08/2016

China

Typhoon Dianmu heads for southern China

Dianmu, a slow-moving and not particularly strong storm, is expected to cause heavy rainfall over parts of Guangdong, Hainan and Jiangxi provinces.

18/08/2016

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Moscow: wakeboarders take to the streets following torrential rain

Russian wakeboard riders seized an opportunity to show off their skills in Moscow after water flooded the city streets following torrential rain on Monday.

17/08/2016

Russia

Moscow sees 'worst rains in 130 years'

Monday saw nearly half of the monthly rainfall in just 24 hours.

15/08/2016

USA

Louisiana flooding: at least five dead, 20,000 rescued

In Louisiana, at least five people are now confirmed dead and thousands displaced after massive flooding swept the southern US state.

15/08/2016

USA

Dramatic video emerges of rescue in flood-hit Louisiana

Severe flooding in Louisiana has claimed a third life.

14/08/2016

China

Lucky escape from flash floods in China

China has again been battered by nationwide severe storms, turning streets into rivers. The occupants of one car in Yulin City which was swept away were lucky survive.

13/08/2016

World News

Flash flooding in FYROM capital leaves more than 20 people dead

More than 20 people have been killed in flash flooding in Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

07/08/2016

Republic of North Macedonia

Flash floods and mudslides kill at least 20 in Skopje

A hundred more injured in freak weather in the capital of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

07/08/2016

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Ferocious mountain torrents destroy houses in Hunan, China

Video footage captured mountain torrents destroying a row of wooden houses in a village China’s central Hunan Province.

17/07/2016

China

Parts of China and Pakistan submerged as deadly floods hit

Heavy rain and flooding have caused relentless disruption in China and Pakistan.

05/07/2016

World News

Torrential rains spark floods in China, Pakistan, and India

Severe floods in several Chinese regions have left at least 180 dead as heavy rains sweep across Asia, also triggering floods in Pakistan and India.

04/07/2016

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Gone with the flood

Hundreds of households have been flooded in southwestern Romania forcing nearly 300 people out of their homes.

30/06/2016