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France

French floods kill four as Seine river starts to recede

Following the French capital’s worst flooding in decades, signs at last the river Seine has stabilised and is slowly starting to recede.

05/06/2016

France

Deadly downpours cause havoc as the river Seine in Paris reaches its highest level in 30-years.

The river Seine in Paris has swollen to its highest level in more than 30 years.

04/06/2016

World News

Europe counts cost after days of heavy rainfall and flooding

In Germany, a massive clean-up operation is underway after days of heavy rainfall and flooding started to recede.

04/06/2016

My Europe Series

State of the Union: Floods hit Europe

State of the Union is euronews’ weekly round-up of European affairs.

03/06/2016

World News

Europe flood death toll rises to 15 as waters begin to recede

At least 10 people in Germany, two each in France and Romania, and one in Belgium have died as a result of the flooding in Europe.

03/06/2016

World News

Rising floodwaters in Germany and France claim more lives

At least nine people have been killed in floods in Germany’s Bavaria state.

02/06/2016

World News

Germany and France face more rain after deadly floods

The damage to homes and businesses is devastating and the number of lives lost in flood-hit parts of Europe continues to rise.

02/06/2016

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Deadly cyclone in Bangladesh

The coasts of Bangladesh have been hit by a cyclone which has killed at least 21 people and injured many others.

23/05/2016

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Vesak festival in Sri Lanka

Owing to heavy rainfall and devastating floods across Sri Lanka, the streets of the capital Colombo are less crowded for this year’s celebration of the Buddhist festival…

23/05/2016

World

Emergency response: inside Ecuador's disaster zones

Ecuador’s 7.

19/05/2016

Canada

Oil production resumes in fire-hit Fort McMurray

The blaze continues to spread but experts say it is in uninhabited areas to the east and south of the town.

11/05/2016

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe puts its wild animals up for sale

Zimbabwe’s government has said it is ready to sell its wildlife. People with money and space are being asked to buy animals in a bid to save them

11/05/2016

Canada

Canada: firefighters optimistic cooler temperatures will help battle blazing inferno

Firefighters in Canada are hoping recent light rains and cooler temperatures will help them battle the wildfire that has been raging for more than a

09/05/2016

Canada

Canadian communities mobilise to help wildfire victims

Many of those forced to leave their homes by the Canadian wildfire which has been spreading out of control are being accommodated in emergency

08/05/2016

Canada

'The Beast' wildfire burns out of control in Canada

It has been raging for a week and is utterly out of control. The Canadian wildfire that has forced tens of thousands to people to flee for their

08/05/2016

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Imagining the worst for Europe's riskiest assets

Europe has a wealth of sensitive high-value facilities that could spell disaster if they failed in, say, an earthquake or flood. And what if both happened simultaneously? And vital equipment malfuncti

02/05/2016

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Takeaway: facing extreme risks

02/05/2016

World News

ESA successfully launches "environment data" satellite

A Russian Soyuz rocket has blasted off from Kourou in French Guiana carrying a satellite aimed at increasing our understanding of the environment

26/04/2016

Republic of Ecuador

Ecuador hit again: magnitude-6.0 earthquake strikes west coast

Another strong earthquake has struck Ecuador, less than a week after Saturday’s (April 16) deadly tremor. The epicentre of Thursday’s (April 21)

22/04/2016

Republic of Ecuador

Ecuador to raise taxes to held fund earthquake reconstruction

The human cost of last weekend’s earthquake in Ecuador continues to mount. On Wednesday the number of people confirmed to have died stood at 570. In

21/04/2016