Floods
Months after dam destroyed to stop Russian advance, parts of village still flooded
(Reuters) - Some 50 homes in the village of Demydiv remain partially submerged months after a dam was destroyed and...
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Two more miners found dead in flooded Burkina Faso mine
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - The dead bodies of two more missing miners have been found at a zinc mine owned by...
Read moreHeavy rains in Brazil’s northeast kill at least 35
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - At least 35 people died amid heavy rainfall in northeastern Brazil on Friday and Saturday,...
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Floods kill 25 in India’s Assam, displace thousands
GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - Flash floods and landslides in India's northeast Assam state killed at least 25 people and displaced...
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Hundreds evacuated amid renewed flooding in South Africa’s coastal province
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Hundreds of people have been evacuated to safety after heavy rains once again hammered South Africa's coastal...
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Half a million Indians flee floods in northeast brought by rain
By Zarir Hussain GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - More than 500,000 people have fled their homes in India's northeastern state of...
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Burkina Faso rescuers find no survivors in flooded mine’s rescue chamber
By Anne Mimault and Thiam Ndiaga OUGADOUGOU (Reuters) -Rescue workers have found no survivors in a rescue chamber deep inside...
Read moreFamilies desperately await news of Burkina miners trapped for 26 days
By Thiam Ndiaga PERKOA, Burkina Faso (Reuters) - The families of eight missing miners in Burkina Faso desperately awaited news...
Read moreHeavy rain and floods in Afghanistan kill 22, destroy hundreds of homes
KABUL (Reuters) - Heavy rain and flooding has killed 22 people, destroyed hundreds of homes and damaged crops in Afghanistan,...
Read moreBurkina Faso investigates mine flood as search for eight workers drags on
By Thiam Ndiaga OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's government has launched a judicial investigation into a flood at a zinc...
Read moreTwo dead and one person missing after Guadeloupe floods
PARIS (Reuters) - Two people died and another was missing on Sunday after heavy rainfall caused flooding on the French...
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Human activity is leading to more disasters-UN report
LONDON (Reuters) - Human activity is contributing to an increasing number of disasters, with 350 and 500 medium-sized or large...
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Emotional farewell for ‘brave’ police diver who drowned in S.African floods
(Fixes story identifier) ETHEKWINI, South Africa (Reuters) -"Brave and fearless" is how colleagues remember South African police diver Busisiwe Mjwara,...
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Death toll from South African floods revised down to 435
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The death toll from severe flooding in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province last week has been revised down...
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First COVID, now floods empty South Africa’s eastern beach resorts
By Siyabonga Sishi UMDLOTI, South Africa (Reuters) - After two years of the COVID-19 pandemic keeping tourists away, South African...
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Fires then floods: Argentina province under water months after blazes
By Sebastian Toba and Lucila Sigal CORRIENTES, Argentina (Reuters) - Argentina's northeastern province of Corrientes has been hit by widespread...
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Dozens still missing as South Africa floods death toll rises to 443
By Siyabonga Sishi and Rogan Ward ETHEKWINI, South Africa (Reuters) -Rescuers searched for dozens of people still missing in South...
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Death toll from South African floods now 443 – provincial premier
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The death toll from floods in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province this week now stands at 443, with...
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South Africa braces for more flooding as rains restart in east
By Rogan Ward KWANDENGEZI, South Africa (Reuters) -Rains that have killed around 400 people and left thousands homeless in South...
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South African flood victims search for bodies of lost loved ones
LINDELANI, South Africa (Reuters) - Bonakele Mtshali was away at a funeral when flash floods on South Africa's east coast...
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