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Brazil’s Bolsonaro creates $126 million credit line to flood-ravaged northeast
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Friday a 700 million reais ($125.67 million) relief credit line...
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Philippine death toll from its strongest typhoon of year tops 400
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine death toll from Typhoon Rai has crossed the 400 mark, the disaster agency said on...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro refuses flood aid from Argentina, drawing Bahia rebuke
By Gram Slattery RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro rejected an offer of aid from Argentina, saying...
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Helicopter fighting fire crashes in Argentina’s Patagonia, killing two
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A helicopter that was fighting forest fires in the rugged Patagonia region of southern Argentina crashed...
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Malaysia to spend $335 million for flood relief
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia will provide 1.4 billion ringgit ($334.93 million) in cash aid and other forms of relief...
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Brazil government to send relief funds to flood-ravaged northeast
By Ricardo Brito and Gram Slattery BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The Brazilian government has allocated 200 million reais ($35.5...
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Death toll from Brazil flooding rises in Bahia’s ‘worst disaster’ ever
By Leonardo Benassatto and Sergio Queiroz ITABUNA, Brazil (Reuters) - The death toll from floods hammering northeast Brazil rose to...
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Malaysia seeks U.N. climate adaptation funds amid deadly floods
By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia is seeking $3 million from the U.N. Green Climate Fund (GCF) to...
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Dams burst in northeastern Brazil as region hit by floods
By Leonardo Benassatto and Amanda Perobelli ITABUNA, Brazil (Reuters) -Two dams gave way in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia...
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More than 100 Japan flights cancelled due to heavy snow
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -More than 100 domestic flights in Japan were grounded on Sunday due to heavy snow...
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Philippine-held island in South China Sea suffers typhoon damage
MANILA (Reuters) - The deadly typhoon that killed hundreds in the Philippines also damaged dozens of homes and government infrastructure...
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Philippine supertyphoon Rai ‘exceeded all predictions’ – forecaster
By Kanupriya Kapoor SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The rapid intensification that turned this week's Typhoon Rai into the strongest storm to...
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Food running out, Philippine typhoon survivors warn
By Neil Jerome Morales and Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine officials and residents of areas that bore the brunt of...
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Malaysia warns of more floods as PM acknowledges lapses in rescue efforts
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia on Tuesday warned of more storms and heavy rainfall in the coming days as Prime...
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At least eight dead in Malaysia floods as rescue effort stumbles
By Rozanna Latiff and Ebrahim Harris KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - At least eight people have died in floods that have...
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Malaysian emergency services, volunteers rescue 21,000 from flooding
By Rozanna Latiff, Angie Teo and Liz Lee KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Hard-pressed Malaysian emergency services, reinforced by civilian volunteers,...
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Philippines reports dozens more deaths from Typhoon Rai
By Enrico Dela Cruz MANILA (Reuters) -At least 72 people died in the central Philippine province of Bohol in the...
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Thousands displaced by floods in Malaysia
By Rozanna Latiff and Liz Lee KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Torrential rains in Malaysia have caused flooding that has driven more...
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Philippines’ feared death toll from Typhoon Rai rises to 31
MANILA (Reuters) -The feared death toll from a typhoon that battered the Philippines has risen to 31, officials said on...
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Death toll from powerful typhoon in Philippines climbs to 12
By Karen Lema and Enrico Dela Cruz MANILA (Reuters) - The death toll from a typhoon that slammed into the...
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