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Residents of flood-battered northern England are struggling back to work, school and homes after swollen rivers inundated roads and caused several bridges to collapse.
A week of torrential rain has flooded the homes of more than 200,000 people along Mexico's Gulf coast, officials said Friday. Residents in some towns complained that no help had arrived.
The state-run news agency says heavy rains in northeast Turkey have triggered floods and a landslide that killed 4 people. One person is reported missing.
Flash floods in northwestern Turkey forced the evacuation of about 200 workers at tile and brick factories by helicopter Saturday, an official said.
Flash floods have killed at least 27 people in northwestern Pakistan, and more than 80,000 have seen their homes or crops destroyed, U.N. and government officials said Tuesday.
Heavy monsoon rains inundated wide areas of the northern Philippines, triggering flash floods and landslides that killed at least 12 people, including two French citizens and a Belgian who were touring Mount Pinatubo, officials said Friday.
Heavy rains are flooding southern parts of the Czech Republic, with mudslides damaging houses and roads in the region.
Raging torrents from a ruptured dam swamped a rural Brazilian city Thursday, forcing residents to scramble onto rooftops and climb high trees to escape the deadly floodwaters.
Floods have killed at least 11 people this week as heavy rains swamp towns still rebuilding from last year's hurricanes, Haiti's civil protection department said Friday.
Brazilian emergency officials say a rain-swollen reservoir overflowed a dam in the country's flood-stricken north, forcing 500 people from their houses.
The leaky canoe is taking on water fast as our two guides fight the river in a driving rain.
Brazilians huddled in cow pens converted into emergency shelters Friday, as swollen rivers continue to rise and northern Brazil's worst floods in decades boosted the number of homeless to nearly 300,000. The death toll rose to 39, and coffins started popping out of the soaked earth.
Authorities put helicopters on standby for emergencies Tuesday as they evacuated residents from homes north of Sydney inundated by floodwaters, while wildfires continued blazing in the country's drought-parched south.
Water levels began to drop slightly across the vast flooded region of northern Australia on Friday, but a forecast of more heavy rain will stymie recovery and cleanup effort.
Weeklong rains have triggered flash floods, landslides and sea surges across the Philippines, leaving at least 11 people dead and another 8 missing, officials said Wednesday.
Rain-soaked Fiji faces at least three more days of storms after its worst flooding in a generation killed 11 people, forced thousands to flee swamped homes and stranded foreign tourists, officials said Wednesday.
Authorities in Mozambique say torrential rains have killed 19 people in the past few days and worse flooding may lie ahead.
The luxury Bauer hotel was inundated by calls of concern and cancellations this week — but was spared the floodwaters that swamped most of the city.
Floods caused by days of heavy rains killed at least seven people, left four soldiers missing and displaced tens of thousands in insurgency-ravaged northern Sri Lanka, officials said Saturday.
Flooding killed at least 11 people in Vietnam's southern and central regions, submerged thousands of homes in its largest city and stranded air and railway passengers, officials said Sunday.
Nguyen Thi Hoe has been stuck in her flooded house for an entire week with no running water, no electricity and three restless children. She's about to go crazy with boredom.
Officials say at least 29 people are dead and 14 others are missing because of heavy rains in Honduras.
Hundreds of troops, engineers and social workers have converged on the desert town of Ghardaia to help with relief operations after a flash flood there killed 33, Algeria's Interior Ministry said Friday.
The death toll from floods triggered by Typhoon Hagupit rose to 41 as rescue workers began to reach isolated villages devastated by a storm that has caused at least $65 million in damage, officials said Monday.
Floods triggered by Typhoon Hagupit have killed at least 25 people in northern Vietnam and the toll could increase as information from isolated villages trickles in, disaster officials said Saturday.
Since 1997 Climate Change has Worsened & Accelerated Beyond the Grimmest of Predictions Made Back ThenAs the world has talked for a dozen years about what to do next, new ship passages opened through the once frozen summer sea ice of the Arctic. In Greenland and Antarctica, ice sheets have lost trillions of tons of ice.
National mourning in El SalvadorThree days of national mourning have begun in El Salvador following the deaths of at least 130 people in floods and landslides. Thousands are living in shelters as a result of the disaster and large parts of the country are without electricity and clean water.
Food shortages hit millions in flood-hit IndiaMillions of poor villagers across southern India are facing an imminent food shortage following months of intense drought and recent devastating floods, aid agencies warned Thursday.
American Samoa relief efforts build - USATODAY.comI hope this article will shed some light for naysayers who think the Obama administration isn't doing anything to help. Read the article it has a great deal of information on whats taking place right now.
WWF: Epic Rainfall, Epic Floods that Hit Manila Sure Sign of Climate ChangeThe Philippine capital of Manila was battered by the heaviest rainfall it has ever experienced.
Global Warming or Global Freezing: is the ice really melting?President Obama just made a melodramatic appeal at the United Nations for global measures to dramatically curb what he called "the climate threat," current euphemism for what is more popularly known as Global Warming, the theory that man-made CO2 emissions from cars, coal pla …
Photographs capture extreme weather battering South Australia South Australia is being battered by wild spring storms, with flooding, hailstorms, high winds and lightning strikes causing widespread damage.
Al Jazeera English - Europe - Recovery begins after Turkey floodsAuthorities are struggling to cope with the aftermath of severe flooding in northwestern Turkey, that has claimed the lives of 31 people. A clean-up in Istanbul, Turkey's largest city, was under way on Thursday, with emergency services still searching for missing people.
'Once in a century' downpour kills 20 in TurkeyFlash floods roared across a major highway and a commercial district in Istanbul on Wednesday, killing at least 20 people. Some of the dead drowned inside their vehicles.
Climate Change Worsening Floods and Cyclones Causing Tens of Millions to Flee Each Year in South AsiaAs monsoons and cyclones worsen due to climate change in the South Asian country, many coastal peoples are migrating to drier cities.
BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Snorkel rice could feed millionsA new rice plant has been developed which grows "snorkels" when exposed to floods.
Sheriff's copter rescues Zoar Valley campersA peaceful night of camping in the Zoar Valley turned into a nightmare Sunday when violent thunderstorms and a deluge of rain flooded a small campground and had seven people fighting for their lives.
Typhoon Morakot Triggers Floods, Property Damage, and Deaths in TaiwanTyphoon Morakot caused floods, property damage, and deaths in Taiwan on August 7-9, 2009.
Rare Condition Caused Flood in Louisville, Kentucky August 4, 2009"National Weather Service meteorologists say they couldn't have predicted the extremely rare circumstances that" led to flooding in Louisville, Kentucky on August 4, 2009.
Storm Dumps Record Rainfall on LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky received "record rainfall" that caused flooding. This Courier-Journal article includes links to several photo galleries and several other articles.
Record Breaking Rains Cause Major Flooding in Louisville, Kentucky"Six inches of rain fell in a one hour period" in part of Louisville on the morning of Tuesday, August 4, according to this article on WHAS's website. This article includes links to several other articles, several photos, and several videos about the situation.
200 Villages Underwater In India from Flooded BagmahtiOfficials say that even more villages are likely to flood as waters continue to rise, reports from Sitamarhi indicate. It is estimated that about 200 villages have been flooded, and at least 1 lakh of people displaced.
After the Iran election and the following riots, I truly believed that the people of this country would be able to free themselves from the oppressive rule of Ahmadinejad.
Southern, Central China Rains Kill 21, Force 700,000 From HomesMajor flooding in China has caused "at least 21" deaths and forced the relocation of "more than 700,000 people."
South China Rains Kill 15, Force 550,000 from Homes _English_XinhuaSevere flooding has occurred in China.
We've been experiencing a heatwave here in Germany for the past week. Clear blue skies, humid air and the sort of temperatures that have you scurrying to the fridge for yet another cold drink.
Army Corps levee tree rules rattle Sacramento flood agencies If a tree grows on a levee, is it bad? According to a recent scientific review, there's no way to tell by reading federal policy.
Newcastle drains danger remainsNEWCASTLE'S drainage system will collapse again if the city experiences another downpour on the scale of the 2007 Pasha storm.
Brazilians given illegal lumber to rebuild homesOfficials in Brazil have found an unusual way to help hundreds of thousands of people affected by severe flooding in the north of the country.
Paw thing: Dog rescued from floodwatersThe crew of a rescue helicopter in flood-ravaged northern New South Wales has rescued a family dog stranded in the rising floodwaters.
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