Deadly floods follow in iced-over Europe
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Much of Europe is still covered in snow and ice, but some areas are already seeing deadly flooding amid concerns that it will get worse before it gets better. Swollen rivers...
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Australian authorities urge residents of Queensland town to flee floods
(CNN) — Australian authorities on Monday pleaded with hundreds of people who had chosen to remain in a town in the path of rising flood waters to vacate their homes. The level of the...
Cyclone, bushfires threaten WA
A tropical cyclone and major bushfires are posing a twin threat to travellers in Western Australia’s central west. Authorities are concerned holidaymakers from Perth and elsewhere may find themselves stranded. The Fire and Emergency...
AU, Torrential rains cause havoc in southern Queensland, northern NSW
HEAVY rain continues to cause havoc across southern Queensland and northern NSW, a year after floods devastated the region. Unlike last year, however, the flooding is affecting local waterways more than the Brisbane River,...
Flooded Philippines region looks as if hit by tsunami
A southern Philippine area devastated by flash floods that killed more than 1,000 people looks like it was hit by a tsunami, a UN official said Thursday as he appealed for $28 million in...
Filipino City Officials Plan Mass Burial of Flood Victims
ILIGAN, Philippines – With funeral parlors overwhelmed, authorities in a flood-stricken southern Philippine city on Monday organized the first mass burial of some of nearly 700 people who were swept to their deaths in...
Philippines flood toll passes 650 as search continues
The number of people killed in the Philippines by floods triggered by Tropical Storm Washi has risen to 650. Soldiers and volunteers are still searching for the 800 people reported missing on southern Mindanao...
108 dead, 400,000 affected by Colombia’s rainy season
Two landslides kill four people in the northern departments of Santander and Antioquia, bringing the number of people who have died in Colombia’s rainy season to 108. Another 420,000 thousand people have been affected...
Bangladesh looks abroad for farmland
Bangladesh is looking for farmland outside the country. “Whether from the public sector or the private sector, the government of Bangladesh is fully behind any attempts to seek out unused land beyond its borders,”...
Thai refuse workers battle mountains of floating garbage
Nov. 11 – Garbage collectors in Thailand are battling tonnes of floating garbage in the flood-stricken country.
