Sudan Capital Awash After Heavy Downpours
Khartoum / El Gedaref — The Sudanese capital of Khartoum, at the confluence of the White and Blue Nile, experienced torrential rains that lasted for several hours, causing extensive flooding in much of
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Liberia Remains Vulnerable to Climate Change
Finance and Development Planning Minister, Samuel D. Tweah speaking at th NPRS launch -Finance Minister declares at launch of National Policy and Response Strategy on Climate Change The Minister of
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Storm Bebinca weakens as it makes landfall in northern Vietnam
Tropical storm Bebinca weakened as it made landfall in northern Vietnam on Friday, flooding some villages in one province but there were no reports of major damage. Vietnam had put thousands of soldiers
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Flood situation in Kerala grim; toll mounts to 67
Kochi airport shut till Saturday | Red alert in 14 dists | 1.5 lakh people in relief camps The flood situation in Kerala further worsened with many areas inundated and flight operations suspended till
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Heavy rain wreaks havoc in Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli
Madurai: Heavy rain in the Western Ghats left many dams in Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli districts overflowing or on the verge of it leading to flooding of many areas in Kanyakumari district. More than 225
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Flooding in Sudan kills 23 people, injures 61
Sudanese medics say at least 23 people have been killed in heavy flooding in the past three weeks. The Red Crescent Society said on Monday that the floods have injured at least 61 others since July
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Jakarta, the fastest-sinking city in the world
The Indonesian capital of Jakarta is home to 10 million people but it is also one of the fastest-sinking cities in the world. If this goes unchecked, parts of the megacity could be entirely submerged by
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Floods cause 4 bln yuan of losses in Heilongjiang
HARBIN, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Floods triggered by heavy rain have resulted in direct economic losses of over 4 billion yuan (580 million U.S. dollars) in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, local authorities
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China evacuates 200,000 as typhoon hits east coast
China evacuated more than 200,000 people as a typhoon made landfall on its eastern coast late on Sunday, state media said. Sponsored A pedestrian crossing a road holds an umbrella against wind brought
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Laos suspends new dams as tragedy raises wider fears
The July 23 dam collapse in southern Laos marked a turning point that squarely exposed the vulnerabilities of Laos’ current plans to become the “battery” of Southeast Asia. At least 34 people died in floods