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Greece declares emergency in flood-hit north

A swollen river in Greece bursts its banks, flooding homes and forcing authorities to declare a stat...

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Dam bursts in Bulgaria, 8 killed in floods

The dam on the Ivanovo Reservoir collapsed, flooding 700 houses in the village of Bisser, civil def...

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Turkey donates 85 homes to flood-hit Pak city

A humanitarian foundation in Turkey has donated 85 homes to a Pakistani city devastated by floods in...

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Flooding is biggest climate risk to UK

British summers are forecast to get hotter, while winters will get milder and wetter.

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Severe flooding, landslides kill 6 in Fiji

The permanent secretary of information said that heavy rain since last weekend has forced 3,500 peop...

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Thai floods death toll tops 800

The death toll from months of flooding in Thailand has risen above 800.

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Orissa floods: Centre sanctions Rs 918 cr

The Centre on Wednesday sanctioned Rs 918.30 crore as flood assistance to Orissa.

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Philippine floods death toll jumps to nearly 1,500

The death toll from flash floods that swept away entire villages in the southern Philippines climbed...

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Sad Christmas for Philippine flood victims

Tens of thousands of Philippine flood survivors queued for their Christmas meal in packed evacuation...

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1,000 missing in Philippine floods: Government

More than 1,000 people remain missing in the Philippines after devastating floods.

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Orissa attributes climate change for floods

Orissa government held that the climate change phenomenon as responsible for the back to back floo...

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Thailand flood toll rises to 754

Three people are still missing from the floods that ravaged Bangkok and other provinces.

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Philippine floods: President visits disaster zone

Philippines President Benigno Aquino is visiting parts of the country which have been devastated by ...

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More than 700 dead in Philippine floods: Red Cross

The Philippine Red Cross raised the death toll to more than 700 as ravaged cities prepared for mas...

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Philippines mulls mass graves after typhoon deaths

Typhoon Washi slammed ashore in the Mindanao region of the Philippines while residents slept at the ...

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Philippine floods toll 652 dead with 808 missing

The death toll from mammoth floods unleashed in the southern Philippines by tropical storm Washi h...

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Eleven dead in Colombia landslide, floods

Eleven people were killed and four others reported missing in Colombia after heavy rains caused a ...

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Philippine floods: Death toll rises to 436

Many roads were cut off and there was no electricity, hampering relief efforts.

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Orissa to spend Rs 816 cr to repair flood damages

Orissa government has decided to spend Rs 816.58 crore for restoration of infrastructure, damaged ...

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Death toll from Thailand`s floods tops 600

The floods began in late July, fed by heavy monsoon rains and a series of tropical storms.

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Fears for ancient Thai temples as floods recede

The ruined temples of Ayutthaya have survived centuries of tropical heat and rain.

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More Bangkok residents advised to flee floodwaters

Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra said people should evacuate three neighbourhoods due to surging water...

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Flooding won`t devastate central Bangkok: Thai PM

Thai PM cites flood experts in saying water in the centre of the capital will not be deeper than 12 ...

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Thais celebrate water festival despite floods

Floodwaters born from months of intense monsoon rains have swept the country, engulfing whole cities...

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Thailand tries to help companies, as floods spread

The flooding has killed 533 people and caused billions of dollars in damage, closing hundreds of inu...

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Aid groups warn over Pakistan flood fund

The badly affected province was already reeling from floods last year that were the worst ever in ...

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Thai PM’s 3-layered strategy to deal with floods

Thailand government today laid out a three-pronged strategy to reconstruct the country following i...

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Floods encircle Bangkok industrial estates

Floodwater encircled two industrial estates in the east of Bangkok on Monday and disrupted bus servi...

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Floods threaten Bangkok trains; toll passes 500

Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra has ordered evacuations in 11 of the capital`s 50 districts.

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Death toll from Thailand`s worst floods rises to 506

Three months of intense rainfall have fueled Thailand`s worst flooding in half a century.

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Thai floods: Indian woman`s horrific experience

Ashu Khurana cannot forget the force with which flood waters swallowed almost all her belongings. ...

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Floodwaters close in on heart of Thai capital

Officials are warning that no major barriers are standing in the way to prevent the water from reach...

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Thai floods threaten underground rail stations

Thailand`s worst floods in decades reached the downtown of the capital Bangkok.

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Floods encroach deeper into Bangkok, risk subway

The water from Thailand`s worst flooding in more than half a century was filling Bangkok`s Lad Phrao...

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Thai floods: Toll hits 400, Bangkok on alert

Most supermarket shelves are stark and empty with people in a hoarding frenzy mode.

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First flood warning issued in Madurai, Theni

The Madurai and Theni District administrations today issued first flood warning after the water leve...

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Anger rises in flooded Bangkok as centre stays dry

Tensions were rising between Thai residents and authorities in flooded parts of Bangkok on Monday.

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Thais hope flooded factories back up in 3 months

Nearly 400 people have been killed in months of floods that have disrupted the lives of more than 2 ...

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Bangkok flood defenses hold amid high tides

Bangkok`s northern outskirts remained inundated along with much of the rest of the country.

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Italy gives emergency aid to flooded towns

A Cabinet meeting in Rome has declared a state of emergency for the population of the stricken areas...

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Tens of thousands flee Bangkok

The main concern is that Bangkok`s Chao Phraya River will burst its banks over the weekend.

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Thousands leave flood-surrounded Thai capital

Floodwaters bearing down on the metropolis of nine million people have killed 373 people nationwide ...

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Thailand calls holiday to allow escape from floods

The floods have killed at least 366 people since mid-July and disrupted the lives of nearly 2.5 mill...

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Floodwaters enter Thai capital`s second airport

Floodwaters in Thailand on Tuesday breached barriers defending Bangkok`s second airport and have be...

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Thais tense as floods set to swamp more of capital

Thailand`s worst flooding in five decades has killed at least 356 people and affected nearly 2.5 mil...

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Myanmar flash floods kill 100: Official

Southeast Asia has been battered by particularly severe monsoon rains this year.

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Thailand says floods may ease early next month

The flooding is the worst to hit Thailand since 1942, and the crisis is proving a major test for Tha...

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Floods may last for 6 more weeks: Thai PM

Thailand`s PM called for all agencies to collaborate to protect Bangkok from a potential deluge of f...

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Floods threaten Bangkok, scores killed in Myanmar

The floods have also killed at least 247 in Cambodia and displaced tens of thousands of people.

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Thai floodwaters spill into northern Bangkok

Millions of nervous Bangkok residents were warned to move their belongings to safety as the kingdo...

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