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51 bodies recovered in Benguet landslides
Manila :: Philippines | about 1 month ago
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Philippines�Authorities have recovered 51 bodies from debris after a series of landslides occurred in La Trinidad, Benguet province, burying several homes in the process, the provincial police chief said on Friday. In a phone patch interview with reporters...
Tags: Philippines, Central Luzon, C Luzon, Northern Luzon, deaths toll, worst flooding, tropical cyclone, northern philippine, Benguet
Taiwan comes under fire for typhoon management
Taipei :: Taiwan | 3 months ago
Credibility Following a deadly typhoon last weekend, which dumped three meters (120 inches) of rain and killed more than one hundred people, rescuers managed to airlift nearly 14,000 people to safety. The government and politicians, however, are under continued criticism...
Tags: Taiwan, Typhoon Morakot, worst flooding, deaths toll, higher ground
Queensland declares emergency amid wild weather
Brisbane :: Australia | 6 months ago
Credibility Australian authorities declared a state of emergency in Queensland on Wednesday as torrential rain and gale force winds caused extensive flooding and left one man dead. Almost 30,000 homes were without power in the state's southeast, where some areas...
Tags: South-East Queensland, Anna Bligh, Brisbane River, Brisbane City, wild weather, worst flooding, premier anna, Ms Bligh, se qld
Heavy rain hits flood-stricken Fiji again
Suva :: Fiji Islands | 10 months ago
Credibility The town of Nadi, where the country's international airport is situated, was reported to be cut off under 1.5 metres of water after a nearby river burst its banks for the second time overnight. The police updated to eight the death toll from flooding,...
Tags: flood, tropical storm, weather, killed, disaster, Fiji, heavy rain, Nadi Hospital, worst flooding, death toll
Flooding pushes Venice farther under water
Venice :: Italy | 12 months ago
Credibility Italy — Strong southern winds pushed the Adriatic Sea into Venice again Tuesday, submerging parts of the lagoon city a day after an unusually high tide caused the worst flooding in 20 years. Tuesday's tidal surge peaked at 3 feet, 4 inches, well below...
Tags: Venice, worst flooding, acqua alta
High water floods historic center of Venice
Venice :: Italy | about 1 year ago
Credibility Water in Venice has risen to its highest level in more than 20 years, leaving much of the Italian city under floods and forcing residents and tourists to wade through knee-high water. City officials say the sea level topped 156 centimeters (61 inches)...
Tags: St Mark, Venice, sea level, worst flooding, strong winds, lagoon city
Floods still threaten Vietnam, China
Xinhua :: China | about 1 year ago
Credibility At least 120 people are confirmed dead in northern Vietnam amid fears that the floodwaters from southern China could cause river levels to rise, further inundating a region lashed by heavy rains since Friday. Forecasters say that more torrential rain...
Tags: China, Tibetan, Vietnamese, worst flooding, heavy rain
Midwest floods near crest, levees at risk
Iowa :: IA :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Volunteers worked on Friday to fortify levees strained by the worst Midwest flooding in 15 years as the swollen Mississippi River moved toward an expected weekend crest after causing huge losses. "It's a beautiful river, but it can turn very vicious and...
Tags: Mississippi Riverï, US Midwest, Lincoln County Emergency Management, U.S. Midwest, Bush, midwest flooding, worst flooding, york times
Mississippi flood levees strain, Bush visits Iowa
Cedar Rapids :: IA :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility More than two dozen levees on the key U.S. commercial waterway have either overflowed or been breached, causing grain and meat prices to soar on concerns about short supplies. Corn prices retreated early on Thursday, having set record highs for two weeks...
Tags: Mississippi River, U.S. Midwest, Mississippi river, US Midwest, Missouri, Iowa, worst flooding, Winfield
Homes evacuated in Maine amid flooding
Fort Kent :: ME :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility More than 100 homes and businesses were evacuated Wednesday as the raging St. John River spilled into the downtown, fulfilling the worst fears of emergency management officials who'd warned that the winter's heavy snow could create severe spring flooding.
Tags: Maine, St. John River, Fredericton Fire Department, worst flooding, maine street, river flooding, northern tip, homes evacuate, melting snow, river crests
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