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News on Flash floods
New York counties declare state of emergency as the planet experiences extreme weather conditions
- Jul, 09, 2023
- Environmental Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News General Civil
- United States, New York
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
New York governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency in Orange and Ontario Counties on Sunday, as the areas experienced heavy rain and flooding. Furthermore, there were more than eight inche...
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Floods in two earthquake-hit provinces in Turkey
- Mar, 15, 2023
- Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Other Geotechnical General Civil News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Turkey, Şanlıurfa
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Large scale flooding occurred in two Turkish provinces, just over 5 weeks after the catastrophic earthquake that hit the country. More specifically, the provinces of Adiyaman and Sanliurfa were flo...
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Malaysian floods: 3 casualties and 36,000 displaced so far
- Feb, 28, 2023
- General Civil Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Malaysia
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Heavy rainfall in Malaysia has caused 36,000 people to be evacuated in 266 relief centers and has claimed 3 lives so far. The annual monsoon season in Malaysia started in November and is expected t...
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Severe flash floods hit Western Attica, Greece: 15 killed, several missing (video)
Flash floods turned roads into torrents of mud and debris on the Western outskirts of Athens on Wednesday, November 15, killing at least 15 people, inundating homes and blocking a section of a major h...
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