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Floods and landslides leave many dead in Vietnam
At least 46 people have died and another 33 remain missing as a tropical depression dumps heavy rains across central and northern Vietnam. At least 46 people have died and another 33 remain missing a...
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Structures that didn’t cope with Hurricane Harvey
It was the fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade spun, making landfall in Texas. Harvey developed from a tropical wave to a Category 4 storm, coming ashore on August 25th and c...
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Devastating landslide hits Sierra Leone’s capital: Death toll rises to 500
The side of Mount Sugar Loaf in the Regent District of Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, collapsed in the early hours of Monday, 14 August 2017, after a night of heavy rainfall, destroying dozens of h...
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Unprecedented rainfall leaves at least 11 dead in Japan
As of Friday, July 7, 2017, eleven people are confirmed dead and 14 are still missing, after three days of extreme rainfall caused massive flooding and landslides in many parts of Kyushu, southwestern...
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Dam collapse in Paraguay causes major flooding (video)
The dam of San Benito Lake in Paraguay's Itapúa department breached on April 9, 2017, leading to a major flash flooding event, that broke the Graneros del Sur road in two. The dam of San Benito...
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