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News on Floods
Deadly landslides occur in Italy and Switzerland due to torrential rainfall
Switzerland and northern Italy are severely battered by heavy rain in the last days, which caused extensive landslides and cost several lives. Weather forecasts predict that rain will continue to hit...
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Photo gallery: The flood damage to Kashmir's cultural heritage
The recently and extensively flooded region of Kashmir is still trying to recover from the disaster and starts evaluating the induced damage particularly to its cultural heritage. Some of the most his...
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The devastating floods in India and a mathematical model for their prediction
Monsoon season, which is currently hitting India, Pakistan and other Asian countries, causes extensive floods and triggers landslides, with detrimental effects for the citizens of the affected countri...
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Flash floods in Washington block roads & damage homes
Areas burnt from wildfires, in north central Washington, are now buried under rocks, mud and water as a result of the heavy rain which fell in the area the last days. There were no reports of injuries...
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