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West Virginia Floods Cause 23 Deaths and Vast Wreckage
Record flooding in West Virginia killed at least 23 people, stranded thousands, left thousands more without utilities, and washed away houses, roads and vehicles after a band of thunderstorms battered the region on Thursday. With boats, helicopters and ropes, firefighters, law enforcement officers and National Guard troops rescued people from roofs of flooded houses, cars and trucks, and from mounds that had become temporary islands. Freight barges on the Kanawha River broke loose and slammed into bridges just west of Charleston, forcing them to close until inspectors determined that they were undamaged.
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Beijing chaos after record floods in Chinese capital
The heaviest rainfall to hit China's capital Beijing in 60 years has left 37 people dead and stranded thousands at the main airport. The deluge struck on Saturday afternoon and continued into the night, flooding major roads, state media said. Roof collapses, lightning strikes and electrocution from downed power lines were among the causes of the deaths.
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China floods: More than 150 killed and hundreds of thousands evacuated
Floods in north and central China have killed at least 150 people, with scores missing and hundreds of thousands forced from homes, officials say. Hebei and Henan provinces are the worst hit by the flash floods and landslides. At least 114 people have been killed in Hebei, with 111 missing and 53,000 houses destroyed, officials say. In one city, Xingtai, at least 25 people died, prompting people to demonstrate against the government for failing to warn them of the flooding.
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18 Major Flood Events Have Hit Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas Since March 2015
The number of flood events in parts of the South since March 2015 is staggering.
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Louisiana floods: One of the worst US disasters in recent years
Days of heavy rain have caused historic flooding in the US state of Louisiana, bringing as much as 31in (79cm) across a third of the state of Louisiana.
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Connecting the Dots on 2016’s Extreme Summer Weather and Global Warming
The extreme weather events of 2016 show the deadly fingerprints of global warming, scientists say.
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Typhoon Lionrock Floods Northern Japan, 11 Dead
Heavy rain from Typhoon Lionrock floods towns across Japan's north and leaves at least 11 people dead, most of them elderly residents at a nursing home who could not escape rising floodwaters.
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New Yorkers must prepare for possible coastal flooding rain New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio
The New York Emergency Management Department encourages New Yorkers to get ready for possible impacts of Tropical Storm Hermine. The National Weather Service has issued a Tropical Storm Watch for the Nyc region until further notice. A Storm Surge Watch has been issued for New York coastal regions until further notice.
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North Korea Defied World with Nuclear Test. Now it Seeks Aid for Flood Disaster.
More than 100,000 people have been displaced since a storm late last month.
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Matthew-Fueled Storm System Causes Severe Flooding in Eastern Canada
Moisture from former Hurricane Matthew fueled a weather system that caused major flooding in parts of eastern Canada.
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Exclusive photos show flood devastation in North Korea
It’s been more than two months since Typhoon Lionrock dumped nearly eight inches of rain on North Korea in three days, triggering a catastrophic flood along the border with China that killed at least 138 people and left another 400 missing. And now, with sub-zero winter temperatures looming, the situation is perhaps even more dire than in the flood’s immediate aftermath.
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Supermoon Tide Leaves Octopus Stranded in Parking Garage
The recent lunar event contributed to tidal flooding in Miami, which is becoming a more regular occurrence due to rising sea levels. By Delaney Chambers.
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Australia flood: Six missing Following Record Rainfall
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) described it as a twice-a-century weather event, creating waterfalls all over Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, a site sacred to indigenous people at the heart of the park in neighbouring Northern Territory.
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Peru braces for more flooding after at least 67 deaths
Intense rains and mudslides have wreaked havoc around the Andean nation and caught residents by surprise in Lima, a desert city of 10 million where it almost never rains.
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Ex-Cyclone Debbie: Australia Floods Force more Evacuations
Ex-Cyclone Debbie brings widespread flash flooding to Queensland's most populous region.
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Colombia landslides: More than 100 die after Heavy Rain hits South-West
Hundreds are also injured in the province of Putumayo after heavy rain causes mudslides.
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'Worst we've ever seen': Lake levels Spark Homeowner Concerns over Flooding, Damage
Environment Canada says a massive system is slowly drenching much of Ontario, the Maritimes and Quebec. Record precipitation levels — with double to triple the seasonal norms for rainfall — have threatened to trigger widespread flooding in those areas.
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Sharp Rise in Flooding Ahead for World’s Poorest
Some of the world’s most vulnerable live in the tropics, where sea rise will cause a sharp rises in floods. By John Upton.
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The Dutch Have Solutions to Rising Seas. The World Is Watching.
In the waterlogged Netherlands, climate change is considered neither a hypothetical nor a drag on the economy. Instead, it’s an opportunity.
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Miami Is Totally Underwater Right Now Thanks to Tropical Storm Emily
Well, uh, don't drive in Miami right now. Thanks to the remnants of yesterday's Tropical Storm Emily (which has since weakened to a depression), most of Miami Beach and a big chunk of downtown Miami sit under something close to a foot of water. Cars can't move, trees have fallen into roads, and a flash-flood warning has been issued for Miami Beach until 5:45 p.m.
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