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Storm Bert Strikes UK And Ireland, Brings Extreme Flooding And Travel Chaos

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Storm Bert Strikes UK And Ireland, Brings Extreme Flooding And Travel Chaos

Storm Bert has wreaked havoc in parts of Ireland and Britain, causing severe flooding and widespread disruption. Dramatic events occurred in Donegal as rushing waters caused streets like Bridge Street to become rivers, raising worries about public safety. Translink, a public transport company in Northern Ireland, warned customers to prepare for “severe disruption” and look…

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7 Dead, 3 Missing After Heavy Rain, Floods Hit China: Report

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7 Dead, 3 Missing After Heavy Rain, Floods Hit China: Report

The rains damaged nearly 900 homes and caused 1,345 road collapse (File) Beijing, China: Seven people died and three were missing after heavy rain and flooding hit central China’s Hunan province, state media reported Tuesday. China is enduring a summer of extreme weather, with heavy rains battering swathes of the country and many regions enduring…

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Climate Change Intensifies Rainfall Patterns, Typhoons, Warn Scientists

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Climate Change Intensifies Rainfall Patterns, Typhoons, Warn Scientists

Typhoon Gaemi hits Chinese seaboard, widespread flooding feared Singapore: Climate change is driving changes in rainfall patterns across the world, scientists said in a paper published on Friday, which could also be intensifying typhoons and other tropical storms. Taiwan, the Philippines and then China were lashed by the year’s most powerful typhoon this week, with…

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No respite for Afghanistan as new spate of floods kill 66 people in northern province

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No respite for Afghanistan as new spate of floods kill 66 people in northern province

People remove mud from the courtyard of their houses after floods in Maymana, the capital city of Faryab Province, Afghanistan. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS Fresh floods killed 66 people in northern Afghanistan, a provincial official said on Sunday, after weeks of flooding that has inundated farms and villages and swept away swathes of communities….

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Losses from extreme events over 31 years were $3.8 trillion | Data

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Losses from extreme events over 31 years were .8 trillion | Data

Homes are surrounded by floodwaters in Sohbat Pur city, a district of Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province | Photo Credit: Zahid Hussain Disaster events are not only becoming more frequent and severe but their impact is also expected to worsen. The year 2023 brought an end to the warmest decade on record, marked by unprecedented extreme…

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Nearly 2 Lakh People Affected, Death Count Rises To 15

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Nearly 2 Lakh People Affected, Death Count Rises To 15

Assam Floods: Roads, bridges, power poles and schools, among others, were also damaged in the flood. Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam turned grim on Monday with over 1.90 lakh people affected by the deluge and one person dying, according to an official bulletin. Incessant rains in the higher altitudes have led to an increase…

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