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Iran

Several missing following flash floods throughout Iran

At least five people are known to be missing after flash floods engulfed parts of Iran. Winds of up to 80 kilometres per hour have swept through

20/07/2015

USA

US floods: clean-up underway

A clean-up operation is underway in the eastern United States after a pounding by storms and flash floods. In Ohio, a pregnant woman and two of her

20/07/2015

USA

Torrential flash floods hit Arizona

Torrential flash flooding has swept away homes in Arizona following heavy storms. Up to 3,000 homes and businesses were left without power after more

19/07/2015

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Georgia: Tbilisi Zoo is counting its survivors

07/07/2015

Costa Rica

Heavy rains cause widespread flooding in Costa Rica

Severe flooding due to heavy rain has caused widespread damage to roads and homes in Costa Rica. Landslides have collapsed bridges interrupted

01/07/2015

India

Heavy rain hits central India

There may be a heatwave in Southern Pakistan, but in Central India heavy rain at the start of the monsoon season has caused severe flooding. More

23/06/2015

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Flash floods pelt China

18/06/2015

Georgia

Search continues for 24 missing people after fatal Tbilisi floods

Rescue teams in the Georgian capital Tbilisi are searching for 24 people still missing after fatal flooding hit the city over the weekend. At least

15/06/2015

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China: Woman rescued from collapsed building

15/06/2015

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Animals escape zoo after heavy flooding in Tbilisi

15/06/2015

Georgia

Georgia declares national day of mourning after devastating flood hits Tbilisi

At least a dozen people are dead and many more missing after severe flooding in the Georgia’s capital Tbilisi. Heavy rain and strong winds turned a

14/06/2015

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Heavy downpours hit south China

09/06/2015

USA

Texas cows rescued from floods

The sun has come out in parts of Texas, but large areas remain submerged. Several hundred stranded cattle had to be rescued from Liberty County, as

01/06/2015

USA

Obama signs Texas disaster declaration after fatal flooding

President Obama has declared a state of emergency in parts of Texas stricken by floods following unprecedented rainfall. At least two dozen people in

30/05/2015

Poland

Strawberry fields damaged in central Poland

28/05/2015

USA

Major flooding hits Mexico and Texas, thousands stranded

Record rainfall in the US state of Texas has flooded major motorways, making driving impossible for many people in the Houston area. Some drivers who

26/05/2015

Mexico

Tornadoes and record rainfall wreak havoc in northern Mexico and southern US

A freak tornado has ripped through a border city in northern Mexico, leaving more than a dozen people dead and many more injured. Flipping over cars

26/05/2015

USA

Severe weather wreaks havoc in Texas

Tornadoes, heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and flooding have forced evacuations and roof top rescues in Texas. Firefighter dies performing rescue

26/05/2015

China

China floods claim more lives with many people reported missing

Floods in China are causing havoc in mountain districts in six provinces on the mainland’s central and southeastern regions. Scores of people have

24/05/2015

China

China: Fuzhou flooded as heavy rain lashes Fujian Province

Heavy rain and hail have lashed Fuzhou, the capital of China’s Fujian Province, causing flooding and driving the temperature down by ten degrees

17/05/2015