Flooding leaves family stranded in remote Australian Outback
SYDNEY 2021 (AFP) – Torrential rain has left a family stranded in the Australian Outback, with authorities warning the rescue could take days. [...]
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Heavy rains expected to ease in India, Sri Lanka after 25 killed
CHENNAI (Reuters) -Heavy rain that killed at least 25 people in southern India and Sri Lanka is likely to ease in the next [...]
Extreme Greenland ice melt raised global flood risk: Study
PARIS (AFP) – The 3.5 trillion tonnes of Greenland’s ice sheet that has melted over the past decade has raised global sea levels [...]
Kerala floods: Indian couple sail to their wedding in giant cooking pot
A couple in India arrived at their wedding in unusual style by floating through the flooded streets in a large cooking pot after [...]
26 dead, many missing after heavy rains wreak havoc in India's Kerala
NEW DELHI (XINHUA) – At least 26 people were killed and many others reported missing after heavy rains wreaked havoc in the southern [...]
China floods: At least three people killed as bus falls into river with ‘over a million’ displaced by heavy rain
Flooding in China forced passengers to wait for help on the roof of a bus after it had fallen into a river, leaving [...]
Belgians face up to demolition of homes ravaged by summer floods
PEPINSTER, BELGIUM (REUTERS) – Authorities began demolishing homes on Thursday (Sept 30) in the Belgian town worst-hit by summer floods that killed 41 [...]
New York faces new flood threat after Hurricane Ida's havoc
NEW YORK (Bloomberg) – New York and the US Northeast are facing another flood threat just three weeks after the remnants of Hurricane [...]
New York City to start alerting basement dwellers after deaths in flooding
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city will draft new policies to warn New Yorkers who live [...]
Developments along Dunearn Road will still be on higher ground after road-raising: PUB
SINGAPORE – Buildings around flood-prone Dunearn Road will still be on higher ground after a stretch of the road is raised, said national [...]