Archive for ‘rain’
Flooding in Australia
January 22nd, 2008
In Queensland, Australia, the Nogoa River is still on the rise, but authorities say water levels should begin to recede in the region after cresting today.
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Rainy season brings death in Bolivia
January 9th, 2008
Last year, flooding killed thirty-five people and tens of thousands of cattle. The damage was so severe that Bolivia was forced to cut its economic growth forecasts.
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Indonesian floods kill hundreds
January 9th, 2008
Rescuers use rubber boats to deliver food and medicine to the flood victims.Landslides and floods are a common occurrence during the rainy season in Indonesia, especially in heavily logged areas.
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Indiana Cleans Up After Devastating Floods
January 9th, 2008
Floods in Indiana left at least three people dead and many more homeless. CBS 2’s Kristyn Hartman reports on the cleanup efforts.
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Drought-hit Cyprus considers importing water
January 9th, 2008
Drought-stricken Cyprus may import water to beat a crippling shortage that is threatening to tap the island’s reservoir reserves dry, its agriculture minister said on Wednesday.
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Mudslide Strikes San Diego
January 7th, 2008
A retaining wall gave way, leading to a mudslide in San Diego.
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Australia floods strand many
January 7th, 2008
Thousands of people remain stranded by some of the worst flooding eastern Australia has seen in 20 years.
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US drought spans coast to coast; dancing for rain
December 30th, 2007
Surveying some of the 3,240 hectares he farms in a semi-rural area outside Washington, Chris Tranchitella looks out on empty fields that produced a harvest much lower than he had hoped.
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Much-Needed Rain Comes To The Southland
November 30th, 2007
This storm system originated in Baja, Mexico and is now working its way into our area.
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Vietnam braces for new tropical storm as flood toll rises to 49
November 5th, 2007
Flood-ravaged central Vietnam was bracing for Tropical Storm Peipah, forecast to make landfall this week, even as the country copes with floods that have killed at least 49 people in two weeks, officials said Monday. By Monday morning, the floods had cut off a main north-south railway in central Binh Dinh province and more than 100,000 houses were …
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Thousands of victims in Mexico face flooding, looting
November 5th, 2007
Flooding continued to cause chaos and despair Sunday in the Mexican state of Tabasco. Some 80,000 people in 17 towns remained isolated by the floods. Most of them were out of reach for rescue teams and would have to wait for help until the water level falls, the Mexican Navy said.
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Tropical depression threatens more floods in Vietnam
November 3rd, 2007
Vietnam is bracing for more floods as a newly formed tropical depression is forecast to trigger rains in central provinces where floods have killed at least 25 people since last week, according to the national weather bureau.
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Tabasco, Mexico is 70% underwater; Red Cross accepting donations
November 2nd, 2007
This is the worst flooding that region has seen in the last fifty years. Over 500 people have lost their homes.
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New Orleans dries out after flooding
October 23rd, 2007
With a shake of the head, Richie Stevens looked at the brownish, oil-streaked water surrounding his property Tuesday and wondered how so much of the city could be swamped by a rainfall not even associated with a hurricane. “This was a little rain flood,” Stevens said. “What happens if we get a big storm?”
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Flooding leads to closing of N.O. canal
October 22nd, 2007
The Army Corps of Engineers closed a gate on a suburban canal as heavy rains lashed the flood-prone city, raising fears that climbing waters threatened to top the walls holding them back. After more than 8 inches of rain fell on parts of New Orleans by late afternoon, Mayor Ray Nagin shut City Hall early, and schools also closed. People …
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