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Dec 17, 20243 min read
Mayotte cyclone kills several hundred, maybe thousands, in worst storm in century
PARIS/MORONI - Several hundred people and possibly even thousands may have been killed when the most powerful cyclone in nearly a century...
Dec 17, 20244 min read
Rescuers comb debris for survivors, count dead in cyclone-hit Mayotte
PARIS/MORONI - Emergency workers searched for survivors on Monday and battled to restore services in Mayotte, France's poorest overseas...
Dec 2, 20241 min read
Storm Bora floods homes, streets in Greek island of Rhodes
ATHENS - Torrential rains flooded homes, businesses and roads in the popular Greek tourist island of Rhodes on Sunday, forcing...
Dec 2, 20241 min read
Cyclone Fengal kills 19 in India and Sri Lanka
NEW DELHI - Cyclone Fengal killed at least 19 people in India and Sri Lanka and caused flooding in Tamil Nadu state and the Puducherry...
Nov 30, 20242 min read
Valencia marathon stirs controversy one month after deadly floods
VALENCIA/MADRID - Athlete Pau Gisbert decided not to run in the Valencia marathon this weekend because he couldn't focus on training amid...
Nov 27, 20241 min read
Indonesia province resumes search for 7 missing after landslide and floods kill 15
JAKARTA - Indonesian rescuers are searching for 7 people still missing four days after torrential rain hit North Sumatra province,...
Nov 21, 20242 min read
Atmospheric river pounds Northwest US, killing 2 and knocking out power across three states
A powerful storm clobbered Washington state on Wednesday, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people while disrupting road...
Nov 17, 20242 min read
Spanish regional leader defends his handling of Valencia floods
VALENCIA - The leader of Spain's Valencia region defended his handling of catastrophic floods that killed more than 200 people, saying...
Nov 17, 20242 min read
Philippines braces for Typhoon Man-yi as Usagi weakens
MANILA - Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr directed authorities on Friday to stock up on food and other supplies in advance as...
Nov 5, 20244 min read
More troops reinforce rescue efforts in flood-hit Spain as public anger mounts
PAIPORTA, Spain - Another 2,500 soldiers arrived in the flood-hit east of Spain on Monday to reinforce efforts to locate bodies and clear...
Nov 5, 20243 min read
What caused deadly floods in Spain? The impact of DANA explained
Catastrophic flash floods that have killed at least 217 people in Spain are caused by a destructive weather system in which cold and warm...
Nov 4, 20243 min read
Protests over Spain flood response interrupt king's visit to stricken Valencia suburb
PAIPORTA, Spain - Hundreds of residents of a Valencia suburb badly hit by last week's deadly floods protested on Sunday during a visit by...
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