Natural disasters
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Kenya Flash Floods Death Toll Rises to 45
Flash flooding after torrential rains in Kenya has killed at least 45 people and forced hundreds to leave their homes, police said Monday.
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Three killed in Austria Alps avalanches: police
The entire Alpine range has had one of its deadliest winter seasons in many years amid heavy snowfall and rain.
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Torrential Rain in Colombia Kills 22, Thousands Displaced
Twenty-two people have died as a rare spell of torrential rain in Colombia left thousands of families displaced, authorities said.
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Storms, Heavy Rain Kill 9 Children Across Afghanistan
Strong wind and heavy rain in Kandahar killed six children on Wednesday, and caused significant financial losses in several districts, the emergency department in the southern province said.
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Flash Flood Kills Dozens in Morocco Town
Fourteen survivors are being treated at Mohammed V hospital in the town, and two of them are in intensive care, according to local officials updating the overnight toll.
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Indonesia Suffers Food, Medical Shortages as Asia Flood tolls rise
Tropical storms and monsoon rains have pummelled Southeast and South Asia this month, triggering landslides and flash floods from the rainforests of Indonesia’s western Sumatra island to highland plantations in Sri Lanka.
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Thailand Floods Kill 13, Leaving People Stranded and Roads Submerged
Torrential rains since late last week inundated the tourist hub of Hat Yai and the southern region, killing 13 people in four flood-hit provinces, the department of disaster prevention and mitigation said.
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China Prepares to Evacuate 400,000 as Super Typhoon Makes Landfall in Philippines
The Philippines is the first major landmass facing the Pacific cyclone belt, and the archipelago is hit by an average of 20 storms and typhoons each year, putting millions of people in disaster-prone areas in…
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Afghanistan Earthquake Kills More Than 800
The 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck just before midnight, rattling buildings from Kabul to neighbouring Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad.
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Japan Urges Evacuations After Rains Leave Several Missing
More than 40 centimetres (15.9 inches) of rain fell over 12 hours in Kumamoto prefecture’s hardest-hit Tamana city, a record for the area according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
