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| Jul. 5 |
Japan |
Floods in southern Japan force hundreds to flee; 2 dead |
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| Jun.18 |
Tokyo |
US Navy calls off search for 7 missing sailors |
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| May.28 |
Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka races to rescue flood victims before rain resumes |
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| May.8 |
Western Canada |
Four feared dead in British Columbia and Quebec floods |
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| Apr.2 |
Queensland |
Australia floods: House washed away after family's rescue |
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| Apr.1 |
 Colombia |
Colombia landslides: Over 200 die in Putumayo floods 
Hours of heavy rains overnight caused rivers to burst their banks, flooding homes with mud in Putumayo province
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| Mar.4 |
Somalia |
Somalia: 110 dead from hunger in past 48 hours in drought |
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| Feb.12 |
California |
Thousands told to evacuate in face of California dam risk |
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| Jul.6 |
China |
Heavy flooding in China leaves 181 dead or missing |
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| Jun.25 |
 Mid-Atlantic states |
West Virginia deadly floods: Hundreds rescued, 23 dead Map of West Virginia USA Hundreds of people stranded by floods have been rescued in West Virginia, with the death toll now standing at 23, officials say
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| Jun.24 |
Mid-Atlantic states |
Twenty people die in West Virginia floods |
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| Jun.2 |
Paris |
Paris floodwaters set to peak as more rain forecast |
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 Paris |
Louvre to close as Seine rises further The world's most visited museum, the Louvre in Paris, is to close on Friday amid worsening flooding caused by days of torrential rain
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| Apr.3 |
NW Pakistan |
Rain, floods kill 36 in northwest Pakistan |
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| Dec.26 |
Paraguay |
Flooding 'worst in 50 years', as 150,000 flee |
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Northern England |
UK floods: Homes evacuated amid heavy rain |
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| Dec.25 |
 Paraguay |
Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay flooding displaces 150,000 Map of Asuncion Paraguay| More than 150,000 people have been driven from their homes by some of the worst flooding in years | |
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| Dec.1 |
Southern India |
Chennai hit by fresh rain and deadly flooding |
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| Nov.5 |
 Brazil |
Brazil dam burst engulfs homes in Minas Gerais Map of Mariana Minas Gerais Brazil| More than a dozen people are feared dead after a dam holding back waste water from an iron ore mine in Brazil burst, flooding nearby homes | |
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| Oct.23 |
Mexico |
Hurricane Patricia: Major risk of floods and landslides |
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| Oct.4 |
Southern France |
France floods: 16 dead on Riviera after storms |
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| Sep.10 |
Japan |
City of Joso hit by 'unprecedented' rain
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| Aug.1 |
Myanmar |
Heavy rains in Myanmar cause more severe flooding
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| Jun.14 |
 Georgia |
Deadly floods bring fear over escaped zoo animals Tigers, lions, a hippopotamus and other animals escaped from the zoo in Georgia's capital after heavy flooding destroyed their enclosures
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| May.29 |
Dallas |
Death toll from floods in Texas and Oklahoma reached 24 Dozens of people are rescued in the state of Texas. 3 missing with another 15 people dead from tornadoes in northern Mexico and Texas
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| May.25 |
Texas |
Texas and Oklahoma flooding: Three dead |
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| Jan.17 |
Malawi |
Malawi: Deadly floods menace tens of thousands |
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| Dec.26 |
Malaysia |
Severe flooding hits Malaysia's east
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| Sep.7 |
Kashmir |
Nearly 300 dead due to flooding in India, Pakistan |
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| Sep.4 |
Kashmir |
Bus carrying wedding guests swept away by stream; 70 missing |
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| Jun.19 |
Bulgaria |
10 die in flooding in Bulgaria after heavy rain |
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| Jun.8 |
India |
Indian students 'swept away' by water in Himachal Pradesh |
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| May.17 |
 Bosnia |
Thousands flee, 25 die in record Balkan floods Map of Maglaj Bosnia Packed into buses, boats and helicopters, tens of thousands fled their homes in Bosnia and Serbia to escape the worst flooding in a century
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| Feb.12 |
 England |
Storm with 106-mph gusts slams flooded Britain Map of Somerset Levels United Kingdom The latest round of bad weather slammed into west coast with torrential rain. Trucks were toppled, trees were felled
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| Aug.27 |
Mexico |
Mexico mudslides and floods kill 14 |
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| Jun.22 |
Western Canada |
Floods kill 3, force 75,000 from homes in Calgary
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| Jun.21 |
 India |
Death toll in Uttarakhand 'passes 500' Map of Uttarakhand India The death toll from flooding and landslides following heavy monsoon rains in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand has passed 500
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| Jun.20 |
Western Canada |
Flooding in Canada may force 100,000 from homes |
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| Jun.19 |
India |
Pilgrims stranded by floods in India, deaths could rise |
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| Jun.12 |
Eastern Germany |
Floods sweep through Central Europe
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| Jan.27 |
Queensland |
Flooding hits eastern Australia |
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| Oct.29 |
New Jersey |
Severe flooding as Sandy strikes | A major storm bringing torrential rain, high winds, flood surges and heavy snow has made landfall on the east US coast | |
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| Sep.29 |
Pakistan |
Hundreds killed in Pakistan flooding |
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| Jul.14 |
Japan |
Thousands flee Japanese floods
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| Jul.7 |
North Caucasus |
Dozens killed in Russia flooding |
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| Dec.22 |
Southern Philippines |
Floods: More than 1,000 remain missing
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| Dec.18 |
Southern Philippines |
Death toll from storm tops 650 |
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| Nov.6 |
Thailand |
Death toll in Thailand floods passes 500 |
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| Oct.28 |
Thailand |
Bangkok facing 'perfect storm' |
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| Oct.26 |
Thailand |
Floodwaters force closure of airport |
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| Oct.20 |
 Thailand |
Thai flooding threatens capital Thais waded through flooded streets, their belongings and children perched on their shoulders
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| Sep.13 |
 Pakistan |
Floods kill more than 200 in Pakistan Heavy rains and flooding in Pakistan's southeastern Sindh province has killed some 226 people over the past month
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| Aug.31 |
Washington |
Obama declares floods disaster in NC & NY |
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| Jun.17 |
Southern China |
Deadly floods hit China
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| May.14 |
Louisiana |
Key Mississippi floodgates opened |
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| Jan.15 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Death toll rises to 549 in Brazil flooding |
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| Jan.13 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Thousands in peril in Brazil flooding Thousands of families living on mountain slopes face risk of being washed away in the heavy rains and flooding that have killed nearly 500 p...
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| Jan.12 |
 Queensland |
Brisbane flood levels reach peak Map of Brisbane Australia The city of Brisbane has woken to widespread flooding, although the peak level is a meter lower than feared
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Rio de Janeiro |
Flooding reportedly claims 260 lives |
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| Jan.10 |
Queensland |
Australia floods menace Brisbane |
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Queensland |
8 dead, 70 missing in flash flood |
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| Jan.4 |
Queensland |
City Rockhampton hitting flood peak
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| Jan.3 |
Queensland |
Australian floods 'to last weeks' |
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| Jan.2 |
Queensland |
Supplies flown to Queensland city |
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| Jan.1 |
Queensland |
Australia facing 'biblical' flood |
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| Dec.28 |
Queensland |
Flood chaos forces mass evacuations North-eastern Australia's worst flooding in decades is continuing to cause chaos across the region
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| Sep.24 |
Northern Nigeria |
Flooding displaces more than 2 million |
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| Aug.29 |
Niger |
Niger flooding displaces nearly 200,000 |
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| Aug.26 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan urges 500,000 new evacuations |
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| Aug.22 |
Pakistan |
Disease threat follows Pakistan floods
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| Aug.19 |
Pakistan |
Floods leave 4 million homeless |
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| Aug.15 |
Pakistan |
U.N. chief urges faster aid to Pakistan |
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| Aug.14 |
Pakistan |
U.S. helicopters arrive to assist relief |
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Pakistan |
Pakistan says 20m hit by floods
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| Aug.11 |
Pakistan |
Desperation as flood misery grows |
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| Aug.7 |
Pakistan |
More rain threatens to worsen floods |
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| Aug.6 |
NW Pakistan |
Pakistan floods 'hit 14m people' |
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| Aug.5 |
NW Pakistan |
Spreading Pakistan floods hit 4m
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| Aug.2 |
NW Pakistan |
'Millions' hit by Pakistan floods |
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| Aug.1 |
NW Pakistan |
Disease fear after Pakistan flood |
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NW Pakistan |
More than 1,100 dead in flooding Another 30,000 people were stuck on their rooftops and in higher areas as they tried to escape rushing floodwaters
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| Jul.31 |
NW Pakistan |
Pakistan flooding death toll reaches 800 |
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| Jul.30 |
NW Pakistan |
Deaths rise in South Asia monsoon |
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| Jun.11 |
Southern U.S. |
Floodwaters hit campsites, leave 16 dead |
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| Apr.6 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Rains, flooding kill 200 in Brazil About 287 people have been rescued, and others were trapped under mudslides caused by the rain
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| Feb.21 |
Portugal |
Flood rescuers search streets and houses
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| Feb.20 |
 Portugal |
Madeira floods and mudslides kill 43 After torrential rains 63 others were reported have been injured on the Atlantic island, which is popular with foreign tourists
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| Sep.26 |
Manila |
Dozens dead in floods
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| Sep.8 |
West Africa |
600,000 hit by flooding
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| May.28 |
Brazil |
Dam bursts after more rain
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| Mar.27 |
Jakarta |
Suburban 'tsunami' kills 77 |
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| Nov.27 |
Brazil |
Death toll climbs in flooding
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| Aug.31 |
Bihar |
Floods cut off thousands |
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| Aug.27 |
Bihar |
Flooding kills dozens, ruins 225,000 homes
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| Nov.2 |
 Mexico |
Floods strand 300,000; more rain ahead Rescuers in boats and helicopters worked to evacuate people stranded by a flood, one of the worst natural disasters' to hit Mexico
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| Sep.15 |
West Africa |
Flood misery hits arc of Africa An estimated one million people across Africa have been hit by rains which have destroyed crops, burst dams and left dozens dead
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| Aug.13 |
North Korea |
'Hundreds dead' in floods |
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| Aug.7 |
India |
Millions face flood disease threat |
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| Aug.3 |
India |
Millions flee 'worst ever' floods United Nations: the worst flooding in living memory. More than 1,000 people have been killed or injured by waters
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| Jul.23 |
England |
UK fights worst floods in 60 years
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| Jun.29 |
Pakistan |
800,000 hit by South Asia floods |
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| Feb.4 |
Jakarta |
Floods: 340,000 homeless
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| Jun.22 |
Indonesia |
Flood toll passes 200 |
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| May.21 |
China |
Flooding traps 57 in mine
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| Apr.15 |
Serbia |
Swollen Danube threatens Balkans |
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| Nov.25 |
India |
Flood bus plunges kill 75 |
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| Aug.24 |
Romania |
Floods cause havoc across Europe
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| Jul.31 |
Mumbai |
Floods toll reaches 1,000
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| Jun.23 |
Southern China |
Flood death toll 'over 500' |
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| Sep.22 |
Haiti |
Jeanne leaves more than 1,050 dead
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| Sep.7 |
China |
Flood deaths mount to 143 |
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| Jul.13 |
Bangladesh |
Flood havoc mounts in South Asia |
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| May.27 |
Haiti |
1,000 people feared dead in flood town
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| Aug.22 |
Southern China |
Million people battling lake
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| Aug.15 |
Eastern Germany |
Dresden evacuated as waters rise |
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| Aug.13 |
Czech Republic |
Prague floods surge to new peaks
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| Nov.10 |
Algeria |
Hundreds dead in floods |
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| Feb.25 |
Mozambique |
80,000 at risk from floods |
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| Mar.14 |
Mozambique |
Floods move deadly mines |
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| Jul. 1, 1931 |
 China |
Central China floods of 1931 Map of Nanjing China| Estimates of the total death toll range from 145,000 to between 3.7 million and 4 million. In July alone rain totaling over 2 feet | |
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