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Flood hit Pak hungry

Islamabad: Millions of Pakistanis hit by last year's devastating floods are 'still facing flood water, shivering in temporary shelters and struggling to find food', said a report of an international N

Brazil: Flood death exceeds 650

Rio de Janeiro: The number of dead in flooding and mudslides in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro has reached 652.

The disaster has affected the mountainous area of the state, and worst hit are t

Philippines faces more rain as flood deaths mount

Hundreds of thousands of people already reeling from floods across the Philippines have been told to expect further heavy rains until March, authorities said Tuesday, as the disaster death toll rose to 53.

World Bank chief to sign pact for rebuilding flood-hit Bihar

Patna: World Bank president Robert B. Zoellick, who arrives on a two-day visit to Bihar on Tuesday, will sign an agreement with the state government for rebuilding areas affected by the 2008 floods th

Floods affect over 3,64,000 people in Sri Lanka

More than 3,64,000 people have been affected due to floods in several parts of the country, particularly in the eastern province, the disaster management centre said.

Vietnam: Currents sweep off bus killing 20

Hanoi: Surging currents sucked a bus off a flooded highway and swept away 20 of its passengers, including a girl ripped from her mother's arms, as flooding caused 30 other deaths in Vietnam even as mo

UN helicopter engaged in flood relief crashes in Pak

At least 10 people, including three foreigners, were injured on Friday when a UN helicopter engaged in flood relief operations crashed into a lake in Pakistan's southern Sindh province, officials said

China pledges another $200 million aid to flood-hit Pak

China has said it will provide another $200 million in emergency aid to flood-hit Pakistan and dispatched four helicopters, amid prodding by the American diplomats that Beijing should "step up to the

Delhi facing floods as Yamuna levels rise

The water level of the Yamuna river continued to rise at Delhi Wednesday as more water from the Hathinikund barrage in Haryana reached the capital, aggravating the threat of flood here.
Wednesday mor

Floods kill eight on China-NKorea border

At least eight people were killed and one was left missing as heavy rains triggered fresh floods in northeast China on the border with North Korea, state media reported on Friday.

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