Tag Archive: flash floods

2010 Leh floods

The 2010 Leh floods occurred on August 6, 2010 in Leh in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in India. At least 165 people died (disputed reports suggested five foreign tourists were killed), and thousands were injured as heavy rains …

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Deadly storms rip through Midwest, South

Emergency teams on Sunday were assessing damage from deadly storms that devastated parts of Missouri, Kentucky and West Virginia this weekend — even as the threat of more severe weather continued. The storm that tore through Madison County, Kentucky, on …

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Southern Thai provinces hit by monsoon floods; Army pitches in

Three provinces in Thailand’s 14-province southern region have been hard hit by floods as a seasonal monsoon is creating havoc in the region, especially Narathiwat, Phattalung, and Yala where Thai Army units have been pressed into service to help evacuate …

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Two dead as flooding brings havoc across much of Britain

Torrential rain caused flash floods across much of the UK over the weekend, inundating hundreds of homes and claiming the life of an elderly motorist whose car was swamped by nearly three feet of water. At one point, there were …

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Flash floods, landslides loom over south Luzon

MANILA, Philippines – Flash floods and landslides loom over the eastern section of southern Luzon due to the tail-end of a cold front, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Sunday. Pagasa said the tail-end of a cold …

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