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Mega Flooding Has Killed At Least 64 And Displaced More Than 400,000 In Sri Lanka

Hundreds of small boats navigated deep floodwaters that have inundated thousands of homes in the Sri Lankan capital to deliver aid and rescue the elderly and sick from rooftops, as forecasters warned of more heavy rain.   The heavily-indebted Government…

Massive Landslide Kills 15 In Uganda, Africa

At least 15 people have been confirmed dead and scores still missing following a landslide triggered by heavy downpours in western Uganda’s Bundibugyo District Tuesday morning.   Bridges were washed away and some 200 homes destroyed in heavy rains that…

Massive Landslide Kills 42 In Ethiopia, Africa

Rescue efforts were underway on Wednesday following a landslide in southern Ethiopia that killed 42 people, police said.   Torrential rains in Wolaita, around 300 kilometres (195 miles) southwest of the capital Addis Ababa, wiped out roads and bridges, Cmdr.…

Massive Landslide Kills At Least 14, 25 Missing In Fujian, China

14 people have been found dead and 25 are still missing after a landslide occurred around 5am local time Sunday in Taining county, Fujian, according to the official Weibo account of a local rescue department.    According to Chinese state…

Severe Weather Pounds Texas, Midwest

MAGNITUDE 5.7 NEAR COAST OF ECUADOR

Subject To Change Depth: 40 km Distances: 188 km W of Quito, Ecuador / pop: 1,399,814 / local time: 02:14:02.5 2016-04-17 80 km N of Portoviejo, Ecuador / pop: 170,326 / local time: 02:14:02.5 2016-04-17 34 km NE of…