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Four Dead In Flood Chaos In Southern Germany

Biblical Torrent Floods German Town At least four people, including a volunteer firefighter and a teenage girl, have died after floods in southwestern Germany.   Storms and torrential rain have caused chaos in parts of Baden-Wuerttemberg state, with pictures showing…

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 Buries Homes 350,000 Displaced In Sri Lanka

Rescuers in Sri Lanka are searching for scores of people missing after massive landslides following days of rain.   The army told the BBC that 134 people remained unaccounted for after mudslides hit three villages in central Kegalle district.  …

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.…

Severe Heavy Rains, Strong Winds, Flooding & Trees Damages Many Homes In Victoria, Australia

Heavy rain and strong winds battered on Monday the Australian state of Victoria. The resulting flood and loose trees damaged homes in the state as the SES received 150 calls from Geelong and Melbourne for assistance.   9 News reports…

Super Cyclone Devastates Arunachal’s Changlang district, India

At least 2 people were killed when a massive cyclone lashed at Chakma inhabited area of Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday. The deceased people included an infant who was barely one-year old and a 17-year old girl named…