Category: floods
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Australia Braces for Life-Threatening Floods as Six Storms Brew
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Bread path links PMN Business Six storms around Australia and its regions are expected to boost the coming days, as one system is likely to lead to life floods in the north of the country and at least three others a moderate opportunity to form tropical hurricanes by Monday. The…
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Poland reports two more deaths in central Europe floods By Reuters
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WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish police said that the death toll from massive floods in southwestern Poland this month had risen to nine, and two more bodies were found during the clean-up operation. At least 26 people died across central Europe in the worst floods to hit the region in at…
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Insurance claims from floods rise to Sh5 billion
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Insurance claims from floods that hit Kenya between March and June rose by 62 percent to at least Sh5 billion, indicating the impact on insurers of the increasing severity and frequency of climate change-related risks. The rise in flood claims means insurers will have to pay more attention to the…
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Central European floods leave trail of devastation; new areas to evacuate By Reuters
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Written by Kuba Steziecki, Janis Laizan and Radovan Stoklasa WROCLAW, Poland/OSTRAVA, Czech Republic (Reuters) – Volunteers and emergency workers raced to secure river banks in Poland’s historic city of Wroclaw on Tuesday as nearby municipalities advised residents to evacuate their homes and authorities across central Europe counted the cost of…
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Aid struggles to reach survivors as Sudan dam collapse, floods wreak havoc By Reuters
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Written by Tayeb Siddiq ARBAT, Sudan (Reuters) – Emergency teams were racing against time on Tuesday to find out how many people were missing after a dam in eastern Sudan burst its banks, unleashing the worst flooding to devastate a country already ravaged by 500 days of war. The collapse…
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Minnesota family that lost home to floods vows to keep store open
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Family who watched their home collapse into a flooded river near the town of At-Risk Minnesota ladies He pledges to reopen his nearby shop selling homemade pies and burgers as soon as it is safe to do so. The Rapidan Dam Store remained standing Wednesday, but after the house where…
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Insurance firms swamped by surge in floods damage claims
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Widespread flooding that hit Kenya in March and April left insurers struggling to meet claims worth Sh3.1 billion, as the effects of climate change became a major risk to insurers. Latest data from the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) indicates that insurance companies settled Sh147.3 million or less than 5.0 percent…
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Floods destroy lodges, kill animals in the Mara
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Floods in the Masai Mara Game Reserve have caused massive destruction of tourist facilities and the death of many wild animals. The impact of flash floods on a reserve’s ecosystem can be significant, affecting animals through drowning as well as disrupting habitat, food sources and water availability. Giraffes and gazelles…