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The United Arab Emirates struggled on Thursday to bring life back to normal, after an unprecedented flood inundated its futuristic Dubai city, flooding roads and highways and rendering its airport inoperable.
4 Dec
At least 20 people have been killed by floods after heavy rain in the Manyara region of northern Tanzania, the ministry of health said on Sunday, with video released by the Tanzania Red Cross Society showing muddy waters gushing down streets.
9 Nov
Floods caused by heavy rains across parts of Somalia have displaced more than 113,000 people and "temporarily affected" hundreds of thousands, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) said on Monday.
14 Oct 2023
Many parts of Hong Kong saw flooding on Monday as Typhoon Koinu brought torrential rains during the night, forcing authorities to issue the highest level of alert for six hours. It was the second time in a month the city's authorities had sent out a "black" rain warning — the highest in Hong Kong.
1 Oct 2023
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22 Sep 2023
Aid agencies in Libya said local authorities and charities are struggling with the scale of the disaster. Survivors are now at risk from the spread of diseases such as cholera.
14 Sep 2023
Climate change is partly responsible for the floods that have devastated Libya but the legacy of civil war, political chaos and corruption have exacerbated their impact. Observers say aid is desperately needed.
27 May 2023
A helicopter crashed while inspecting power lines damaged by storms in the Italian province of Ravenna. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is set to leave the G7 summit in Japan earlier to lead the response to flooding.
18 May 2023
Heavy floods have followed two days of severe rainfall in northern Italy, leaving at least three people dead. Formula One's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix has been called off.
13 May 2023
Global warming is wreaking havoc in Western Canada where wildfires rage in Alberta and floods threaten to ravage British Columbia.
11 May 2023
An overlap of the conflicts in Ukraine and African countries with climate change-triggered disasters around the world has increased the number of internally displaced people to a record 71.1 million at the end of 2022.
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