International News
Flooding claims one victim in northern Maine, USA
A 74-year old Caswell man was swept downstream and drowned last Tuesday night, after floods in Maine.
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North American News
New Brunswick and Quebec struck by spring flooding
Hundreds evacuated in Sherbrooke, Que. as rivers swell.
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South American News
Deforestation in the Andes Triggers Amazon “Tsunami”
Deforestation, especially in the Andean highlands of Bolivia and Peru, was the main driver of this year’s disastrous flooding in the Madeira river watershed in Bolivia’s Amazon rainforest and the drainage basin across the border, in Brazil.
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European News
Substations serving millions at risk of flooding
Britain’s power supply faces a significant threat from flooding because substations serving millions are not adequately protected.
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African News
14 killed and thousands displaced in Tanzania floods
14 killed and thousands displaces as heavy floods ravaged Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s commercial capital.
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Asian News
5 dead, 17 trapped in flooded coal mine in southwest China’s Yunnan province
Investigators believe the flooding was caused by an explosion and left 26 miners trapped on April 7th. Four were rescued.
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Australian News
Flooding hits N Qld towns as Cyclone Ita fades
Strong winds are expected to lash central Queensland as Cyclone Ita loses strength and moves out to sea.
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