ARTICLES RELATING TO FLOODING
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Winter makes Blikkiesdorp life more difficult

2013-06-05 13:40

Wet, cold, winter weather can create difficult living conditions. Watch a video about the challenges faced by residents of Blikkiesdorp.

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150 000 displaced in Mozambique

2013-02-01 15:03

Over 150 000 people have been displaced by flooding in Mozambique. One woman gave birth to her baby on her home's roof.

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Thailand recovering from floods

2011-11-17 00:00

Thailand's worst floods in half a century, triggered by unusually heavy monsoon rains, have left at least 562 people dead and damaged millions of homes and livelihoods.

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China flood threat critical

2011-06-20 09:59

More than 70km of dikes are close to overflowing in a city in eastern China, says the country's flood authority.

No respite for waterlogged California

2010-12-23 11:16

Californian resorts and cities have evacuated hundreds of people after a new storm brought more misery after days of flooding, thunderstorms and tidal surges.

Evacuations as rain batters California

2010-12-22 09:03

Forecasters are expecting heavy rains across California and authorities have begun evacuations as concern grow about potential mudslides across the southern part of the state.

Pakistan flood toll tops 1 000

2010-08-01 18:36

The death toll from Pakistan's worst floods in living memory have topped 1 000 as outbreaks of water-borne disease have emerged .

Storm devastates Philippines

2009-09-27 09:42

Rescuers have stepped up their efforts in the northern Philippines as the skies started to clear a day after a tropical storm tore through and left more than 70 people killed or missing.

Heavy rains flood homes

2009-07-04 14:32

Rescue teams rushed to an island in one of Asia's largest rivers, where nearly 100 000 people took refuge after heavy monsoon rains flooded their home.

 

Floods terrorise Australians

2013-02-24 09:05

Thousands of people on Australia's east coast have been cut off by floodwaters, with the heavy rain claiming two lives as extreme thunderstorms damaged homes and brought down trees in Sydney.

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Kruger National Park is flooding

2012-01-18 13:33

See a selection of News24 Users pics sent in of the floods in the Kruger National Park and surrounding areas. Send your pictures to photos@news24.com and we'll publish them.

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Australian PM tours flood-hit region

2011-01-08 09:23

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has toured the nation's flood-hit northeast, amid warnings that the deluge will linger for longer than first predicted.

Hundreds killed in Colombia flooding

2010-12-22 10:01

The unusually heavy rain that has pounded Colombia this year has killed 284 people in related accidents, say officials.

64 000 evacuated in China

2010-08-22 09:00

Four people have died and more than 64 000 were evacuated in China as heavy rain sparked serious floods along the North Korean border.

Floods threaten African kids

2009-10-14 18:13

Almost five million children under the age of 5, suffering chronic food shortages owing to drought and conflict in the Horn of Africa, may now be hit by catastrophic floods.

Deadly flooding in Tunisia

2009-09-23 20:24

Flash floods have killed at least 15 people and damaged property at the phosphate mining town of Redeyef in southern Tunisia, according to a private radio station.

City swamped as dam bursts

2009-05-29 08:44

Raging torrents from a ruptured dam have swamped a small rural Brazilian city, forcing residents to scramble onto rooftops.

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