flash floods
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Heavy rains kill at least 47 people in north Afghanistan
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – More heavy rains in Afghanistan have triggered flash floods, raising the death toll to 47 in the country’s north following weeks of devastating torrents that had already left hundreds dead and missing.
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Death toll from floods in Mashhad increases to 7
TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) – Heavy rainfall in Mashhad in northeast Iran has left seven people dead and 10 other people missing.
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Taliban says 315 killed in floods in 3 provinces
TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) – Flash floods caused by heavy rains have devastated villages in northern Afghanistan, killing 315 people and injuring more than 1,600, Taliban authorities said Sunday.
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15 killed in Indonesia's West Sumatra flash floods
TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) – Fifteen people have been killed with dozens of others injured after flash floods hit Agam Regency in Indonesia's West Sumatra province on Saturday evening, according to the national disaster management agency BNPB.
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Death toll from Afghanistan's floods exceeds 330
More than 330 were killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme.
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VIDEO: Flash flood in Afghanistan
TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – More than 300 people were killed in flash floods that ripped through multiple provinces in Afghanistan, the World Food Programme said on Saturday, as authorities declared a state of emergency and rushed to rescue the injured.
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Flash floods leave 62 dead in north Afghanistan
TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – The toll from deadly flash flooding that ripped through northern Afghanistan on Friday rose to 62 people, mainly women and children, an official said.
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Kenya flooding death toll climbs to 70 since March
TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) – Flooding and heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 70 people since mid-March, according to a government spokesperson, twice as many as were reported earlier this week.
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VIDEO: Floods in Yazd
TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA) – Flooding caused a lot of damage to infrastructure in many parts of Yazd province, in southeast Iran.
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Heavy downpour and flash floods hit southeast Iran
TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) – Rivers have burst their banks in the southeastern Iranian provinces Sistan and Baluchestan following heavy rain and subsequent flash floods on Wednesday.
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FM spox. condoles death of Omani citizens in flood
TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Nasser Kan'ani offered condolences on the death of Omani citizens in flash floods in this country to the government and people of Oman.
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VIDEO: Khorramabad river
TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) – A river that crosses Khorramabad, the capital city of Lorestan Province has burst its banks after the heavy downpour that started last night.
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At least 19 killed, 7 missing in flash floods in Indonesia
TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – Flash floods and a landslide on Indonesia’s Sumatra island have left at least 19 people dead and seven others missing, officials have said.
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President Raeisi:
Gov. fully supports flood victims in Sistan and Baluchestan
TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) – President Ebrahim Raeisi visited flood-hit areas in Sistan and Baluchestan Province to see for himself the relevant government bodies's assistance to flood victims and efforts to rebuild damaged infrastructure.
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VIDEO: Floods sweep Yasuj streets
TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – Yasuj the capital of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in southwest Iran witnessed flash floods as many other western and central provinces in Iran grapple with heavy snow and rainfall since Thursday.
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Death toll rises to 12 due to rains in Rio de Janeiro
TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – The death toll from the storm that hit the southeastern Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro on Sunday has risen to 12, with two more people reported missing, Governor Claudio Castro announced on Monday.
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2 dead, 1 missing after severe storms, floods hit Brazil
TEHRAN, Jan.14 (MNA) – At least two people, including a six-year-old boy, died and another is missing as a result of floods and landslides, after five days of storms in the metropolitan region of Sao Paulo, the local fire department reported.
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Death toll from floods in Kenya rises to 174
TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – The death toll due to heavy rains and flash floods in Kenya has reached 174, a government official said.
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Tanzania flood deaths rise to 63, prime minister says
TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – The death toll from floods in northern Tanzania following torrential rains this weekend has risen to 63, the Tanzanian Prime Minister said.
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Five killed as southern India braces for Cyclone Michaung
TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – Heavy rains submerged roads in southern India on Tuesday, where at least nine people, including a child, were killed in the flooding and the havoc hours before a severe cyclone was due to make landfall.
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At least 47 people killed by landslides in Tanzania
TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – The death toll from flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains in northern Tanzania climbed to 47 on Sunday evening, local officials said.
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Somalia flooding kills 100: UN agency
TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Flooding caused by heavy rains has killed almost 100 people and left some 750,000 people homeless in Somalia, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said.
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Death toll from Kenya's El Nino floods jumps to 120
TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) – Severe flooding caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon has killed 120 people in Kenya, while people in almost 90,000 households have been forced to leave their homes, the government said.
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Flash floods across Iran make rivers burst their banks
TEHRAN, Nov. 20 (MNA) – Flash floods after heavy rainfall in most Iranian provinces have caused the rivers to burst their banks.
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Worst floods in decades kill 29 in Somalia: report
TEHRAN, Nov. 08 (MNA) – The worst flooding to hit Somalia in decades has killed 29 people and forced over 300,000 to flee their homes, the National Disaster Management Agency said on Wednesday, news media reported.
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El Nino:
Floods in Ethiopia leaves over 20 dead, displace many more
TEHRAN, Nov. 04 (MNA) – More than 20 people have died and over 12,000 others have been forced out of their homes in Ethiopia's Somali region due to flash flooding triggered by torrential rains, news outlets reported Saturday.
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VIDEO: Flash flood in Fuman
TEHRAN, Nov. 04 (MNA) – Heavy rain which was followed by flash floods cut the roads to several villages in Fuman in Gilan Province on Saturday.
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Floods displace over 27,000 people in Myanmar's Bago
TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) – A total of 27,302 people in Bago of southern Myanmar have been taking shelter in 47 relief camps as of Tuesday evening due to floods triggered by surging river levels.
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Deaths rise to 47 after icy flood swept through India
TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – Rescuers found more bodies overnight as they dug through slushy debris and ice-cold water in a hunt for survivors after a glacial lake burst through a dam in India’s Himalayan northeast, washing away houses and bridges.
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At least 23 Indian soldiers missing in northeast flash flood
TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) – At least 23 Indian soldiers went missing after a flash flood triggered by a sudden cloud burst hit the northeastern state of Sikkim on Wednesday, officials said.