flood casualties
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Flash floods kill 21 in Moroccan Coastal Town
MINSK, Dec. 15 (MNA) – Flash-flooding caused by sudden, heavy rain killed at least 21 people in the Moroccan coastal town of Safi on Sunday, local authorities said.
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Indonesia flood death toll exceeds 1,000: report
TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) – The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in Indonesia has risen to 1,003. The National Disaster Mitigation Agency confirmed the figure on Saturday, with more than 5,400 people injured.
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Sumatra flash floods, landslides leave 914 dead: report
TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) – A total of 914 people have died following flash floods and landslides that struck three provinces in Sumatra, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) confirmed in Banda Aceh on Saturday.
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Thailand flood death toll reaches 145
TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – The death toll from severe flooding in southern Thailand has hit 145, authorities said on Friday as water levels begin to recede and rescue operations continue.
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Thailand to airlift flood-hit people as death rises to 13
TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – Thai authorities have deployed helicopters to rescue residents and tourists stranded by severe flooding in the country’s southern region, where 13 people have died and over 2.1 million have been affected since last week.
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Major incident declared after severe flooding in UK
TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – A major incident has been declared in the aftermath of Storm Claudia, with more rain and flooding expected across Britain and Ireland on Saturday.
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Vietnam flood death toll rises to 13, several missing
TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – The death toll from the heavy floods in central Vietnam has risen to 13, the government said on Friday, as residents of the flooded Hoi An started clean-up operations as the water levels began to subside.
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At least 28 killed in heavy flooding in Mexico
TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) – Flooding set off by heavy rainfall in Mexico has left at least 28 people dead and more missing, and has caused landslides, damaged homes and highways, according to local authorities.
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More rain in northern China takes death toll in floods to 13
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – At least three more people have died in heavy rains in northern China, state media said on Tuesday, taking to 13 the death toll in recent storms across the region, with five still missing and no let-up in rain forecast.
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Over 150 missing in flood-hit northwest Pakistan
TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – More than 150 people are missing in northwest Pakistan, the head of the provincial disaster authority said Sunday, after flash floods that have killed at least 344 people in the country.
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Over 80,000 people flee severe flooding in SW China
TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) – Flooding in China’s southwest has driven more than 80,000 people from their homes, state media said on Wednesday, as a collapsed bridge forced the dramatic rescue of a truck driver left dangling over the edge.
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Four dead, several missing in record Australia flooding
TEHRAN, May 23 (MNA) – Four people have died and several were missing as major flooding in New South Wales (NSW) left about 50,000 people isolated by floodwaters.
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Residents throw mud at Spanish king on visit to flooded town
TEHRAN, Nov. 03 (MNA) – Hundreds of people have heckled Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia, as well as the prime minister and the regional leader of Valencia – throwing mud and shouting “murderers”.
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Iran expresses sympathy with Spain over deadly floods
TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has expressed condolences following severe flooding in Spain, which has killed dozens of people in eastern and southern regions of the country.
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51 people feared dead after torrential rain, flood in Spain
TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) – At least 51 people are feared to have died after torrential rains hit southern and eastern Spain on Tuesday, bringing flash floods that raged through towns and cut off roads and rail lines.
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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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Niger floods kill 27, affect thousands since July
TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – Flooding in Niger caused by heavy rains has killed 27 people and affected more than 70,000 since July.
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55 killed in Bangladesh floods in August: report
TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – At least 55 people have been killed by two weeks of torrential rains causing floods and landslides in southeast Bangladesh, news media reported.