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One dead, two missing as Taiwan battles floods

By AFP

Taipei - Roads turned into rivers in northern Taiwan Friday as rain lashed the island, killing one woman and leaving two others missing.

One dead, two missing as Taiwan battles floods

By AFP

Taipei - Roads turned into rivers in northern Taiwan Friday as rain lashed the island, killing one woman and leaving two others missing.

One dead, two missing as Taiwan battles floods

By AFP

Taipei - Roads turned into rivers in northern Taiwan Friday as rain lashed the island, killing one woman and leaving two others missing.

More troops deployed as Canada braces for worse flooding

By AFP

Ottawa - With heavy rains persisting and waters still rising over much of waterlogged eastern Canada, the nation's military on Sunday tripled the number of troops urgently working to evacuate thousands of residents.

Death toll rises to 113 in Peru floods, mudslides

By AFP

- The death toll from flooding and mudslides plaguing Peru since the start of the year has risen to 113 people, including five killed last weekend, officials said Tuesday.

Family tragedy sees Australia flood death toll rise

By AFP

Sydney - The bodies of a "hero" mother and her two young children were pulled from a river in Australia Tuesday as the death toll rose from cyclone-fuelled floods that devastated parts of the country.

Family tragedy sees Australia flood death toll rise

By AFP

Family tragedy sees Australia flood death toll rise

By AFP

Big clean-up under way in flood-ravaged Australia

By AFP

Sydney - A "gut-wrenching" clean-up was in full swing Monday as floodwaters receded across parts of Australia, with fears the death toll could rise after a car was swept into a swollen river.

Big clean-up under way in flood-ravaged Australia

By AFP

Sydney - A "gut-wrenching" clean-up was in full swing Monday as floodwaters receded across parts of Australia, with fears the death toll could rise after a car was swept into a swollen river.

Big clean-up under way in flood-ravaged Australia

By AFP

Sydney - A "gut-wrenching" clean-up was in full swing Monday as floodwaters receded across parts of Australia, with fears the death toll could rise after a car was swept into a swollen river.

Australia floodwaters still rising, police search for missing

By AFP

Brisbane - Rising floods plagued large parts of eastern Australia Sunday as emergency workers battled to restore water and electricity in cyclone-hit areas, with the recovery efforts expected to last several months.

Australia floods still rising with two dead, four missing

By AFP

Beenleigh - Flooded rivers were still rising Saturday in two Australian states with two women dead and four people missing after torrential rains in the wake of a powerful tropical cyclone.

Australia floods still rising with two dead, four missing

By AFP

Beenleigh - Flooded rivers were still rising Saturday in two Australian states with two women dead and four people missing after torrential rains in the wake of a powerful tropical cyclone.

Australia evacuates flooded towns after deadly Cyclone Debbie

By AFP

Brisbane - A second woman's body was found Friday and tens of thousands of people were evacuated from towns in two Australian states after torrential rain caused by a powerful tropical cyclone.

Australia evacuates flooded towns after deadly Cyclone Debbie

By AFP

Brisbane - A second woman's body was found Friday and tens of thousands of people were evacuated from towns in two Australian states after torrential rain caused by a powerful tropical cyclone.

Australia evacuates flooded towns after deadly Cyclone Debbie

By AFP

Brisbane - A second woman's body was found Friday and tens of thousands of people were evacuated from towns in two Australian states after torrential rain caused by a powerful tropical cyclone.

Flooding overwhelms Australian towns after cyclone

By AFP

Brisbane - Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from towns in two Australian states as authorities warned Friday there could be deaths from severe flooding caused by a powerful tropical cyclone.

Flooding overwhelms Australian towns after cyclone

By AFP

Flooding overwhelms Australian towns after cyclone

By AFP

Rain brings fresh misery to flood-hit Thai south

By AFP

Bangkok - Swathes of southern Thailand remained submerged Monday as fresh rain deepened misery in the flood-stricken zone, prompting a scramble to pump water from the worst-hit areas.

12 dead as torrential rains submerge Thai south

By AFP

Bangkok - Heavy rains continued to hammer Thailand's flood-ravaged south on Saturday, bringing the death toll up to 12 and leaving thousands of villages partially submerged, authorities said.

Eight dead dead as floods spark chaos in Thai south

By AFP

Bangkok - Thai authorities on Friday warned of flash floods across the south as torrential rains lashed the region leaving at least eight people dead, delaying flights and disrupting holidays during peak tourist season.

Eight dead dead as floods spark chaos in Thai south

By AFP

Eight dead dead as floods spark chaos in Thai south

By AFP

Thousands still stranded in northeast Malaysia floods

By AFP

Wilayah Persekutuan - Thousands of people remained stranded in relief centres Thursday as northeast Malaysia struggled to recover from severe flooding and residents raised fears of looting.

Christmas day traumas in Britain, Germany and Italy

By Tim Sandle

As many people celebrated Christmas around the world, three parts of Europe experienced difficulties: flooding, the discovery of a World War II bomb and a broken ski lift which left people stranded mid-air.

Vietnam floods kill 24, more rains expected

By AFP

Hanoi - Days of unseasonably torrential rains have killed at least 24 people in central Vietnam, authorities said on Monday, inundating swathes of the region including the tourist draw town of Hoi An.

Louisiana residents clean up as flood waters recede

By AFP

Walker - Flood waters receded in much of southern Louisiana on Wednesday, after a days-long deluge that inundated vast areas, claimed at least 11 lives and impacted some 40,000 homes.

Eight dead, 40,000 homes flooded in Louisiana

By AFP

Gonzales - The death toll from historic flooding in Louisiana climbed to eight on Tuesday, as the expanding flood zone prompted authorities to declare disasters in 20 parishes of the southeastern US state.

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A photo of flooding caused by Hurricane Isaac in Charleston, S.C. Note the man canoeing through the waters

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Chennai got 276 mm rain 2 Dec, 34 times normal of 8 mm.

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A school in Tongren city was left completed destroyed, with its buildings and playgrounds swallowed by floodwaters.

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A couple walk their dog close to a large area of flooded land near Burrowbridge on the Somerset Levels in south west England February 4, 2014. Swathes of the mainly rural area of south west of England have been under water for over a month

Emergency services personnel are carried by tractor at dusk through flooded land in the village of Burrowbridge in south west England February 7, 2014. Many areas of the Somerset Levels have been underwater for over a month