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As anger grows at the government for what some people perceive to be a lack of support from the government, a regional MP has accused those in power of “criminal mismanagement”. As we reported earlier, survivors have been critical of the government, with volunteers stepping in where emergency services have not been able to reach.…
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Hundreds of people in cars and on foot have been streaming in to the hardest hit areas to help. There are so many people making their way to Chiva, Valencia, that authorities have asked them not to drive or walk because they are blocking the roads needed by the emergency services. Early this morning there…
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Japan’s weather agency on Sunday morning downgraded its heavy rain emergency warning for parts of Ishikawa Prefecture to a warning, but authorities called for continued vigilance against possible floods and landslides. The emergency warning issued on Saturday, the highest level of alert on the agency’s scale of one to five, covered the cities of Wajima,…
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Heavy rains and flooding in Sudan have claimed 173 lives and injured 505 people since the beginning of the rainy season in June, the Sudanese Health Ministry reported. The floods have impacted 11 of Sudan’s 18 states, destroying 18,665 homes and damaging 14,947 others, according to the ministry. The report, released on Saturday, also noted…
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Some artefacts could already be gone Ancient Buddhist murals in Dunhuang and Zhangye, Gansu province, are under threat after the extreme rainfall, researchers say. “Gansu is famous for its caves and the art stored inside them for centuries. “Increased bouts of rainfall in the desert pose an acute risk.” The report warned some artefacts could…
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Skopje, the capital city of Macedonia has suffered flooding rain, and at least 15 persons are said to have drowned. The death occurred after an all-night storm measuring about three and a half inches (93mm). Image shows a location in the capital city, Skopje (Source: BBC). According to a BBC report, an official said “their bodies were…
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