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At least 20 people killed in landslides in Assam’s Barak Valley
Hindustan Times   02 June 2020   India   Assam  
A landslide occurred at Karimganj leading to the death of at least six people in Assam on Tuesday. (ANI Photo)
<p>Twenty people were killed and several injured in a series of landslides in three districts of the Barak Valley region of Assam on Tuesday, officials said, even as the state is grappling with floods.<br />Officials said at least six people in Karimganj district, ...
Indonesian floods and landslides leave two dead, thousands evacuated in Jakarta
abc.net.au   06 February 2018   Indonesia  
Rescuers pulled two women alive from a car trapped by a landslide for 13 hours. One later died in hospital. (AP)
<p>Thousands of residents in Indonesia's capital have been evacuated due to flooding, while landslides in satellite cities around Jakarta have left at least two dead and eight missing, authorities have said.</p> <p>In the city of Bogor, rescuers pulled one ...
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Preliminary Analysis of Hurricane Harvey Flooding in Harris County, Texas
California WaterBlog   01 September 2017   USA   Texas  
An image of the flood inundation map in Harris County, Texas, showing the flooding extent of Hurricane Harvey.
<p>Located in Harris County, Texas, Houston is the 4th most populous city in the US. The flooding now unfolding in the Houston area is a human and economic disaster likely to rank with Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy among the worst in US history. At the present ...
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Terrifying footage shows massive landslide sweep away buildings as heavy rainfall causes devastating floods in China
Daily Mail   18 July 2016   China   Hunan - Guzhang  
A massive landslide swept through a village in Hunan's Guzhang county in China, tearing through houses and buildings with devastating floods
<p>This is the moment a massive landslide swept through a village in China, tearing through houses and buildings with devastating floods.<br />Terrifying footage captured the collapse of a hillside - triggered by heavy rainfall - which hit Hunan's Guzhang ...
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Floods in Southern Germany Kill Four
Sputnik News   30 May 2016   Germany   Baden-Wuerttemberg  
Floods in Southern Germany Kill Four
<p>At least two people died in a flooded garage in Schwaebisch Gmund following heavy downpours, the third dead was a rescue worker, who tried to save one of the affected by the flood, Bild reported, citing the city administration.</p>
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Road is swept away in Texas flooding
Daily Mail   09 May 2016   USA   Texas  
Childers was on his way to work when he captured the dramatic footage on his cell phone, which shows two large drain pipes getting caught in the flood's current
<p>This is the incredible moment one Texas man captured dramatic video of a country road getting washed away - just moments after he had crossed it.<br>Allen Laneigh Childers was mere seconds away from becoming victim to the flooding that has ravaged parts ...
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Thousands stranded by floods and landslides in north-west Pakistan
The Guardian   04 April 2016   Pakistan   Peshawar  
People cross a flooded street following heavy rain in Peshawar. Photograph: A Majeed/AFP/Getty Images
<p>Rescuers are attempting to reach thousands of people stranded by floods and landslides in Pakistan&rsquo;s north-west and parts of Kashmir after the death toll rose to 55.</p>
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Storm Desmond: Part of street is torn away by swollen river in Scottish Borders as floods wreak havoc
Daily Record   06 December 2015   UK   Scottish Borders  
Facebook/Hawick Flood Group
<p>Part of a riverside street is torn away by the swollen River Teviot just yards from shops and people's homes with fencing and lamp posts also ripped from their fittings.<br />The Borders town was among the worst hit areas as the storm swept across Scotland ...
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El Niño and La Niña will Exacerbate Coastal Hazards Across Entire Pacific
U.S. Geological Survey   21 September 2015   World  
Severe bluff erosion, along the southern end of Ocean Beach, San Francisco, California, including damage to the guard rail of the Great Highway (Calif. Hwy.1).
<p>SANTA CRUZ, Calif. &mdash; The projected upsurge of severe El Ni&ntilde;o and La Ni&ntilde;a events will cause an increase in storm events leading to extreme coastal flooding and erosion in populated regions across the Pacific Ocean, according to a multi-agency ...
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