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Tunnel flooded near Edinburgh blocks trains in and out of city
ITV   08 August 2019   Scotland   Edinburgh  
Flooding at the Winchburgh Tunnel. Credit: @ScotRail / Twitter
<p>A major railway through Edinburgh has been flooded after heavy rain over Wednesday.<br />Trains in and out of Edinburgh were hit by flooding in Linlithgow, west of the capital, which caused the line between the town and city to close.<br />ScotRail has ...
One Dead As Floods Cause Extensive Damage Across Crete (video)
Greek Reporter   26 February 2019   Greece   Chania - Crete  
The partially-collapsed bridge in Platanias. Photo by Kathimerini
<p>Flooding from the winter storm &ldquo;Oceanis&rdquo; killed one person and extensive damage was recorded on bridges and roads in Crete as the extreme weather which began on Sunday continued to pummel the Greek island.<br />The body of a 61-year-old farmer ...
Indonesia flood, landslide death toll rises to 30
ABS-CBN News   24 January 2019   Indonesia  
Rescue workers push an inflatable boat as they evacuate residents following floods in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, January 23, 2019 in this photo taken by Antara Foto.
<p>MAKASSAR, Indonesia - The death toll from flash floods and landslides in Indonesia has risen to 30, as rescuers raced to find two dozen still missing, the disaster agency said Thursday.<br />Thousands have been evacuated from their homes as heavy rain and ...
Philippines races to free 30 trapped in landslide
ABS-CBN News   31 October 2018   Philippines  
<p>MANILA - Philippine rescue teams worked to free at least 30 people trapped under earth and rubble on Wednesday after a typhoon dumped heavy rainfall on a mountainous region, triggering floods and deadly landslides.<br />Soldiers and disaster agency personnel ...
Myanmar: More than 60,000 affected by dam collapse
Aljazeera   30 August 2018   Burma   Myanmar  
<p>The collapse of part of a dam in Myanmar has unleashed giant waves of water and forced the mass evacuation of several villages and towns.<br>More than 60,000 people have had to flee their homes and major roads have been flooded.</p>
Historic Floods, Landslides Devastate The Hawaiian Island Of Kauai
The Huffington Post   19 April 2018   Hawaii   Kauai  
U.S. COAST GUARD HAWAII PACIFIC At least 350 people have been evacuated from Kauai’s north shore due to heavy rain, flooding and landslides.
<p>HONOLULU ― Hundreds of people have been evacuated from homes and hiking trails as historic levels of rain pummeled the Hawaiian island of Kauai last weekend, causing multiple landslides and flooding.</p> <p>The rains have forced families and travelers to ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards
Dam cuts discharge rate to ease flooding in Khon Kaen
Bangkok Post   01 November 2017   Thailand   Khon Kaen  
The Ubon Ratana dam releases water downstream in Khon Kaen
<p>KHON KAEN: The amount of water being discharged from Ubon Ratana dam is being reduced, to ease the flood situation downstream, at the behest of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.<br />The discharge rate at the dam was being lowered on Wednesday from 38 million ...
For years, engineers have warned that Houston was a flood disaster in the making. Why didn't somebody do something?
Los Angeles Times   29 August 2017   USA   Texas  
Huston flooding incidents
<p>Houston is built on what amounts to a massive flood plain, pitted against the tempestuous Gulf of Mexico and routinely hammered by the biggest rainstorms in the nation.</p> <p><br />It is a combination of malicious climate and unforgiving geology, along ...
Flood and Landslide Hit Two Districts in West Sumatra
TEMPO   01 February 2016   Sumatra   Padang  
Flood and Landslide Hit Two Districts in West Sumatra / TEMPO.CO
<p>TEMPO.CO, Padang - Dozens of homes in Solok, West Sumatra, have been hit by flood with water level reaching up to 100 centimeters. &ldquo;This was caused by heavy rain occurring in the region since yesterday afternoon,&rdquo; said Head of Emergency and ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards
Italy floods and landslides leave one dead in Piacenza
BBC NEWS   14 September 2015   Italy   Piacenza  
Piacenza was one of the areas hit by flash floods and landslides on Monday
<p>One man has died and two brothers are missing after heavy rain caused floods and landslides in northern Italy.</p>
Filed under: Natural Hazards