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17 Dead, Dozens Missing in Nepal Flood

Surge of water sweeps away villagers, tourists

(Newser) - A surge of water caused by a mountain river bursting its banks has killed at least 17 people and left 43 others missing in Nepal's central Annapurna region. The area is popular with foreign tourists and three Ukrainians are among the missing, reports the BBC . The flash flood, the...

Tornado Blasts Texas
 Tornado Blasts Texas 
Mar 20, 2012 10:38 AM CDT

Tornado Blasts Texas

Twister damages rural homes near San Antonio

(Newser) - A tornado touched down near San Antonio yesterday, damaging roughly 50 homes and sweeping others away entirely, the National Weather Service has confirmed. The twister touched down about 25 miles southwest of the city and moved toward it, but never reached it, instead damaging mostly rural property, Reuters reports. The...

Floods Kill 9 in Italy
 Floods Kill 9 in Italy 
Oct 26, 2011 10:29 AM CDT

Floods Kill 9 in Italy

6 missing as rain pummels villages

(Newser) - At least nine people have died in flash floods as torrential rains lashed Italy from the Alps to Sicily, authorities say. At least six were missing. Most of the victims were in Borghetto Vara, a northwestern coastal village in the Liguria region. Roiling waters and mud drove through the village,...

Zookeepers Shoot Bison Trapped in Floodwaters

Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee continue to pound Northeast

(Newser) - As the floodwaters rose in Pennsylvania’s Hersheypark ZooAmerica, zookeepers made a tough—and controversial—choice: Rather than let two American bison drown while trapped in their pen, zookeepers shot both. Though other zoo animals were evacuated, officials say no one anticipated how quickly the floodwaters would rise, and that...

Tropical Storm Lee Plows Into La.

Flash flooding expected from drenching storm

(Newser) - As Katia regained hurricane status, the center of Tropical Storm Lee stretched across the central Gulf Coast early today, dumping torrential rains that threatened flooding in low-lying communities in a foreshadowing of what cities further inland could face in coming days. Lee's center crawled ashore in Louisiana before...

3 Dead, 1 Missing After Flash Floods in Pittsburgh
 Pittsburgh Flash Flood 
 Leaves 4 Dead 
UPDATED
Aug 20, 2011 10:35 AM CDT

Pittsburgh Flash Flood Leaves 4 Dead

Water rose above car roofs after heavy rains

(Newser) - A mother and her two daughters, ages 8 and 12, were drowned in their car yesterday when a flash flood overwhelmed a Pittsburgh neighborhood. Another victim, a 70-year-old woman, was found dead today. The Post-Gazette offers a wrenching detail: Rescuers in a boat floated right above the three victims in...

South Koreans Warned of Landmines After Mudslides
 Terrifying 
 Video Captures 
 South Korea 
 Mudslide 
death toll hits 67
Jul 28, 2011 7:13 AM CDT

Terrifying Video Captures South Korea Mudslide

Plus: Residents warned of landmines

(Newser) - The death toll from South Korea's massive landslides has reached 67, with at least 10 still missing, Reuters reports, and this terrifying video shows some of the destruction. In the wake of the flash flooding and mudslides, caused by the heaviest rains in a century, residents were warned to...

Poor Midwest: When Snow Melts, Brace for Floods

Forecasters see bad things ahead in the spring

(Newser) - The Midwest, pummeled by snow this winter, is expected to get a nasty follow-up in the spring: major flooding. Again. Weather experts say the winter has left a "thick snowpack in much of the upper Midwest," leading them to expect serious flooding when it melts, reports USA Today...

Floods Force N. Korea, China to Evacuate Thousands

Displaced 'at the crossroads of life and death'

(Newser) - Torrential rain has flooded the Yalu River that lies along the China/North Korea border, forcing thousands to evacuate, the LA Times reports. In North Korea, Kim Jong-Il deployed air force and navy units to aid in the evacuation of roughly 5,000 people, as flash-floods submerged houses, farms, and roads....

19 Dead in French Flash Floods
 19 Dead in French Flash Floods 
Jun 17, 2010 2:10 AM CDT

19 Dead in French Flash Floods

Worst flooding in 200 years

(Newser) - The worst flash floods since Napoleon's day have killed at least 19 people in southeastern France. The equivalent of 6 months of rainfall fell within hours, turning roads into rivers and forcing many residents to seek shelter on top of their homes. Many of the dead were caught in their...

Rescuers Find 20th Body in Ark. Flooding

Last person known to have gone missing

(Newser) - Search crews today found the 20th victim and last person known to have gone missing when a flash flood swept through a popular Arkansas campground, but they planned to continue looking. A State Police spokesman didn't identify the latest victim, and did not say whether the person was an adult...

Total Missing in Ark. Flood Cut to 3

Cops can't reach them but think most weren't in campground

(Newser) - Crews got to work today looking for bodies in the many piles of debris that collected after a flash flood swept through a popular Arkansas campground, as police drastically cut their estimate of missing campers to just three. Cops haven't made contact with some of the nearly two dozen people...

17th Victim Found in Arkansas Floods

Up to 20 people remain missing

(Newser) - Rescue crews in Arkansas found a 17th body today after flash floods swept into a campgrounds in the southwest part of the state. About 20 people remain missing, reports ArkansasOnline . The victims had little time to reach higher ground when heavy rains sent the Little Missouri surging into the Albert...

Arkansas Flash Floods Kill at Least 20

Victims were near popular campgrounds in Little Rock area

(Newser) - Floodwaters that rose as swiftly as 8 feet an hour rushed into a remote Arkansas valley early today, killing at least 20 people, many of them campers who became trapped by a devastating wall of water. Dozens more are missing and feared dead. Around dawn, floodwaters barreled through a campground...

Landslides Claim 40 on Atlantic Resort Isle

Madeira awash in mud after heaviest rains since '93

(Newser) - The death toll from mudslides and flash flooding on the Portuguese island of Madeira rose to 38 people today as the government rushed emergency aid to the resort haven. More than 100 others were injured and an unknown number were missing, authorities said. A government rep told state news agency...

Philippine Toll at 140, Gov't Tarred for Aid Delay

Death toll and 140 and counting

(Newser) - Anger is mounting in the Philippines over what is widely seen as a slow and inadequate relief effort from the government. The death toll from the flash floods has jumped to 140, and is expected to continue rising as people look for missing relatives. At least 450,000 have been...

20 Killed in Turkish Floods
 20 Killed in Turkish Floods 
Sep 9, 2009 7:11 AM CDT

20 Killed in Turkish Floods

Downpour leaves 20 injured, more stranded

(Newser) - Flash floods gushed across a major highway and a commercial district in Istanbul today, killing at least 20 people and stranding dozens in cars or on rooftops, AP reports. Eight people are missing. Fueled by the worst rain in decades, waters rose more than 3 feet high in the city's...

'Drunk, Cell-Chatting' Driver Charged in Texas Kid Deaths

Dad faces trial for 'intoxication manslaughter'

(Newser) - A Houston driver was charged with four counts of intoxication manslaughter yesterday after his car careened into a flooded ditch, killing three of his kids and two others. The 32-year-old dad was arrested after failing an on-the-spot sobriety test, said police. The body of a 4-year-old girl is still missing,...

Burst Jakarta Dam Kills 50
 Burst Jakarta Dam Kills 50 
Mar 27, 2009 2:57 AM CDT

Burst Jakarta Dam Kills 50

'Mini-tsunami' destroys sleeping neighborhood

(Newser) - At least 50 people were killed today when a Jakarta dam burst, unleashing a 10-foot-high "mini-tsunami" that destroyed a neighborhood, reports the Times of London. The dam burst before dawn as people slept. The toll is expected to soar as more bodies are discovered. One neighbor recalled how she...

Border Fence Blamed for Ariz. Flooding

Critics say fence design ignores environment

(Newser) - Environmentalists say the US border-security fence is to blame for water backups in southwestern Arizona and Mexico, where steel-mesh panels meant to keep illegal immigrants out are getting clogged with flood debris, the AP reports. Critics are focusing their attacks on Homeland Defense Secretary Michael Chertoff, who waived environmental laws...

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