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Disease and hunger soar in Latin America after floods and drought, study finds
Climate chaos is threatening food production, trade and lives, says World Meteorological OrganizationHunger and disease are...
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Flooding in Brazil: then and now – in pictures
Devastating floods in Rio Grande do Sul state have about left 90 dead with survivors seeking...
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Flooding death toll in south Brazil rises to 75 as over 100 people remain missing
Officials in Rio Grande do Sul state say more than 80,000 have been displaced by record...
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Death toll from rains in southern Brazil rises to 57
Hundreds of cities across Rio Grande do Sul hit by floods with thousands displaced and infrastructure...
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Brazil: 37 killed and dozens missing in worst floods in 80 years
More than 23,000 people forced to leave homes after heavy rains in southern Rio Grande do...
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Kenya flood death toll rises as more torrential rain forecast
Total deaths reach 76 and more than 130,000 displaced as weeks of flooding also affects east...
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Weather tracker: heavy rainfall causes flooding and death in east Africa
Rain in Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi has damaged farmland and infrastructureEastern Africa has experienced heavy rain...
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Millions at risk of floods in China’s Guangdong province after heavy rain
Officials urge municipalities to begin emergency planning after major rivers and reservoirs threaten to overflowMajor rivers,...
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Russia floods: waters rising in two cities and thousands evacuated after dam bursts
Federal emergency declared in Orenburg region and at least 6,000 homes inundated after Ural River overflowsFlood...
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Weather tracker: Flood fallout claims at least 20 lives in Brazil
Heavy rainfall brings landslides to country’s south-east. Elsewhere, a wild temperature fluctuation in IberiaBrazil was hit...
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DRC’s worst floods in decades leave tens of thousands in temporary shelter
People in affected areas say they are still waiting for government help after more than 300...