Argentina floods caused $5 billion in damage
Damage from last week's record rains and flooding in Argentina exceeded five billion dollars, according to officials, who said on Sunday that more than 350,000 people suffered losses in property.
Argentina in mourning as floods kill 54, sow chaos
Argentina's government declared three days of national mourning from Wednesday after massive flooding killed 54 people in Buenos Aires and the nearby university city of La Plata.
Villages treatened by flood in Pavlodar oblast
Several villages are under threat of flood because of snow melting in Pavlodar oblast.
Australia's nocturnal bilby under threat after floods
The future of Australia's desert-dwelling bilby is under threat after floods destroyed a predator fence which allowed feral cats to kill 150 of the newborn marsupials.
Bozhko taggs situation in eastern Kazakhstan jittery
The situation in Kazakhstan in general is a complicated one: Kazakhstan Emergencies Minister.
Snow melting in East-Kazakhstan oblast to be monitored from space
Eastern Kazakhstan is bracing for the flood period to unfold in the third decade of March.
Warming causes first floods in eastern Kazakhstan
First floods have been registered in East-Kazakhstan oblast this year.
Text messages help cholera fight in Mozambique
As Mozambique struggles to recover from the worst flooding in more than a decade, aid agencies are pioneering the use of mobile phones to distribute aid and, they hope, cut the cost of logistics in disaster zones.
Stone dam protects Astana from floods: Emergency Situations Minister
Astana Maslikhat (local executive body) increased the anti-flood budget 15-fold in 2013.
120 villages in flood risk are in Almaty oblast
The potential flood area covers over 120 villages of Kazakhstan's Almaty oblast with over 40 thousand people.
January hottest month on record in Australia
Australia experienced its hottest month on record in January, despite floods and storms that devastated parts of the country's east.
Over 80 thousand residents may be flooded in Pavlodar oblast
Kazakhstan's Pavlodar oblast has 75 villages in the lowlands that may be largely flooded after snow melting and heavy rains.
Hot water flooded private sector in Petropavlovsk
A private sector has been flooded with hot water gushing from a breakage in an old heating pipeline in Petropavlovsk, in north Kazakhstan.
Clean-up launched after deadly Australia floods
A mammoth clean-up operation began in Australia's flood-hit northeast Wednesday after waters began to recede, as the death toll from storms reached five and thousands of homes were left swamped.
Military called in as deadly floods batter Australia
Australia ramped up its military response to deadly floodwaters rising in the country's sodden northeast Tuesday which have killed four people and displaced or isolated tens of thousands.
Australian summer lurches from fire to floods
From bushfires raging in searing tinder-dry conditions to surging floodwaters and destructive tornadoes, Australia has witnessed staggering climate extremes during its summer of 2013.
Over $2 million allocated for floods protection in Almaty oblast
Over 300 million tenge ($2 million) have been set aside for prevention of emergency situations in Almaty oblast.
Over 50 villages around Aral Sea area may be flooded
People have been warned about the danger. Anti-flood works are in process in the coastal area: Kazakhstan Emergency Department.
Twenty rescued as floods sweep northeast Australia
A teenage boy was dramatically rescued from surging floodwaters as he clung to a tree Friday, while others were plucked from stranded cars and homes as floods swept northeastern Australia.
Eleven dead in Jakarta floods: disaster agency
Eleven people have died in flood-related incidents in Jakarta, and more than 18,000 people were forced to leave their homes.
