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Warming causes first floods in eastern Kazakhstan
First floods have been registered in East-Kazakhstan oblast this year.
05 March 2013
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.
21 February 2013
Stone dam protects Astana from floods: Emergency Situations Minister
Astana Maslikhat (local executive body) increased the anti-flood budget 15-fold in 2013.
19 February 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.
13 February 2013
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.
02 February 2013
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.
01 February 2013
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.
31 January 2013
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.
30 January 2013
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.
30 January 2013
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.
30 January 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.
29 January 2013
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.
28 January 2013
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.
27 January 2013
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.
18 January 2013
Rescue works completed in flooded villages in south Kazakhstan
48 houses and 119 yards were flooded in Saryagash region of South-Kazakhstan oblast: Kazakhstan Emergency Ministry.
15 January 2013
Thousands flee Malaysia floods
Floods triggered by torrential monsoon rains in Malaysia forced almost 14,000 people to flee their homes and seek shelter at relief centres.
27 December 2012
Power cuts, evacuations as Cyclone Evan lashes Samoa
Flash floods and power cuts hit the Samoan capital Apia Thursday as Tropical Cyclone Evan lashed the Pacific island nation with high winds and heavy rain.
13 December 2012
800 homes flooded as Britain soaked by more heavy rain
More than 800 homes in England and Wales have been flooded as heavy rain and strong winds battered the country and environmental officials warned of more downpours to come on Monday.
26 November 2012
11 dead, seven missing in Indonesia flash flood
At least 11 people were killed and seven missing after a flash flood triggered by heavy rains hit a village on Indonesia's Sulawesi island.
09 November 2012
22 dead in floods, 60,000 displaced: govt official
Torrential rains in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh have killed at least 22 people and displaced tens of thousands of villagers over the past week.
05 November 2012