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UK floods: ‘Look after our water more carefully’, says Tory MP
No one from the government was available to do an interview, but we spoke to Philip Dunne, the Conservative MP who is chair of the Environmental Audit Committee.
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At least 25 killed as Kentucky devastated by flash floods
It has left thousands of houses without power and more rainfall is forecast for the affected areas.
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Devastating floods kill at least 59 and leave millions stranded in Bangladesh and India
Deadly monsoon storms have killed at least 59 people in Bangladesh and north-eastern India.
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At least 20 dead as floods devastate northeast Brazil
At least 20 people have been killed in heavy flooding in northeast Brazil that’s forced thousands of people from their homes.
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Kerala floods: Clear up continues after flash floods and landslides in southern India
In the southern India state of Kerala, a clear up is underway after flash floods and landslides led to the deaths of more than 20 people and devastated homes and farming land.
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Kerala floods: At least 28 dead after heavy rains
At least 28 people have died after heavy rains triggered flooding in the state of Kerala in southern India.
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German elections: Will floods and climate crisis decide country’s poll?
Today the Greens poll around 17 per cent of the vote. It had been higher this summer and many thought the devastating floods, widely blamed on climate change, would make all the difference. But did they?
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China floods: Death toll rises after record rainfall traps commuters in underground rail tunnels
Three days of rainfall have caused a level of flooding seen only “once in a thousand years” in China, with scientists blaming the intensity of the downpour on global warming.
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Germany floods: authorities promise to learn lessons from disaster
Some villages in Germany hit by last week’s devastating floods could be left unable to restore power and drinking water supplies for months due to the extent of the damage.
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German floods: Merkel visits disaster zone, pledging to step up climate action
Angela Merkel has promised quick financial aid for the parts of western Germany devastated by flooding and has vowed to step up efforts to tackle climate change.
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German floods: As climate warms ‘these events will become more likely’, Dr Linda Speight, Hydrometeorologist
Well earlier I spoke to flood forecasting expert Dr Linda Speight and began by asking why the floods in Germany were so devastating.
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Desperate search for survivors of Europe floods continue with over 160 dead
The true scale of the devastation caused by floods in parts of Western Europe has been laid bare as water levels drop.
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At least 120 dead and more than 1,000 missing in Western Europe floods
Record rainfall caused rivers to burst their banks and the intensity of the floods that followed have now claimed more than 120 lives. Towns and villages have been left devastated as buildings collapsed, and residents were left stranded. Germany has been the hardest hit. In the country’s most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia, at least 43…
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Over 40 dead and dozens missing in Germany after record rainfall and devastating floods
At least 42 people have died and dozens are missing in Germany after catastrophic floods in the west of the country.
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140 missing in northern India after broken glacier brought sudden floods
Rescue teams in northern India are searching for around 140 people who are still missing after part of a Himalayan glacier broke away – triggering sudden, and massive floods. At least nine people have been killed. Most of the missing had been working at a hydroelectric plant which was almost completely swept away.