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The power crunch in China's Sichuan eases due to rainfall

Extreme heat has hit many areas including Sichuan Province, which is located in southwest China, and is also China's biggest hydropower producer. The province saw suppl

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At least 136 killed in India's monsoon, rescuers search for missing

00:44 At least 136 people were killed from flooding and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains in India's western Maharashtra State as rescuers are still searching for dozens more

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Images from the deadly floods in China's Henan province

At least 33 are dead and 8 still missing from deadly floods that hit central China’s Henan province over the weekend. Zhengzhou city, the provincial capital, was badly h

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Southwest China's Sichuan on alert after torrential rain

00:28 Heavy downpours have lashed many areas in southwest China's Sichuan Province, increasing the risk of natural disasters and prompting local authorities to relocate

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At least 15 trapped after gold mine collapse in central Colombia

At least 15 miners were trapped after a gold mine collapsed Friday in the state of Caldas, central Colombia.Police in Caldas said the collapse was caused by a landslide, which was triggered by torren

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China's Yangtze River on alert for floods

The Yangtze River water resources commission on Thursday issued an orange alert for flooding in the middle and lower reaches of the longest river in China, as continuou

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Rain-induced flooding disrupts college entrance exam in Chinese county

The national college entrance examination starting Tuesday morning did not proceed as scheduled in Shexian County, east China's Anhui Province, due to severe flooding c

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Central Chinese city upgrades flooding response to highest level

The city of Qianjiang, central China's Hubei Province, on Monday upgraded its emergency response for flood control from Grade III to Grade I, the highest of the four-ti

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Nine people missing due to flooding in southwestern Japan

Nine people were missing and 15 others showed no vital signs due to massive flooding triggered by torrential rain in the southwestern Japanese prefectures of Kumamoto and Kagoshima, local media repor

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1 killed, 1 missing as heavy rainstorm lashes China's Chongqing

A heavy rainstorm has left one person dead and another missing as of 10 a.m. Thursday in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, local authorities said. Torrential rains disrupted the lives of more

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China renews alerts for rainstorms, floods

Rainstorms and floods will continue to hit parts of China for the next 24 hours, according to the meteorological forecasts Wednesday. From Wednesday night to Thursday night, heavy rain and rainstorms

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Severe flooding hits São Paulo, Brazil

00:37 The city of Guaruja, Brazil in São Paulo state, has been hit hardest by torrential rains and flooding.A storm hit southeastern Brazil on Tuesday, causing flooding and landslides.

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Flooding, landslides kill six in Brazil

A flooded street after heavy rain and floods, at the city of Iconha, state of Espirito Santo, Brazil/AFP Photo State Governor Renato Casagrande (R) and a resident looking at damages aft

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Death toll from floods, landslides rises to 53 in Indonesia's capital

The death toll from floods and landslides in Indonesian capital Jakarta and its surrounding areas rose to 53 on Saturday. Torrential rains hitting Jakarta on the eve o

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Death toll in Indonesia's capital floods rises to 43, 390,000 displaced

The death toll in flooding that hit Indonesia's capital of Jakarta and its peripheral areas has risen to 43, with more than 390,000 people displaced, the Indonesian Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB)