The U.S. West Coast will be drenched this week as an atmospheric river unleashes on the region.
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Heavy rainfall in the Horn of Africa submerged entire towns in floodwater. 
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Flooding occurs when water submerges land that is typically dry. That water can come from a variety of sources, such as rainfall, a storm surge or high tide, a river overflowing its banks, a dam bursting or snow or ice melting.
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Italian Civil Protection authorities said nearly 8 inches of rain fell in a three-hour period from the coastal city of Livorno to the inland Mugello valley.
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THE ARMY is assisting with evacuation measures in parts of Co. Cork following 'unprecedented' flooding in the region as a result of Storm Babet.
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As the world rapidly urbanizes, the amount of building in flood-prone areas is soaring, according to new research, sparking concerns about people’s vulnerability to disasters as the climate crisis escalates.
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Health officials warn of the danger of water contamination in the aftermath of catastrophic floods in Libya’s east.
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Officials are warning that a disease outbreak in Libya’s northeast, where floods have killed thousands, could create “a second devastating crisis” as adults and children fell ill from contaminated water
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Officials are warning that a disease outbreak in Libya's northeast, where floods have killed thousands, could create "a second devastating crisis" as adults and children fell ill from contaminated water.
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"Thousands of people have drowned and entire families have been wiped out."
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The Libyan Red Crescent says that the death toll from floods in the eastern Libyan city of Derna has soared to 11,300. The Secretary General of the aid group says a further 10,100 people are reported missing in the coastal city.
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Flood damage also means an increased risk of mold exposure.
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Videos posted by Greek news outlets and on social media have shown residents in villages near the city of Karditsa forced to swim to safety after their homes were inundated. Other villagers were seen climbing onto their roofs – the only part of their homes not submerged by water...
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First, some families fled drought and violence. Now they say they have nowhere to hide from intense flooding as rainfall exacerbated by the weather phenomenon El Nino pummels large parts of Somalia.
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Aerial photos show the manicured gardens at the Berkshire estate starting to succumb to flood waters. The Ocean's Eleven Hollywood star, 62, and his lawyer wife, 45, first moved into estate in 2016.
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The United States has had a record 25 weather disasters so far in 2023, each of which caused at least $1 billion in damage — and a new NASA analysis suggests the year’s extreme weather events may be far from over.
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Exclusive: Hundreds of ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’ defences are in areas battered by Storm Babet, according to analysis by Unearthed...
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Authorities raised the death toll to 42 on Friday after a glacial lake overwhelmed a dam in the Indian Himalayas earlier this week, in one of the worst disasters in the area in nearly half a century.
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Libya's flood disaster, which killed thousands in the city of Derna, also displaced more than 43,000 people, the International Organization for Migration said Thursday.
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Climate change and poor planning fueled disastrous flooding in Libya and Greece, scientists say.- Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com...
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When it comes to September’s weather headlines, flooding is one of the biggest stories. The worst disaster appears to be in Libya, where thousands are reported to be dead or missing. But damaging, and in some cases deadly, flooding also stretched from Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey to Hong Kong, Brazil and the U.S. - Videos from The Weather Channel | weather.com
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Caskets float in floods, and climate change effects increasingly swamp cemeteries. Meanwhile, families face pain and anguish.
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DERNA, Libya (AP) — Images taken by satellite show the physical devastation from a flood that killed at least 11,300 people in the eastern Libyan city of Derna.
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Editorial: Much of the eastern city of Derna has disappeared. The lethal failures of the country’s authorities must bear much of the blame
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The heaviest rain since records began 140 years ago drenched Asian financial hub Hong Kong on Friday, killing two people and injuring more than 140, state media reported, as unusually wet weather caused by typhoons brought more disruption to southern China.
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