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Floods cause havoc across South Africa

Floods cause havoc across South Africa

20 Jan 2013 19:00 - Sapa
Three children were killed in separate incidents when their homes collapsed during heavy rains in Limpopo over the weekend, authorities said.
Floods in Britain highlight insurance irregularities

Floods in Britain highlight insurance irregularities

28 Nov 2012 10:36 - Danica Kirka
With more storms on the way in Britain, the government and the United Kingdom's insurance industry are engaged in mutual finger-pointing.
Floods and mudslides in India leave 35 dead and many more missing

Floods and mudslides in India leave 35 dead and many more missing

15 Sep 2012 15:39 - Sapa-DPA
The latest bout of heavy rains in Northern India has brought the total to over 580 people killed by heavy monsoon rains across India since June.
Cape Town pours R1m into flood relief

Cape Town pours R1m into flood relief

10 Jul 2012 07:36 - Sapa
The City of Cape Town has spent nearly R1-million helping victims of the recent floods on the Cape Peninsula with blankets, meals and baby packs.
Cape Town ramps up flood relief efforts

Cape Town ramps up flood relief efforts

09 Jul 2012 06:30 - Sapa
The city of Cape Town has stepped up relief efforts to help households affected by floods over the weekend, says a disaster management spokesperson.
Death toll rises in Russian flood

Death toll rises in Russian flood

07 Jul 2012 11:48 - Vladimir Soldatkin
Thousands of houses were also flooded after torrential rains, storms and landslides hit Russia's Krasnodar region near the Black Sea.

Six die in KZN floods as COP17 begins

28 Nov 2011 09:55 - Staff Reporter
In the wake of the start of the COP17 conference on climate change, six more people have been killed in floods after sever rains in KwaZulu-Natal.

Ghana floods claim five lives

26 Oct 2011 19:02 - Staff Reporter
Floodwaters following overnight torrential rains have brought Ghana's capital city Accra to a standstill and killed at least five people.

Two dead, hundreds stranded in Irish flooding

25 Oct 2011 14:05 - Staff Reporter
Two people died and hundreds were stranded in Northern and Eastern Ireland after torrential rain closed roads and put Dublin on an emergency footing.
Bangkok continues battle against devastating floods

Bangkok continues battle against devastating floods

23 Oct 2011 10:29 - Staff Reporter
Thai troops have reinforced vulnerable river barriers after a sudden rise in the water level set back efforts to contain the worst floods in decades.

Algeria floods leave bodies in their wake

03 Oct 2011 09:36 - Staff Reporter
Torrential downpours in Algeria have killed at least 10 people and ruined hundreds of homes. A mother and her infant daughter are also

Dozens killed in Namibian floods

06 Apr 2011 16:37 - Staff Reporter
The United Nations says 62 people have been killed and thousands forced from their homes since the start of the year by flooding in northern Namibia.

Heavy rains cause havoc in Jo'burg

21 Mar 2011 07:15 - Staff Reporter
Heavy rains caused havoc in Johannesburg on Sunday night with paramedics and police rescuing trapped motorists and evacuating shack dwellers.
Small farmers desperate for flood funds

Small farmers desperate for flood funds

28 Jan 2011 04:44 - Lisa Steyn
Fears increase that many emerging farmers could be wiped out following the floods, if government does not assist them as promised.

Flood victims get R50m Lotto boost

27 Jan 2011 14:34 - Staff Reporter
Victims of recent flooding will get R50-million in aid from the National Lotteries Board.

Small farmers hardest hit by floods

24 Jan 2011 19:06 - Staff Reporter
Developing farmers were the worst victims of the floods that have hit various parts of the country, a parliamentary committee said on Monday.

Brazil's landslide death toll reaches 803

23 Jan 2011 17:35 - Staff Reporter
The death toll from floods and landslides that devastated a mountainous region near Rio de Janeiro has reached 803, authorities said on Sunday.

Northern Cape woman dies in flood

23 Jan 2011 07:51 - Staff Reporter
The body of a woman who's car was swept off a bridge by flood waters was found in Postmasburg on Saturday, Northern Cape paramedics said.

Govt mulls response to SA floods

22 Jan 2011 06:46 - Staff Reporter
The death toll from the floods has risen to 70, the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs said on Friday.

Blame it all on La Niña

21 Jan 2011 00:00 - Staff Reporter
Australia, Brazil, Thailand, the Philippines, South Africa ... is there a pattern to the floods that seem to be drowning half the world?

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