Reckoning With a New Era of Deadly Floods

The floods and landslides that have killed more than 1,350 people in recent weeks are a grim reminder of the risks of a ...

Sumatra residents loot for food and water after deadly floods

MEDAN, Indonesia -- Some residents of the flood-hit island of Sumatra resorted to looting, seeking food and water to survive, ...
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Indonesia floods: More than 700 people dead and 500 others missing; rescue efforts underway

The death toll from floods and landslides across Asia has topped 1,300. Indonesia has been hit the hardest, with more than 700 killed and about 500 others missing. The provinces of Aceh, North Sumatra ...

Devastating Floods Swamp South Asia

A cascade of unusually destructive storms has torn through South and Southeast Asia, killing at least 1,200 people — a toll ...
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Once-in-a-century floods set to become annual events in northeastern US in the next 75 years, study finds

Rising sea levels and storm surges from hurricanes will bring more frequent extreme floods to northeastern U.S. states, ...

Sri Lanka closes offices and schools as death toll from landslides and floods rises to 56

More than 25 people were killed Thursday in landslides in the central mountainous tea-growing regions of Badulla and Nuwara ...

Thailand floods hit PM Anutin's popularity ahead of snap polls

Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is facing mounting criticism over his government’s slow response to deadly ...

5 things to know for Dec. 2: Hazardous travel, Immigration crackdown, Venezuela, Asia floods, US health policy

Injuries: As of Nov. 26, China Window Industry Co. had received 26 reports of the camping stoves exploding or catching fire, ...