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Couple dies after flash flood in Bodrum, Turkey


Hurriyet Daily News
Sat, 26 Jan 2019 15:37 UTC
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A Turkish couple died after they were trapped in their car as flash floods hit the southwestern town of Bodrum late Jan. 25.

According to local media reports, the 27-year-old driver Çağlar Bilecik and his fiancee, Billur Atik, were in the Akarca area when their car stopped amid intense flooding of a nearby creek.

A passerby, who saw the car while drifting in the water, notified the police.

Rescue teams who arrived soon afterward found in the flooded car the body of Atik, a 23-year-old teacher.

Officials said Atik's fiancee, an electrical technician, was also presumed dead but his body remained missing on Jan. 26 despite search efforts in the area, which was still pounded by a heavy storm.
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Flooding kills five in snow-hit Algeria


New Indian Express
Sat, 26 Jan 2019 14:46 UTC
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Deep snow in north Algeria, Jan 24th
While the victims were retrieved over the last 48 hours, around 100 people have been rescued in the last 24 hours in more than 17 areas.

Algeria's civil protection unit said on Saturday that five people died after being swept away by flood waters as a cold snap in the Maghreb brought snow to several of the country's regions. "All the victims have been retrieved over the last 48 hours after being swept away by waters in Annaba, El Tarf, Tizi Ouzou and Tipaza," the civil protection body said.

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Deadly floods in Asturias, Spain

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Fri, 25 Jan 2019 20:23 UTC
Four dead in freak conditions caused by heavy rains in Northern Spain
Four dead in freak conditions caused by heavy rains in Northern Spain
Four people have died in landslides and flooding caused by days of heavy rains in northern Spain.

The fatalities occurred in in the Principality of Asturias, a region of northwest Spain. One of the victims was swept away by flooding from an overflowing river in Tineo. The other victims died in separate incidents in Laviana, Mieres and Salas when their vehicles were either swept from the roads or caught in landslides.

The Asturias Emergency Coordination Centre said it received a total of 2,205 calls for assistance during the severe weather. Emergency services evacuated around 40 people from a hospital in Arriondas on Thursday 24 January due to flooding.

Several roads and schools were also closed. On 24 January the Government of Asturias said emergency workers were attending around 160 incidents of flooding and storm damage.

Regional government delegates visited Laviana and Mieres on 24 January to assess the damage.

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6 miners dead, 1 missing in Agusan Norte landslide, Philippines

Dempsey Reyes
The ManilaTimes
Thu, 24 Jan 2019 18:49 UTC
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Six miners were confirmed dead while one remained missing from a landslide in Agusan del Norte, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) said on Thursday.

Erma Suyo, PDRRMO Agusan del Norte officer, said the incident happened in the border of Santiago and Jabonga towns in the province, in the vicinity of Mount Manpuhaw.

Suyo said her office had no idea about the landslide until a lone survivor was brought to a local hospital and related the incident.

Based on a police report, the miners were identified as Rene Gan-ungunlligan, Ramil Iligan, Casiano Iligan, Tata Salasay, Rex Pening, Jay-I Matanog and one with an alias of Gang-gang. The miners were all from Barangay Hinapuyan, Carmen in Surigao del Sur.
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Tropical storm brings torrential rain to parts of Mozambique

Nico Gous
Times Live
Tue, 22 Jan 2019 13:35 UTC
Mozambican city of Beira were flooded
Mozambican city of Beira flooded
Parts of the Mozambican city of Beira were flooded on Tuesday after tropical storm Desmond made landfall.

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) said Desmond had brought 277mm of rain to the city of Beira - the fourth largest city in the country.

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said the storm will last about 48 hours.

Brit In Beira, a British mother who blogs from Mozambique, posted in a message on Facebook on Tuesday: "Tropical storm Desmond has brought some epic rain ....

"We are fine, our house has a few leaks but all safe and sound. My heart just breaks for the people's houses that have been completely flooded or washed away. As always in these events it's always the most vulnerable and desperate that suffer the most in the hands of mother nature."

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Landslide kills 3 people in Abbottabad, Pakistan

Atif Qayum and Khalidur Rehman
Samaa
Tue, 22 Jan 2019 11:57 UTC
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A woman and her two children were killed because of a landslide in Kehal near Abbottabad on Tuesday morning.

A huge rock fell on their house and completely destroyed it. The landslide occurred because it has been raining since the last two days in the area.

The police and rescue teams reached the site after being informed of the landslide.

The deceased has been identified Rafiq's wife Kaalijan and her two children, 17-year-old Khawar and 14-year-old Mubashir. The bodies have been shifted to Benazir Shaheed Hospital.
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Several dead after floods and landslides in Antananarivo, Madagascar


Floodlist
Tue, 22 Jan 2019 11:44 UTC
Landslide locations in Antananarivo,
© BNGRCLandslide locations in Antananarivo, March 2015.
Heavy rainfall that began late on 19 January, 2019, has caused landslides and flooding in Antananarivo, capital city of Madagascar.

Local media, quoting fire service and civil protection sources, say that at least several people have died, some are still missing and several were injured after buildings collapsed due to heavy rain, landslides and flooding. AFP news agency reports suggest the death toll is 9.

Heavy rainfall frequently makes many of the slopes and hillsides around the city dangerously unstable. The city saw several landslides in March 2015 (see photo) and at least 7 people were killed in a landslide in the city in February last year.
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Floods leave 10 dead in Burundi


Floodlist
Mon, 21 Jan 2019 14:23 UTC
Floods affected several communes of Bujumbura,
© Burundi Red CrossFloods affected several communes of Bujumbura, Burundi, from 17 January 2019.
The Red Cross in Burundi reports that torrential rain and flooding in Bujumbura has left at least 10 people dead and over 100 homes damaged or destroyed.

The heavy rain and flooding began late on 17 January, 2019, causing severe material damage as well as fatalities in Nyakabiga (3), Musaga (1) and Kanyosha (6). The communes of Buterere and Kinama, among others, were also affected.

Burundi Red Cross, civil protection police and authorities are carrying out needs and damage assessments. Red Cross volunteers have helped in evacuating those affected and administering first aid.
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Extreme wet January displaces thousands and floods farmland in Argentina - year's worth of rain in 15 days


Merco Press
Sat, 19 Jan 2019 18:54 UTC
Some areas received a whole year’s worth of rainfall in the first 15 days of the calendar year
Some areas received a whole year’s worth of rainfall in the first 15 days of the calendar year
Intense rainfall in northeast Argentina and neighbouring areas in Mercosur members has caused devastating floods, amplifying the economic burdens of Argentina's recession. Over 5,000 people have evacuated the region, and millions of hectares of crops have been sent underwater.

The flooded region, which extends into Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil, has received about five times more rain than expected since the beginning of the year. Some areas received a whole year's worth of rainfall in the first 15 days of the calendar year.

Damages to farmland ring in around US$2 billion, according Coninagro, an Intercooperative Agricultural Confederation based in Buenos Aires. The group reported that 2.4 million hectares of soybeans are flooded. The greatest losses come from the Pampa Húmeda region, one of the main food producers in the world. Other crops like corn and cotton, along with livestock have suffered across the Northeast.

Comment: A report from 9 days prior: Rivers rising after record rainfall in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay - almost 20 inches in 3 days with 7 inches in 80 minutes

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California storms bring fear of devastating mudslides in fire-ravaged areas

Keith Griffith
The Daily Mail
Tue, 15 Jan 2019 10:29 UTC
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© California Dept. of TransportationMud flows obstructed parts of the Pacific Coast Highway (above) near Malibu on Monday
Residents of hundreds of homes in three California counties have been ordered to to pack up and leave as a Pacific storm threatens potential mudslide catastrophe.

Mandatory evacuation orders went into effect on Tuesday at 8am in parts of Los Angeles County and 10am in parts of Santa Barbara County that were devastated by the Woolsey Fire.

In Riverside County, mandatory evacuation orders for dozens of areas around the Holy Fire were downgraded to voluntary early on Tuesday, but authorities urged people to stay alert because of continuing rain forecasts.

It come a year after a mudslide swept through a fire-devastated California town, killing 23 people.
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