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2 mudslides kill four along Swiss-Italian border

Nina Larson
yahoo.com
Sun, 16 Nov 2014 16:01 UTC
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At least four people were killed as landslides triggered by torrential rain slammed into houses and buildings on either side of the Swiss Italian border Sunday, police and media said.

In the rain-drenched southern Ticino region of Switzerland, two people died and four were injured when a mudslide slammed into a small residential building, regional police said.

On the other side of the border, a pensioner and his granddaughter were killed when another landslide engulfed a house on the Italian shores of Lake Maggiore, local media reported. Three other family members survived.

Those landslides were the latest of many to recently have hit northern Italy and southern Switzerland amid incessant rainfall over recent weeks.
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Landslide kills two as storm death toll reaches 11 in Italy


thelocal.it
Sun, 16 Nov 2014 15:40 UTC
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© AFPFlooding in Genoa.
A landslide triggered by torrential rain engulfed a house on the shores of Italy's Lake Maggiore on Sunday, killing a pensioner and his granddaughter in what a neighbour described as a "horrific" tragedy.

The 70-year-old man died after the house was partially buried in a "sea of mud" unleashed after the hill behind the building gave way as a result of the unprecedented volumes of rainfall experienced across swaths of northern Italy in the last two weeks.

Rescue workers managed to drag the 16-year-old granddaughter from the rubble after more than four hours of digging but she died later in hospital.

Her parents and grandmother survived. The family's small, two-storey villa was the only property affected in Cerro, a hamlet on the outskirts of Laveno Mombello, a popular holiday spot.
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Flooding clean-up underway after deluge in Northern Ireland


BBC
Fri, 14 Nov 2014 16:26 UTC
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Bridge Street in Newry has been badly affected, with cars under water
A clean-up operation is continuing after homes and businesses were flooded during torrential rain in many parts of Northern Ireland on Thursday.

The worst flooding was in Counties Armagh and Down, particularly Newry.

Several homes and shops were evacuated on Bridge Street, Newry, on Thursday afternoon because part of the street was under two to three feet of water.

On Friday evening, some roads were closed in parts of County Armagh, including in Portadown and Loughgall.

Earlier, Trafficwatch NI advised staff in Greenbank industrial estate in Newry to leave before a high tide at 16:00 GMT.

Further problems on Friday meant Bridge Street and several other roads across Northern Ireland were closed, although many have now reopened.

Newry businessman, Shealan Strain, who owns The Gentry clothes store on Bridge Street, said he tried to protect his shop with sandbags on Thursday afternoon but had to evacuate because of the volume of water.

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Nine provinces in Thailand experience flooding and heavy rainfall

Richard Davies
floodlist.com
Fri, 14 Nov 2014 14:43 UTC
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© The Nation Thailand
The northeast monsoon has left at least 9 provinces in southern Thailand battling heavy rain and floods, as the country's Interior Minister warns there could be more to come.

Trang Province

Trang province in southern Thailand has been one of the worst affected areas after persistent heavy rain over the last 4 days caused flash floods across several southern provinces.

Around 1,000 villagers in Trang have been evacuated since the flooding began. Houses and farmland have been damaged. The flood water level was almost two meters high, according to NNT.
Homes flooded in Trang; troops help the trapped http://t.co/GTT2Iw9Glf #TheNation pic.twitter.com/dU73e3vpTn

- The Nation Thailand (@nationnews) November 11, 2014
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Two pensioners missing in Italy storms after landslide engulfed their home


thelocal.it
Tue, 11 Nov 2014 15:22 UTC
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© Il MeteoTen people in Chiavari, Liguria, were brought to safety in a rubber dinghy as floods hit the town.
Two pensioners were still missing on Tuesday morning after a landslide engulfed their home in Liguria, prompted by the latest storm to hit north-west Italy.

The two elderly cousins were believed to have been at home when the landslide hit at around midnight in Leivi. Despite rescuers' efforts they have not been found, La Stampa reported.

Earlier in the evening it took the fire brigade two hours to save two women, one pregnant, from their nearby home after it was hit by a landslide.

A further ten people in Chiavari were brought to safety in a rubber dinghy, as torrential rain prompted streams and the River Rupinario to burst their banks.

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8 killed and 4,500 evacuated in Haiti floods

Richard Davies
floodlist.com
Thu, 06 Nov 2014 14:09 UTC
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© Jean-Junior JOSEPH / TwitterFlooded streets of Cap-Haitian.
Torrential rain since Friday has left northern parts of Haiti suffering sever flooding. At least 8 deaths have been reported, and 4,500 people have been forced to evacuate. Over 2,000 homes have been damaged by the flooding.

The severe weather in this region of the Caribbean has also affected Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic, where one person died in floods earlier this week.

In Haiti, the worst affected areas are Grande-Rivière-du-Nord, Limonade, Limbé and Dondon, according to local authorities.

Haiti government departments are organising temporary accommodation and distributing food, bedding and water purification tablets. Authorities have also warned of possible further flooding along rivers, and potential landslides.

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Floods in France and Italy following 6 inches (163mm) of rain in 24 hours

Richard Davies
floodlist.com
Wed, 05 Nov 2014 13:28 UTC
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© Meteo EuropeFloods in Eyrieux, Ardèche, France, November 2014.
Severe weather has swept across parts of southern and central Europe over the last 3 days. Some of the worst was seen in France and Italy, which have both been badly affected by major flooding since 04 November 2014.

France

In a 24 hour period between 03 and 4 November, 163 mm of rain fell in Nice and 95 mm in Dijon (WMO figures). One woman was killed in a mud slide, roads were flooded, over 10,000 homes suffered power cuts and numerous rivers burst their banks.

Heavy rainfall was seen across central and south-eastern France, resulting in major flooding in the region of Burgundy. Flooding also affected parts of the Cévennes area, in particular the Ardèche. Floods and landslides also hit parts of Alpes-Maritimes department where one person died in a landslide in the village of Saint Blaise. Dozens were evacuated from their homes in Lamotte-du-Rhône, near Avignon, where 2 campsites also had to be evacuated.
Floods in Eyrieux, Ardèche, France, November 2014.


Comment: See also: Slovenia on red alert as storms and flooding hit the entire country

Tuscany residents saved as flooding hits Italy

And for a global view of flooding in the past 2 months alone.



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Slovenia on red alert as storms and flooding hit the entire country

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Dnevnik.si
Wed, 05 Nov 2014 21:25 UTC
Slovenia flood red alert
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It began with a period of several days of highly unstable and particularly rainy weather. Now forecasters expect the rainfall to increase, causing already-swollen rivers to flood many areas.

During the day of 5 November 2014, the strongest rain fell in the western part of the country, especially in the Soča Valley.

According to the Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster, firefighters were working to pump rainwater out of flooded basements and inundated primary schools.

Due to increased tides, the sea flooded the low-lying coastline in Piran. In Nova Gorica, firefighters delivered sand bags and offered assistance in setting up flood barriers on the ground floor of residential buildings.

Comment: See also: Tuscany residents saved as flooding hits Italy

And for a global view of flooding in the past 2 months alone.



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Tuscany residents saved as flooding hits Italy


thelocal.it
Wed, 05 Nov 2014 15:03 UTC
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© Giovanna MezzanaCivil protection agencies warned Carrara residents to avoid driving and stay on high ground if possible.
UPDATED: Two residents in Tuscany have been found after being reported missing in floods, while five others have been airlifted to safety, according to Italian media reports.

The two missing people were saved by rescuers in Carrara, the town's prefect and Mayor Mayor Angelo Zubbani told Il Tirreno. The news corrects an earlier report that one of the two people had died.

Both had been living close to a sawmill on the edge of the Carrione river, which burst its banks following hours of torrential rain.

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3 killed and 60 injured following flooding in Jordan and Israel

Richard Davies
floodlist.com
Tue, 04 Nov 2014 19:21 UTC
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© Majd Shweikeh
Local media in Jordan have said that at least 3 people have died in flooding affecting the north west of the country. Two people died in Amman after being trapped in a flooded basement. A further victim died in Irbid after she was swept away by flood water outside her home.

Jordan's Civil Defence Department (CDD) say that at least 54 people were injured in separate incidents after they were trapped by flood water in areas around Wadi Karja, Zarka Maein and Wadi Al Hamra.
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