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Flash floods claims a life in Pretoria
Tshwane Emergency Services rescue workers on Friday recovered the body of a man who was washed away by flash floods on Wednesday.
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Tshwane EMS discover body washed away by flash flood
Leon Strydom's vehicle was swept into a river during heavy floods in Honingnestkrans in Pretoria north.
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JHB emergency services on high alert for floods
Emergency services are once again calling on residents and motorists to avoid low lying bridges and roads.
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PTA EMS declare Honingnestkrans operation a recovery mission
The occupant in the vehicle in Honingnestkrans has been stuck underwater for hours.
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Gauteng motorists warned of possible flooding on low-lying highways
The SA Weather Service says it’s expecting around 50 millimetres of rain over the next 24 hours.
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Diepsloot community thanked for helping to recover Angel Sibanda’s body
The girl’s body was found in the Jukskei River at the weekend after being swept away by a current.
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MEC to visit Angel Sibanda's family
The 6-year-old girl was swept away during downpours in Diepsloot last week.
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Motorists battle flooding at Gillooly's interchange in JHB
The Ekurhuleni metro police says vehicles are stuck on the stretch of the N3 highway in Bedfordview.
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Insurers face bumper payouts as Britain braces for more floods
Around 6,700 properties have been damaged so far, according to the Environment Agency.
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Soldiers aid evacuation in flood-hit northern England
PM David Cameron has pledged more military help as the army was deployed to move over 300 people.
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Cameron to visit northern areas hit by devastating floods
Officials expressed concern that heavy rains were becoming more frequent in some parts of the country.
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Record rains flood south Indian state; more to come
The national weather office predicted three more days of torrential downpours in Tamil Nadu.
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Major increase in weather disasters over last 2 decades
Since 1995, weather disasters have killed millions of people & left billions injured & homeless.
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Deadly rains wreak havoc in southern India, Sri Lanka
The floods, triggered by incessant rains over the past seven days, have submerged parts of Tamil Nadu.
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Japan floods: Almost 3 million people to evacuate their homes
The authorities say nearly 7,000 buildings may have been flood-damaged in Joso alone.
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Japan resumes search for 16 missing after floods
Floods swept houses off their foundations and crushed others under landslides after rivers burst their banks.
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Over 1.5 million people hit by floods in Assam
Assam’s Chief Minister said the state was unable to provide adequate assistance to flood-hit villagers.
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Mop-up operation underway in Southern Cape
Several rivers are overflowing following heavy downpours over the past 24 hours.
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20 die as flooding in India derails two trains
100 more were injured after two express trains were partially swept off a flooded bridge in central India.
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Myanmar appeals for international assistance for flood relief
At least 47 people have died in the floods, according to the government.
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Floods, landslides kill 75 in eastern India
The monsoon season has caused tens of thousands to take refuge in state-run relief camps.
