Natural disaster
Death toll mounts from Brazil downpours as search continues
"As of 6:00 pm (2100 GMT) this Sunday, the number of people killed as a result of the rains has reached 79," the civil defense authority of Pernambuco state,...
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KZN family continues to search for their 3 children swept away by floods
The girls were swept away after a massive pipe understood to be part of the local water supply network smashed into their home while they were asleep.
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Majority of people haven't insured their household contents - Ombudsman
Senior assistant at the ombudsman for short-term insurance Ayanda Mazwi says most people do not know of this insurance or can't afford it.
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Anger as hopes fade for Indian workers after glacier disaster
More than 170 people were still missing after a barrage of water and debris hurtled with terrifying speed and power down a valley on Sunday morning, sweeping away bridges and roads and hitting two hydroelectric plants.
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Hurricane Laura leaves six dead in Louisiana but less damage than feared
"We have a lot to be thankful for," Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards said at a press conference.
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'Unsurvivable' storm surge feared as Hurricane Laura strengthens to Cat 4
The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said Laura was expected to make landfall along the Gulf Coast late Wednesday or early Thursday.
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At least 50 dead in Nepal's monsoon
Northeast India has also been hit by floods with 11 deaths recorded as rivers burst their banks.
