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Powerful Japan storm turns deadly, snarls holiday travel

August 16, 2019 | 09:26

A powerful tropical storm lashed Japan on Thursday (Aug 15), bringing strong winds and torrential rain that claimed at least one life, prompted warnings of landslides and flooding, and sparked evacuation advisories and travel chaos at a peak holiday period.

Heavy rain, flooding cause losses in Dak Lak province

August 09, 2019 | 10:38

Heavy rain on August 6 and 7 has flooded hundreds of houses and thousands of hectares of crops in Buon Don and Ea Sup border districts in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.

70,000 families displaced in Paraguay flooding

May 28, 2019 | 10:33

Heavy flooding in Paraguay has displaced 70,000 families and is threatening to further inundate the capital Asuncion in the coming weeks, the country's weather bureau said.

11 killed as floods hit southwest France

October 16, 2018 | 11:06

At least 11 people died when violent rainstorms turned rivers into raging torrents in southwest France on Monday (Oct 15), prompting some of the deadliest flooding in years, officials said.

Mekong Delta fights flooding from high tides

October 15, 2018 | 09:33

Local authorities in the Mekong Delta are taking measures to mitigate the impact of flooding caused by high tides during the annual flood season in the delta.

City urged to tackle flooding, pollution and traffic congestion

October 09, 2018 | 12:49

The chairwoman of the HCM City People’s Council urged the city’s People’s Committee to seek better solutions to tackle flooding, pollution and traffic congestion at a meeting held on Monday in the city.