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New York Grinds to a Halt as Record Rain Floods City, Kills At Least 9
Cities and towns across the northeast turned into lakes on Wednesday night as Tropical Depression Ida wrought a 1-in-200 year flood across an incredibly wide area.
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Devastating Floods Hit Turkey as Country Reels From Hundreds of Wildfires
Flash floods have killed at least 27 people in northern Turkey after intense rains hit areas around the Black Sea Wednesday and caused streams and rivers to burst their banks. The floods come as the country struggles in the aftermath of hundreds of fires in the country’s southern region that killed at least eight people,…
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Glacier Breaks, Unleashing a Monster Flash Flood in Himalayas
At least 20 people are dead and up to 125 still missing after a piece of a glacier in the Himalayas collapsed on Sunday, causing flash floods and destroying a dam in its path. Video footage shows a colossal rush of water and rocks roaring through a mountain valley in the northern Indian state of…