Floods kill 31 in Uttar PradeshOctober 12th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Flash floods in parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh due to release of water upstream from Nepal have left at least 31 people dead in the past four days, a state government official said Monday. The swirling waters of Sharda and Ghaghra rivers have inundated several parts of Lakhimpur-Kheri, Bahraich, Gonda and Faizabad districts, and threatened other districts downstream.
Flash floods kill 20 in ItalyOctober 2nd, 2009 ROME - At least 20 people were killed and 35 missing in flash floods in southern Italy, officials said Friday. The government has declared a state of emergency in the flood-hit town of Messina.
4 killed, 1 missing in floods, landslide in northeast TurkeySeptember 24th, 2009 4 killed, 1 missing in Turkish floodsANKARA, Turkey — The state-run news agency says heavy rains in northeast Turkey have triggered floods and a landslide that killed 4 people. One person is reported missing.
Flash floods inundate northwestern Turkey; Hundreds trapped in factories, 5 others missingSeptember 12th, 2009 More flash floods slam Turkey, trapping hundredsISTANBUL — Authorities say heavy downpours have led to new flash floods in northwestern Turkey, trapping hundreds of workers at some tile factories. At least five workers are reported missing.
Flash floods slam Istanbul, kill 20; Some people drown in vehicles, others dramatically savedSeptember 9th, 2009 Flash floods slam Istanbul, kill at least 20ISTANBUL — The heaviest rainfall in at least eight decades sent flash floods barreling across a major highway and into busy business districts in Turkey's largest city on Wednesday, trapping factory workers and truck drivers in their vehicles and drowning at least 20 people. Waters six feet (2 meters) high in some places flooded hundreds of homes and offices and cut off the TEM highway, which connects central Istanbul to the sprawling city's main airport and goes on to Greece and Bulgaria.
Flash floods immerse Istanbul highway; 11 reportedly killed; dozens strandedSeptember 9th, 2009 Report: 11 killed in Istanbul floodISTANBUL, Turkey — Flash floods gushed across an Istanbul arterial road on Wednesday, killing 11 people and stranding dozens of vehicles, reports said. As waters rose more than a meter (3 feet) high in the city's Ikitelli district, motorists climbed on roofs of their vehicles waiting to be rescued.
Report: 7 more bodies recovered in Istanbul floodsSeptember 9th, 2009 Report: 7 more bodies recovered in Istanbul floodsISTANBUL — A television report says rescuers have recovered seven bodies following flash floods that gushed across an Istanbul highway. CNN-Turk television says the bodies were recovered at a gas station near a main arterial road where dozens of people were stranded in vehicles.
Flash floods kill 31 in TurkeySeptember 9th, 2009 ANKARA - Thirty-one people have been killed in flash floods caused by heavy rains in northwest Turkey, the Anatolia news agency reported Wednesday citing Turkish prime minister. Twenty-six people were killed in Istanbul province, while five people were killed in Tekirdag province, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters.
Flash floods immerse Istanbul highway; 1 killed; dozens strandedSeptember 9th, 2009 Report: 1 killed in Istanbul floodISTANBUL, Turkey — Waters caused by torrential rain and flash floods gushed across an Istanbul arterial road on Wednesday, killing one person and stranding dozens of vehicles, officials and reports said. The reported death would raise the overall toll in floods that have hit swaths of northwestern Turkey to nine.
6 killed, 1 missing in flash floods in northwestern TurkeySeptember 8th, 2009 6 killed, 1 missing in flash floods in TurkeyANKARA, Turkey — Flash floods triggered by torrential rains killed six people and left swaths of lands in northwestern Turkey awash Tuesday. At least three people were reported missing.
6 killed, 3 missing in flash floods in northwestern TurkeySeptember 8th, 2009 6 killed, 3 missing in flash floods in TurkeyANKARA, Turkey — Flash floods triggered by torrential rains killed six people and left swaths of lands in northwestern Turkey awash Tuesday. At least three people were reported missing.
8 killed, 3 missing in flash floods in northwestern TurkeySeptember 8th, 2009 8 killed, 3 missing in flash floods in TurkeyANKARA, Turkey — Flash floods triggered by torrential rains killed eight people and left swaths of land in northwestern Turkey awash Tuesday. At least three people were reported missing.
Floods claim two dozen lives in northwest PakistanAugust 18th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Flash foods triggered by heavy rain last week have claimed over two dozen lives and destroyed more than 400 houses in northwestern Pakistan, the UN said Tuesday. "The floods have caused reported deaths of 27 people, with up to nine people reported missing.
Death toll in Orissa flash floods rises to 27July 19th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The death toll in the Orissa flash floods, triggered by heavy monsoon rains over the past week, rose to 27 Sunday after two more people died in Ganjam district, an official said. The highest number - 11 deaths - have been reported from Nayagarh district followed by four in Ganjam.
Death toll from landslides, floods in northern Vietnam rises to 22July 6th, 2009 22 die in Vietnam landslides, floodsHANOI, Vietnam — The government says the death toll from landslides and floods in Vietnam's mountainous north has risen to 22. Thirteen other people are still missing after the heavy rains that struck on Friday night.
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