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NEWS ABOUT: flash floods

flash floods stories: 8 news summaries

 Philippine Toll at 140, 
 Gov't Tarred for Aid Delay 

Death toll and 140 and counting

Sep 28, 09 7:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Anger is mounting in the Philippines over what is widely seen as a slow and inadequate relief effort from the government. The death toll from the flash floods has jumped to 140, and is expected to continue rising as people look for missing relatives. At least 450,000 have been... More »

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flood • flooding • Philippines • typhoon • landslide • Tropical Storm • flash floods

 20 Killed in Turkish Floods 

Downpour leaves 20 injured, more stranded

Sep 9, 09 7:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Flash floods gushed across a major highway and a commercial district in Istanbul today, killing at least 20 people and stranding dozens in cars or on rooftops, AP reports. Eight people are missing. Fueled by the worst rain in decades, waters rose more than 3 feet high in the city's... More »

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Turkey • severe weather • flooding • rain • Istanbul • flash floods • disaster

'Drunk, Cell-Chatting' Driver Charged in Texas Kid Deaths

Dad faces trial for 'intoxication manslaughter'

Apr 20, 09 2:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Houston driver was charged with four counts of intoxication manslaughter yesterday after his car careened into a flooded ditch, killing three of his kids and two others. The 32-year-old dad was arrested after failing an on-the-spot sobriety test, said police. The body of a 4-year-old girl is still missing,... More »

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car accident • children • drunk driving • death • flash floods

 Burst Jakarta Dam Kills 50 

'Mini-tsunami' destroys sleeping neighborhood

Mar 27, 09 2:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least 50 people were killed today when a Jakarta dam burst, unleashing a 10-foot-high "mini-tsunami" that destroyed a neighborhood, reports the Times of London. The dam burst before dawn as people slept. The toll is expected to soar as more bodies are discovered. One neighbor recalled how she... More »

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Indonesia • tsunami • dam • Jakarta • flash floods

 Border Fence Blamed 
 for Ariz. Flooding 

Critics say fence design ignores environment

Aug 25, 08 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Environmentalists say the US border-security fence is to blame for water backups in southwestern Arizona and Mexico, where steel-mesh panels meant to keep illegal immigrants out are getting clogged with flood debris, the AP reports. Critics are focusing their attacks on Homeland Defense Secretary Michael Chertoff, who waived environmental laws... More »

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Mexico • Arizona • flood • Michael Chertoff • border fence • flash floods • environmentalists

 Grand Canyon Rescue Resumes

Helicopters continue to search for stranded campers

Aug 18, 08 2:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rescue operations resumed this morning in the Grand Canyon, as helicopters airlifted campers and residents stranded by severe flooding, the Arizona Republic reports. Around 400 people have been evacuated since yesterday, and rescue workers are still searching for 11 tourists who remain unaccounted for—although the local sheriff says it’... More »

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flood • flooding • rescue • flash floods • Grand Canyon • rainstorms • Grand Canyon National Park

Record Rainfall Soaks Hawaii

Flood alerts have islanders abandoning their homes

Feb 4, 08 9:38 PM CST
(Newser) - A record downpour of 11 inches in 24 hours has damaged dozens of homes and sparked a flash-flood alert in Hawaii, MSNBC reports. No injuries have been reported, but many residents are voluntarily fleeing their homes in Hilo, the state's second-biggest city. "The situation in Hilo is critical and... More »

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rain • Hawaii • Army Corps of Engineers • flash floods • levees

Flooding Claims 9 in Caribbean

Tropical storm batters Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico

Dec 13, 07 7:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Tropical Storm Olga set off flash floods in the Dominican Republic yesterday, killing at least 8 people, reports Reuters. Another man died in a mudslide in nearby Puerto Rico. The storm was downgraded to a tropical depression by the end of the day, and predicted to head between Jamaica and... More »

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Cuba • Jamaica • Caribbean • tropical storms • Puerto Rico • Dominican Republic • Bahamas • tropical depression • mudslide • Tropical Storm Olga • flash floods

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