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Iraq to lose 30pc of wheat harvest due to floodsIraq will lose between 25-30 percent of its wheat harvest this year due to recent floods caused by heavy rains in south of the country, Iraq's Trade Minister said on Tuesday, estimating the loss at more than $200 million. Iraq More… |
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21 jailed in Saudi after deadly floodsA Saudi court has jailed 21 people, including at least one government official, after houses were built on flood-prone land, leading to more than 100 deaths by drowning, local media reported on Thursday. More… |
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Rain havocA car is driven through floodwater on a highway during a winter storm in Beirut, January 7. Floods caused by heavy rain damaged properties and vehicles across the country, and caused the death of at least one man, according to local med More… |
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Bahrain sets up fund to tackle floods crisisBahrain has created a special fund prevent a repeat of flooding which caused chaos across the country last week, said a top government official. BD400,000 ($1.05 million) has been set aside to ensure 50 tankers remain on permanent More… |
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Super storm Sandy cuts power to 7.3m homesAt least 7.3 million homes and businesses on the US East Coast were without power on Tuesday after Hurricane Sandy tore down power lines, flooded networks and sparked an explosion at a Consolidated Edison substation on Manhattan's East River More… |
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Sandy leaves big challenges for NYC subwaysThe giant storm Sandy wreaked havoc on the New York City subway system, flooding tunnels, garages and rail yards and threatening to paralyze the nation's largest mass-transit system for days. "The New York City subway sys More… |
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New York floods as Sandy slams into eastern USMillions of people in the eastern US awoke on Tuesday to flooded homes, fallen trees and widespread power outages caused by the giant storm Sandy, which swamped the subway system and submerged streets in Manhattan. At least 15 peo More… |
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New York paralysed as Sandy hits eastern USSandy, one of the biggest storms ever to hit the US, battered the nation's eastern seaboard on Tuesday, swamping New York City streets with record levels of floodwater, blacking out power to millions of people and bringing transportation to More… |
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Sandy strengthens as it nears US east coastHurricane Sandy, the monster storm bearing down on the East Coast, strengthened on Monday after hundreds of thousands moved to higher ground, public transport shut down and the stock market suffered its first weather-related closure in 27 years. More… |
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Hurricane Sandy heads toward US East CoastHurricane Sandy pulled away from the Bahamas on Saturday after killing at least 41 people in the Caribbean, beginning a slow march toward the U.S. East Coast where it threatens to hit as one of the worst storms in decades. The lat More… |
