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Heavy rain disrupts trains, flights in BeijingPersistent heavy rain on Wednesday caused widespread disruption in the Chinese capital, Beijing, forcing the delay and cancellation of hundreds of flights and the closure of some subway stations. Beijing's steamy summer months More… |
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150 people feared buried in Sri Lanka landslidesMore than 150 people are feared dead after they were buried under two landslides triggered by more than three days of heavy rain in central Sri Lanka, disaster officials said on Wednesday as rescuers raced to find survivors and recover the dead. More… |
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UAE rain research programme draws 398 scientistsA UAE research programme that aims to increase rainfall in arid and semi-arid regions and promote water security has received a high-level of interest from around the world, said Sheikh Mansour Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister o More… |
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Indian army in major rescue ops as flood toll nears 270The Indian military struggled to evacuate thousands of residents stranded in the southern state of Tamil Nadu on Thursday as the death toll from flooding rose to 269 after the heaviest cloudburst in over a century. Predictions of More… |
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Bahrain earmarks $20m for rain drainage networksBahrain plans to invest millions of dinars in rainwater drainage networks following chronic flooding last week, if the money is available. The Cabinet yesterday (November 30) earmarked BD8.27 million ($20.9 million) to tackle rain drainage pro More… |
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Qatar slaps travel ban on contractors amid probeQatar has banned some owners of construction companies, contractors and consulting engineers from leaving the country as it carries out a probe into how heavy rains damaged buildings and roadways, said a report. The investigation More… |
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UAE releases water from damsUAE's Ministry of Environment and Water's Dams' has opened gates to release water retained in dams located in the Wadi Shoka, Al Qushaish and Al Kassa in the central region, following heavy to moderate summer rains in Ras Al Khaima More… |
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48m gallons of rainwater harvested in UAE’s lakes, damsUAE’s Ministry of Environment and Water said an an estimated 219,300 cu m of water, or 48 million gallons, flowed into the lakes and dams located in the country’s central region following a rainfall recently. According More… |
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Rain hampers Nepal rescue as deaths top 5,500Rescue teams toiled in pouring rain on Thursday in the debris left by last week's devastating earthquake in Nepal, but officials said the chances of finding any more survivors was bleak as the death toll neared 5,500. While re More… |
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Summer heat, rain on rise as weather gets trappedSummer heatwaves and downpours have become more frequent in the northern hemisphere this century, apparently because extreme weather can get trapped for weeks in the same place in a warming world, a study showed. Disruptions to th More… |
