Australian PM sees drought&#39;s end as floods hit Victoria state
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Dramatic flooding replaced relentless drought in parts of eastern Australia Thursday, as Prime Minister John Howard expressed hopes that the country&#39;s worst drought in a century may be coming to an end.
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Firefighters say they are prepared for the worst in their battle against bushfires burning out of control across the Australian state of Victoria.
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Thousands of people remain stranded by some of the worst flooding in eastern Australia for 20 years.
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Australia reports a slowdown in economic growth, as the country continues to struggle with a severe drought.
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In drought-hit lands of  eastern Australia, the population of Caragabal is just 38,  every shop is closed, water is trucked in, and a synthetic lawn  at a bowling club is the last hope of survival for a dying  town.
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Water levels in flooded central and western England are expected to remain high for the next 24 hours and about 140,000 homes in Gloucestershire could be without water for the next fortnight.
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The government insists that it will do what it can to support areas of England devastated by flooding.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown visited the scene of the worst flooding in Britain in 60 years Monday as thousands of people remained cut off and many without access to clean water.
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Mozambican Prime Minister Luisa Diogo has warned that torrential rains could wreak more havoc than heavy floods in 2001 when nearly 1,000 people died, as authorities urged people to start evacuating.
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SYDNEY : Prime Minister John Howard warned that Australia&#39;s strong dollar, high world oil prices and the lingering effects of prolonged drought would dampen the country&#39;s long-buoyant economy in 2005.
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Fears mounted on Monday that downpours  which have killed dozens in Africa, uprooted hundreds of  thousands and devastated crops could continue past the end of  the rainy season and hit areas that have so far escaped floods.
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Floods that have killed 29 people in Mozambique have worsened and the government may call for international help to rescue more than 500,000 people threatened by the rising water, Prime Minister Luisa Diogo said.
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Australia's economy grew by 2.8% in the final three months of 2006, despite a severe drought.
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Under slate-grey skies and the first rain to fall for weeks on Canberra, and facing increasing attacks on his honesty and competence, Prime Minister John Howard yesterday declared a federal election for October 9.
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Thousands of Australians were evacuated from their homes yesterday as floodwaters headed down the country's wine-rich Hunter Valley, leaving towns cut off and farms isolated like islands.
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There is still a drought in the South East despite recent heavy rainfall, the Environment Agency says.
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Australian emergency services on Friday said seven people were feared missing as fierce storms hit the country&#39;s east coast, with five swept away when a highway collapsed in torrential rain.