Storm spawns devastating floods
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PIEDRA BLANCA, Dominican Republic - Tropical Storm Noel triggered mudslides and floods in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, pushing the death toll to 81 yesterday and forcing some parents to choose which of their children to save from the surging waters.
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Relentless rain overwhelmed flood defences in Yorkshire again yesterday, bursting river banks in central Leeds and forcing firefighters to evacuate 60 children from a nursery school and 70 staff from a textile mill
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A powerful storm system pounded a large swath of the nation's midsection on Tuesday, spawning everything from heavy snow and numbing cold to hail and possible tornadoes, and forecasters warned more could be on the way.
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Tropical Storm Matthew sloshed ashore in a flood-prone area of Louisiana on Sunday, hitting the US Gulf Coast with heavy rain and a strong sea surge.
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Tornadoes spawned by Hurricane Ivan claimed at least two lives and waves lashed onto shore as the US Gulf Coast today felt the first impact of the storm whose full fury was expected during the night.
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Up to 200,000 people in the Wilkes-Barre area were ordered to evacuate their homes Wednesday because of rising water on the Susquehanna River, swelled by a record-breaking deluge that has killed at least 12 people across the Northeast.
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Costa Rica declares a national emergency after heavy rain leads to flooding.
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Freak storms packing howling winds and heavy rain that lashed Britain and France this week were set to continue after already causing significant destruction and the deaths of at least four people.
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More than 300 people are feared dead after a storm triggers flash floods in the Philippines, officials say.
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The UK is set to be hit by more heavy rain following severe floods which claimed the lives of four people.
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Hurricane Ivan brought western North Carolina the worst floods in 64 years.
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Swollen rivers from torrential rain forced thousands of people from their homes, and forecasters warned Monday that water levels could rise to critical levels.
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Three people were killed and hundreds stranded as torrential downpours caused widespread chaos and the worst floods seen in northern England in years.
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Heavy rain caused flash floods in seaside communities in southwestern England on Monday, and dozens of people were rescued from cars, trees and rooftops by emergency helicopters and lifeboats, officials said.
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Heavy rains from a cyclone  sparked more flooding in Mozambique on Sunday, worsening a  humanitarian crisis that has already killed 45 people and  forced 140,000 from their homes.
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GULF SHORES, Ala. - Hurricane Ivan and its 130-mph winds slammed this historic port city with frightening intensity early Thursday as the storm began its assault on the Gulf Coast, lashing the region with heavy rain and ferocious wind, spawning monster waves that toppled beach houses and spinning off deadly tornadoes...
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BEIRA, Mozambique  - Heavy rains from a cyclone sparked more flooding in Mozambique on Sunday, worsening a humanitarian crisis that has already killed 45 people and forced 140,000 from their homes.