Flood rescuers 'working to point of collapse'
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The government was accused of underestimating the scale of the floods as fire crews describe rescue effort as biggest in peacetime history.
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Relief workers in Haiti are warning about the growing desperation of flood victims in the aftermath of a tropical storm, Jeanne, that devastated the city of Gonaives a week ago, killing more than 1,100 people and leaving as many as 250,000 homeless.
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Firefighters attend more than 100 calls   after torrential rain brings flooding, with a woman rescued from a basement.
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Worst flooding for a decade leaves up to 1.5 million in need of emergency help.
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Rescue workers tried on Monday to save people trapped on their rooftops by flash floods that killed a 4-year-old girl after heavy weekend rains drenched parts of north Texas.
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Gasoline-powered pumps roared into action Tuesday as stunned Britons tried to dry out their houses after the worst flooding in more than half a century.
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Rescue workers tried on Monday to save  people trapped on their rooftops by flash floods that killed a  4-year-old girl after heavy weekend rains drenched parts of  north Texas.
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LONDON, July 23 -- Britain's worst flooding in decades left tens of thousands of families without water or electricity Monday night and forced thousands from their homes, including some dramatically rescued from rising waters by helicopters and boats.
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Hundreds of householders are mopping up or bracing for flooding as heavy rain continues
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People in the Cornish village of Boscastle are trying to protect their properties from flooding.
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Rescue teams in India and Sri Lanka are heading out to the last of the areas devastated by tsunami waves. The story unfolding is of more devastation.
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Much of Britain has been under flood alert as heavy rain sweeps across the country.
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Hundreds of extra emergency staff, troops and police mobilised in flood-stricken regions.
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The flooding today forced some residents to climb to the tops of their vehicles, houses and trees to await rescue.
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Boscastle is saved from a repeat of serious flooding after a defence system was tested by torrential rain.
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Helicopter and boat crews rescued hundreds of trapped people on Saturday after storms whipped through Britain, flooding towns and villages and sending thousands to emergency shelters.
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LONDON -- Heavy rain caused flash floods in seaside communities in southwestern England yesterday, and dozens of people were rescued from cars, trees, and rooftops by emergency helicopters and lifeboats, officials said. About 50 people were trapped in their vehicles by the flood waters, with some managing to free themselves, officials said. The Coast Guard said 30 empty vehicles were ...