6 h. ago Death toll rises to 358 after flash floods engulf homes in northwest Pakistan: ‘It came without warning’

More cloudbursts are expected to intensify problems for people already rendered homeless

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29 h. ago Pakistani official blames locals for flood deaths, saying they should have built elsewhere

Rescuers are still searching for more than 150 people who are missing

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59 h. ago Pakistan will not restrict mountaineering expeditions despite the recent deaths of climbers

A Pakistani official says there are no warnings or restrictions for mountaineering expeditions in the north

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61 h. ago Pakistan expands rescue and relief efforts after floods kill over 200 in a single district

Pakistani officials say they are expanding rescue and relief operations after flash floods killed more than 220 people in a single northwest district and destroyed homes, roads, and businesses

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2 w. ago About 100 people missing as flash flood tears through town in northern India

Large-scale search and rescue operation under way after at least four people killed in Himalayan regionA torrent of mud from a flash flood has smashed into a town in India’s Himalayan region, tearing down a mountain valley before demolishing buildings and killing at least four people, with about 100 others missing.Videos broadcast on Indian media showed a terrifying surge of muddy water sweeping away blocks of flats in the tourist region of Dharali in Uttarakhand state. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Four dead as flash flood causes mudslide in Indian town of Dharali

Rescue teams deployed ‘on war footing’ as Himalayan town swamped by debrisA flash flood driving a torrent of mud has smashed into a town in India’s Himalayan region, tearing down a mountain valley before demolishing buildings and killing at least four people.Videos broadcast on Indian media showed a terrifying surge of muddy water sweeping away apartment blocks in the tourist region of Dharali in Uttarakhand state. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago South Korea flood death toll rises to 18 as southern regions battered by record rain

More than 14,000 people have evacuated and damage has been reported in 15 cities and provinces

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last month The ghost town centre with more abandoned shops than nearly every city in the UK as locals blame drug addicts, high rents... and EACH OTHER

The West Yorkshire district has more empty shops than nearly every other city in the UK and double those in London and Cambridge, according to a new think tank study.

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