59 h. ago Massive mudslide kills 7 volunteers repairing flood damage in northern Pakistan

A massive mudslide has killed seven volunteers in northern Pakistan as they repaired a drainage channel damaged by flash floods

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3 d. ago Torrential Midwest flash floods turn state fair into water park and shut airports and roads with more to come

The rainfall broke a daily record in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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3 d. ago Flooding cancels last day of Wisconsin State Fair as authorities make water rescues in Milwaukee

Flash flooding canceled the final day of the Wisconsin State Fair on Sunday as continued heavy rainfall in half a dozen Midwest states has led to water rescues, power outages and road closures

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5 d. ago Flash floods kill at least 10 people and leave 33 missing in northwestern China

Chinese state media reports flash floods have left at least 10 people dead and 33 missing in Yuzhong County in China’s northwestern Gansu province

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6 d. ago Villagers saved from Himalayan flash flood after leaving en masse to attend festival

Five people killed and over 50 missing after disaster strikes in the Himalayas

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6 d. ago Uttarkashi villagers spared as festival draws them away from deadly Himalayan flash flood

Five people killed and over 50 missing after disaster strikes in the Himalayas

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7 d. ago Village buried in mud as flash flooding kills at least four in northern India

Flash flooding in northern India has buried a village in mud, killing four people with at least 100 people missing.

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7 d. ago Five dead and over 100 missing after flash flood sweeps away Himalayan village

Floodwaters destroy homes and road in Uttarakhand

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7 d. ago Voices: ‘We’re falling behind’: Heathrow expansion sparks backlash over UK’s ‘outdated’ travel infrastructure

Many were rattled by renewed plans for a third runway at Heathrow, arguing the focus is ‘detrimental’ as the UK ‘falls behind Europe’ on roads, railways and airports

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7 d. ago Rescuers search for dozens missing after deadly flash floods kill 4 in northern India

Rescuers are scouring a devastated Himalayan village in northern India's Uttarakhand state to find missing people, a day after flash floods killed at least four and left many others trapped under debris

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7 d. ago Four killed and over 100 missing after flash flood sweeps away Himalayan village

Floodwaters destroy homes and road in Uttarakhand

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7 d. ago Chilling moment flash flood wipes out town leaving least 4 dead and 50 missing

Flash floods swept away homes and shops in northern India, killing at least four people and leaving many others trapped under debris. Floodwaters surged into a mountain village

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8 d. ago Tragedy as couple drown in flash floods while holidaying in Majorca with friends

Alexander Barrett, 32, died along with his partner Sarah Thompson, 26, in the Spanish island of Majorca last year as a "wall of water" cascaded down the canyon they were descending

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8 d. 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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8 d. 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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8 d. ago Couple drowned in flash floods on Majorca hike, inquest hears

Alexander Barrett, 32, died along with his partner Sarah Thompson, 26, as a ‘wall of water’ cascaded down the canyon they were descending last year.

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8 d. ago ‘Flyovers can be incredibly beautiful!’ Long Blondes singer Kate Jackson’s new career as a motorway artist

In her neck scarf and beret, she sang songs that defined the 2000s. Now the frontwoman has a second life – turning unloved roads, bridges and service stations into dazzling ‘pop art’ scenes full of romance and possibilityAs the singer in cult indie band the Long Blondes, Kate Jackson experienced all the thrills of the mid-00s music scene: chaotic gigs, hedonistic parties, an abundance of winklepickers and angular fringes. But years later, when she went back over all the photographs she’d taken during that period, things looked rather different. “I’ve got tons of photos of airport lounges and long stretches of road in Europe,” she says with a shake of the head. “Lots of German service stations. Nothing of the band! No backstage fun, no frolics!”Jackson may regret not capturing more of the band’s short but spectacular heyday, but the road has always been important to her. As a Pulp-obsessed teenager in Bury St Edmunds, she would gaze out of the kitchen window and dream of escaping sma...

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8 d. ago Terrifying moment village is washed away by cloudburst flash flood in India, killing multiple people and leaving dozens trapped

At least four people were killed and dozens more are feared trapped in Dharali after a giant wave surged down a mountain and swallowed up buildings.

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8 d. ago Flash floods kill at least 4 and trap others under debris in northern India

Flash floods have swept away homes and shops in northern India, killing at least four people and trapping many others under debris

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8 d. ago Four dead and over 50 missing after flash flood sweeps away Himalayan village in India

Floodwaters destroy homes and road in Uttarakhand

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