3 h. ago Truth behind dog rescuing cat pics in Thai floods that made people go 'animals are humans'

Southern Thailand is currently experiencing severe rain storms and flooding with at least 19 people reported to have died and 1.9million affected by the extreme weather

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14 h. ago Thailand deploys navy to help flood victims as death toll rises after record rainfall

Thirteen people have died in the floods in southern Thailand

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40 h. ago Police called to ‘abandoned dog’ on roadside but the truth leaves officers laughing

Derbyshire Police were called to reports of a "small, bully type dog" tied up at the top of Slack Hill along Chesterfield Road, near Matlock, Derbys., by concerned members of the public

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68 h. ago Vietnam flooding death toll reaches 90 amid landslides and relentless rain

Environment ministry says most of the deaths were in the mountainous central province of Dak LakThe death toll from major flooding in Vietnam has risen to 90, with 12 more people missing, the environment ministry said on Sunday after days of heavy rain and landslides.Relentless rain has lashed south-central Vietnam since late October and popular holiday destinations have been hit by several rounds of flooding. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago The Guardian view on devastation in Gaza: the world wants to move on, but Palestinians can’t | Editorial

Drenched by floods and abandoned amid the ruins, people in Gaza can draw no comfort from US plansThe declaration of a ceasefire in Gaza in October brought initial relief to its inhabitants. Yet officials there said Israeli strikes killed 33 people, including 12 children, on Wednesday; Israel said its troops had come under fire. Another five Palestinians were killed on Thursday. Hundreds have died since the ceasefire was declared. Even if the shelling stops, the destruction of Palestinian life will carry on as Israel continues to throttle aid, and the consequences of two years of war unfold. The World Health Organization warned last month that the health catastrophe would last for generations.Food remains in short supply. While displaced families shiver in flooded makeshift shelters, with many facing a third winter of homelessness, aid organisations say they cannot deliver stockpiles of tents and tarpaulins. Israel, which denies blocking aid, has designated tent poles ...

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8 d. ago Workers begin converting army barracks into camp that will house 600 male migrants on edge of town

Residents are furious at the plans for Crowborough Army Training Camp in East Sussex, with 2,000 people flooding the streets for a noisy protest yesterday.

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1 week ago Storm Claudia: Authorities warn more flooding possible despite expired alerts

‘We continue to ask people to avoid open riverbanks and canal paths in flood conditions,’ Keith Leonard said.

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1 week ago The truth behind the chemtrail conspiracy – and why it just won’t go away

Everyone has looked up at the clouds and seen faces, animals, objects. Human brains are hardwired for this kind of whimsy. But some people – perhaps a surprising number – look to the sky and see government plots and wicked deeds written there. Conspiracy theorists say that contrails – long streaks of condensation left by aircraft – are actually chemtrails, clouds of chemical or biological agents dumped on the unsuspecting public for nefarious purposes. Different motives are ascribed, from weather control to mass poisoning.

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1 week ago M5 chaos as drivers face over hellish two hour delay and are urged to 'steer clear'

The M5 near Bristol is seeing horror delays for motorists with reports suggesting some people may be stuck for two hours after flooding caused by Storm Claudia causes chaos

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1 week ago ‘The water came up to my waist but I carried on walking’ – This is climate breakdown

When the rain started I had to find a way home to my children. I could never have imagined how long it would take. This is Ruchira’s storyLocation Mumbai, IndiaDisaster Maharashtra floods, 2005Ruchira Gupta is an English-to-Hindi interpreter, a former lawyer, and mother of two daughters. In 2005, she was working at a small law firm in Mumbai, India when heavy rainfall flooded the country’s western state of Maharashtra, killing 926 people. Between 1950 and 2015, there was a threefold increase in extreme rain events in India. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Families of Camp Mystic campers and counselors file lawsuits over deaths

Families allege camp leaders ignored known flood risks in ‘entirely preventable’ tragedy that killed multiple peopleThe families of several campers and two counselors who died in July’s catastrophic Hill Country floods in Texas have filed multiple lawsuits against Camp Mystic and its owners, accusing them of “gross negligence”.The 4 July floods, which claimed more than 130 lives across the region and was described as some of the US’s deadliest floods in decades, devastated the 99-year-old Christian all-girls camp, located on the banks of the Guadalupe river in Kerr county. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'Floodgates open' on Andrew Windsor as 'more people every day' come forward with stories

A royal expert has claimed the stripping of the King's brother's titles has led to many more people opening up on their experiences with the disgraced royal.

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2 w. ago Climate disasters displaced 250 million people in past 10 years, UN report finds

Floods, storms and droughts have uprooted people across the globe as rising temperatures intensify conflict and hungerClimate-related disasters forcibly displaced 250 million people globally over the past decade, the equivalent of 70,000 people every day, according to a report by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR).Floods, storms, drought and extreme heat are among the weather conditions driving conflict and displacement, alongside slow-onset disasters such as desertification, rising sea levels and ecosystem destruction, which are threatening food and water security. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago More than 1 million evacuated in the Philippines as Typhoon Fung

At least two people found dead as super-typhoon heads for Philippines, days after Typhoon Kalmaegi killed at least 224More than 1 million people have been evacuated and at least two people killed as flood waters rose in the Philippines before Typhoon Fung-wong’s expected landfall on the east coast.The super-typhoon is expected to bring wind and heavy rain to large parts of the archipelago. It comes days after Typhoon Kalmaegi hit the country, killing at least 224 people and leaving another 135 missing. Searches for those still missing had to be suspended on Sunday due to safety concerns for rescue workers. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago More than one million evacuated in the Philippines as super typhoon Fung

Fung-wong heading for the Philippines days after the country was hit by typhoon Kalmaegi, killing more than 220 peopleMore than one million people have been evacuated and at least one person killed as floodwaters rose in the Philippines before typhoon Fung-wong’s expected landfall on the east coast.The super typhoon is expected to bring wind and heavy rain to large parts of the archipelago nation where last week more than 220 people were killed by typhoon Kalmaegi. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago More than a million evacuated in the Philippines as Typhoon Fung

One woman found dead as super-typhoon heads for Philippines, days after Typhoon Kalmaegi killed 220More than a million people had been evacuated and at least one person killed as floodwaters rose in the Philippines before Typhoon Fung-wong’s expected landfall on the east coast.The super-typhoon is expected to bring wind and heavy rain to large parts of the archipelago nation where last week more than 220 people were killed by Typhoon Kalmaegi. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Philippines declares state of emergency after typhoon Kalmaegi death toll passes 100

The deaths were mostly from drowning in flash floods, with 127 people still missing, many in the hard-hit central province of CebuPhilippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr has declared a state of emergency after typhoon Kalmaegi left at least 114 people dead and nearly 130 missing in central provinces in the deadliest natural disaster to hit the country this year.The deaths were mostly from drowning in flash floods, and 127 people were still missing, many in the hard-hit central province of Cebu. The tropical cyclone blew out of the archipelago on Wednesday into the South China Sea. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Major incident declared as retirement home evacuated due to flooding

Emergency services received over 450 calls about flooding in a 12-hour period, including some from people who were trapped in their homes and vehicles.

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2 w. ago Typhoon Kalmaegi latest: At least 66 killed in Philippines as Vietnam braces for heavy rains and 180kmph winds

Another 26 people are missing after widespread and devastating flooding in central Philippines

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2 w. ago Typhoon Kalmaegi: death toll rises to 52 as widespread flooding hits central Philippines

Six people were killed in a separate incident when a Philippine air force helicopter crashed in the southern province of Agusan del SurTyphoon Kalmaegi has left at least 52 people dead with 13 others missing in the central Philippines, mostly in widespread flooding that trapped people on their roofs and swept away scores of cars in a hard-hit province still recovering from a deadly earthquake, officials said on Wednesday.Six people were killed in a separate incident when a Philippine air force helicopter crashed in the southern province of Agusan del Sur on Tuesday while en route to help provide humanitarian help to provinces battered by Kalmaegi, the military said without providing other details, including what could have caused the crash. Continue reading...

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