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Japan Issues Highest Risk Alerts in Hiroshima Due to Torrential Rains

August 13, 2021
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TOKYO—Japan on Friday issued the most serious level 5 risk alerts in the western prefecture of Hiroshima, citing unprecedented rains in the region and imminent risk of floods and other disasters. Japan Meteorological Agency issued the warning, adding in a statement that the rain front could stay over the country for about a week. On…

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Torrential Rains Kill Over 160 in India, Dozens Trapped in Landslides

July 26, 2021
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MUMBAI—Rescue teams in India were digging through thick sludge and debris on Monday to find over 60 people trapped in landslides caused by torrential monsoon rains that have so far claimed more than 160 lives four days. The western states of Maharashtra and Goa, as well as Karnataka and Telangana in the south, are the…

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At Least 25 Dead as Rains Deluge Central China’s Henan Province

July 21, 2021
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BEIJING—At least 25 people have died in China’s flood-stricken central province of Henan, a dozen of them in a subway line in its capital Zhengzhou, and more rains are forecast for the region. About 100,000 people have been evacuated in Zhengzhou, an industrial and transport hub, where rail and road links were disrupted. Dams and…

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Two Dams in China’s Inner Mongolia Collapse After Torrential Rain

July 19, 2021
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SHANGHAI—Two dams in China’s northwestern region of Inner Mongolia have collapsed after torrential rain, the water ministry said on Monday, highlighting the safety risks posed by ageing infrastructure during the summer flood season. The dams, in the Inner Mongolian city of Hulunbuir, collapsed on Sunday afternoon. They had formed reservoirs with a combined water storage…

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Indonesia Landslides, Floods Kill 41 People; Dozens Missing

April 4, 2021
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JAKARTA, Indonesia—Landslides and flash floods from torrential rains in eastern Indonesia killed at least 41 people and displaced thousands, the country’s disaster relief agency said Sunday. More than two dozen others were still missing. Mud tumbled down from surrounding hills onto dozens of homes in Lamenele village shortly after midnight on Adonara island in East…

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