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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 473

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Traffic makes its way through flood waters along the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, Friday, September 29, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted)
September 30, 2023, 10:32 pm
New York City begins to dry out after record rainfall, intense flooding
Gov. Kathy Hochul says 28 people rescued from ‘raging water’ by first responders in Hudson Valley and Long Island
By Jake Offenhartz, Jennifer Peltz and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN
This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows flooding in Derna, Libya, on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
September 15, 2023, 4:15 am
Satellite images show flood devastation that killed more than 11,000 in Libya
Pictures from about 400 miles above earth’s surface show brown layer of mud and dirt left by storm across the city of Derna
By YOUSEF MOURAD
A general view of the city of Derna is seen on September 12., 2023. Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in Libya that broke dams and swept away entire neighborhoods in multiple coastal towns, the destruction appeared greatest in Derna city. (AP Photo/Jamal Alkomaty)
September 13, 2023, 7:40 am
At least 5,000 feared dead, many more missing in massive Libya floods
Rescuers have trouble reaching worst-hit Derna in the eastern part of the war-divided country, where heavy rains collapsed dams around the city, washing away entire neighborhoods
By Samy Magdy
Streets a flooded after storm Daniel in Marj, Libya, September 11, 2023. (Libya Almasar TV via AP)
September 11, 2023, 11:23 pm
Up to 2,000 feared dead in Libyan city inundated by storm
Spokesman for government in Libya’s east says 5,000-6,000 reported missing after flooding, attributes catastrophe to collapse of two dams
By Samy Magdy
A screen capture from video taken September 11, 2023, shows damage from flash floods in the eastern Libyan city of Derna. (X. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 11, 2023, 6:58 pm
At least 150 Libyans reported killed in freak flooding from storm
Spokesman for Benghazi-based government says floods also caused ‘massive material damage’ as city of Derna declared ‘disaster area,’ rain expected in Israel Wednesday
By AFP
Houses are seen underwater in the flooded town of Oleshky, Ukraine, June 10, 2023. (AP Photo)
June 13, 2023, 5:38 pm
Caught in flooded war zone, families scramble to survive dam collapse in Ukraine
Russia has been shelling areas of disaster-hit region it occupies; Ukrainian survivors claim Moscow’s forces only helping those with Russian passports
By ILLIA NOVIKOV, YURAS KARMANAU and HANNA ARHIROVA
File: Sukarman walks on a flooded pathway outside his house in Timbulsloko, Central Java, Indonesia, July 30, 2022. (AP/Dita Alangkara)
March 1, 2023, 1:43 pm
World not adequately prepared for increasing disasters, UN report says
‘Highly unlikely’ global community will meet 2030 goal to reduce casualties, damage, says International Science Council; floods and storms, exacerbated by climate change, top list
By AFP
Homes are surrounded by floodwaters in Sohbat Pur city, a district of Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province, Aug. 29, 2022. (Zahid Hussain/AP)
August 30, 2022, 3:10 pm
UN to seek $160 million in emergency aid for Pakistan flood disaster
Minister warns cost of damage to economy, already estimated at $10 billion, could be far greater; death toll at least 1,150, with 33 million affected
By Munir Ahmed
A family wades through a flood hit area following heavy monsoon rains in Charsadda district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on August 29, 2022 (Abdul MAJEED / AFP)
August 29, 2022, 3:03 pm
‘Climate dystopia’: Tens of millions affected by Pakistan floods as death toll rises
With vast areas under water, rescue helicopters struggle to find dry areas to land; 1 in 7 people in country now suffering as result of unprecedented monsoon rains
By Ashraf KHAN
Homes are flooded by Lost Creek, Kentucky, July 28, 2022. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)
August 2, 2022, 5:19 pm
Natural disasters caused global $72 billion loss in first half of 2022 — reinsurer
Figure lower than $91 billion estimate for first six months of 2021, close to 10-year average of $74 billion; weather-induced catastrophes including floods, storms are main causes
By Nathalie OLOF-ORS
Dredging slurry from the Nablus Stream before it flows into the Alexander River. (Courtesy, Alon Heyman)
June 19, 2022, 6:24 pm
NIS 88 million to go to rehabilitation of streams, with an eye to flood prevention
Funding will be used for drainage to ensure that excess water can be absorbed by natural measures or sustainable manmade ones
By Sue Surkes
Flooding in the south of Israel, on February 5, 2022. (Screenshot/Israel Nature and Parks Authority)
February 5, 2022, 10:33 am
Storm brings rain and flooding to south as more snow falls on Hermon
Route 90 closed in both directions and motorists advised to find alternative routes; ski resort shut due to adverse weather conditions; rain set to weaken in coming days
By ToI Staff
Israeli soldiers in the snow-covered Golan Heights, in northern Israel, after a heavy storm hit the nation, January 27, 2022. (Maor Kinsbursky/Flash90)
January 28, 2022, 6:26 am
Tail end of storm bringing heavy rain, threats of flood to south, more snow in north
Routes leading to Golan Heights and Mount Hermon ski resort remain closed after heavy snows; public urged not to try and reach the area
By ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of a person kayaking down a flooded street in Petah Tikva, January 16, 2022. (Twitter)
January 16, 2022, 11:16 am
Residents stranded as torrential rains flood roads, cut off neighborhoods
18,000 people in Lod find neighborhood accessible only by train; several people rescued from vehicles trapped in water; deluge forecast to continue till afternoon
By ToI Staff
A man checks his car buried in the mud after floods and mudslides killed about three dozens of people, in Bozkurt town of Kastamonu province, Turkey, Friday, Aug. 13, 2021. (AP Photo)
August 14, 2021, 11:44 am
At least 40 killed in severe floods in northern Turkey
Torrential rains this week have caused flooding that demolished homes, severed 5 bridges, swept away cars, and rendered numerous roads unpassable
By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY
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