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People paddle down a flooded road in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon on Sunday December 12, 2019 (Screencapture/YouTube)
December 9, 2019, 1:27 am
Rescuers save 8 people from submerged vehicles as roads flood in southern Israel
Heavy rains cause widespread flooding in Ashkelon and Kiryat Gat; teen seriously injured by lightening strike in northern Israel
By TOI staff
This Saturday, March 16, 2019 photo, shows a natural gas refinery at the South Pars gas field on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, in Asaluyeh, Iran. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
April 2, 2019, 3:03 am
US planning new Iran sanctions, may target oil waivers — report
Official says Washington wants ‘continued chilling effect’; Tehran accuses US of hampering rescue efforts as fresh floods drown cities in western Iran
By TOI staff and AFP
After a brief delay to let a downpour pass, volunteers resume their search for human remains at a mobile home park in Paradise, Calif., Friday, Nov. 23, 2018. (AP/Kathleen Ronayne)
November 25, 2018, 6:45 am
US climate change report warns weather is getting more catastrophic
White House document quietly released while Americans busy with Thanksgiving weekend contradicts Trump regarding global warming’s effect on worsening natural disasters and economy
By Seth Borenstein
A resident walks from her flooded house towards the crew of the Cajun Navy in Lumberton, North Carolina, on September 15, 2018 in the wake of Hurricane Florence. (AFP /Alex EDELMAN)
September 16, 2018, 4:38 am
Florence death toll rises with floodwaters as hurricane drenches Carolinas
Slow moving storm dumps over a foot of rain, expected to bring record flooding; boats and helicopters used to rescue people from inundated homes
By AP
Indian residents are evacuated by rescue workers in Paravoor in Ernakulam district in the south Indian state of Kerala, on August 19, 2018, as the state recovers from substantial flooding. (AFP Photo)
August 21, 2018, 12:11 pm
More than a million people in India relief camps after deadly monsoon
Rescue teams scramble to take care of residents in flooded state of Kerala, where at least 410 died and 50,000 homes were destroyed in unprecedented torrential rains
By Bhuvan Bagga
Water gushes out following heavy rain and landslide in Kozhikode, Kerala state, India, August 9, 2018. (AP Photo)
August 17, 2018, 12:06 pm
Flood death toll in India’s Kerala jumps to over 320
Rescue operations underway to save thousands still trapped by monsoon waters in tourist hotspot, with more heavy rainfall expected
By AFP
Illustrative image of s local house damaged by floods in Laos in 2011. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
July 24, 2018, 2:34 pm
Hundreds missing in Laos after hydropower dam collapses
Unknown number believed dead as flash floods surge through six villages in impoverished Southeast Asian country
By Thanaporn PROMYAMYAI and JOE FREEMAN
An iceberg grounded outside the village of Innarsuit, an island settlement in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, July 13, 2018. (AFP PHOTO/ Ritzau Scanpix/Karl PETERSEN/Denmark OUT)
July 15, 2018, 3:04 am
Huge iceberg off Greenland threatens local residents
Island settlement evacuated over fears that 100-meter high glacial mass could break up and flood local village
By Ilgin KARLIDAG
A damaged house in a flood hit area in Kumano, Hiroshima prefecture on July 9, 2018. (Martin BUREAU/AFP)
July 9, 2018, 7:48 am
Landslide warnings as Japan digs through flood ruin, death toll reaches 100
Fears that number of victims could mount further, as many are still missing and some areas remain submerged
By AFP and TOI staff
Residents are evacuated to a safer place from floodwaters caused by heavy rains in Kurashiki, Okayama prefecture, southwestern Japan, Saturday, July 7, 2018. Torrents of rainfall and flooding continued to batter southwestern Japan. (Koki Sengoku/Kyodo News via AP)
July 7, 2018, 6:08 pm
38 dead, nearly 50 reported missing as heavy rain hits Japan
People flee to rooftops and balconies, waving furiously at hovering rescue helicopters
By YURI KAGEYAMA
Rescue forces near the scene where 10 young Israelis were swept to their deaths in flash floods in the Tzafit riverbed, near the Dead Sea in southern Israel, on April 26, 2018. (Maor Kinsbursky/Flash90)
April 27, 2018, 2:30 pm
Foreign diplomats express sorrow over Israel’s 10 young flood victims
Ambassadors from across the globe flock to Twitter to empathize with Israel’s grief after teenagers die in Judean Desert flash floods
By Raphael Ahren
Gunmen from the Hamas terror group's Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades stand in front of the Jabaliya home of electrical engineer and Hamas commander Fadi al-Batsh, who was shot dead in Malaysia in a killing blamed on Israel, April 21, 2018. (Adel Hana/AP)
April 26, 2018, 3:02 pm
Missions and embassies: 6 things to know for April 26
New report claims hit on Hamas engineer part of broader Mossad campaign, while Czech and Israeli leaders discuss moving diplomats to Jerusalem
By Adiv Sterman
Members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department Search and Rescue crew walk toward flooded waters in Montecito, California, on Wednesday, January 10, 2018. (AP/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
January 12, 2018, 5:16 am
Hopes of finding survivors dwindle in mud-stricken California town
17 people have been confirmed dead and eight others remain unaccounted for in disaster
By Christopher Webber and brian melley
In this photo provided by Santa Barbara County Fire Department, Kerry Mann navigates the large boulders and mudflow that destroyed the home of her friend in Montecito, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. The woman who lives in the home has not been seen since the early hours of Tuesday. (Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP)
January 11, 2018, 6:44 am
Death toll in California mudslides reaches 17, more than a dozen missing
Rescuers search debris and ruins, find two more bodies; over 100 homes destroyed and 300 damaged
By MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ and AMANDA LEE MYERS
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