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Fay brings #FLOODING, power outages to New Jersey

July 11, 2020: The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay brought flooding, power outages and heavy winds to the Mid-Atlantic on Saturday.

Tropical Storm Fay deluging Mid-Atlantic coast, eyeing New York City with #FLOODING, #TORNADO risk

July 10, 2020: Flash flooding along Delmarva coast. Fay is the earliest F storm ever named in the Atlantic.

Over 60 killed in severe #FLOODING in Japan, with threat of unprecedented level of rain still to come

July 10, 2020: The death toll continued to rise Friday on the island of Kyushu in southwestern Japan as tens of thousands of workers continued rescue and recovery efforts after flooding downpours inundated the region. On Wednesday afternoon, local time, The New York Times reported that at least 58 people had been confirmed dead ac...

COVID-weary Japanese turn to cars for shelter from deadly #FLOODING

July 9, 2020: Japan is accustomed to earthquakes and flooding, but this time disaster has struck amid a health crisis, turning a trusted system on its head.

#FLOODING, landslides continue to wreak havoc across China

July 9, 2020: This has been one of the wettest flood seasons in about a generation for parts of China as widespread flooding, landslides and high rivers continue to ravage parts of the country, and more rounds of flooding rainfall are in the forecast. After a period of heavy rain early Wednesday morning, a hillside in Huangmei Co...

#FLOODING continues to wreak havoc across China, including in Wuhan

July 9, 2020: This has been one of the wettest flood seasons in about a generation for parts of China as widespread flooding, landslides and high rivers continue to ravage parts of the country, and more rounds of flooding rainfall are in the forecast. After a period of heavy rain early Wednesday morning, a hillside in Huangmei Co...

Japan #FLOODING Deaths Rise to 58, With More Rain on Horizon

July 8, 2020: Tens of thousands of troops, police officers and other rescue workers have worked their way through mud and debris in the hardest-hit riverside towns to evacuate residents.

Nearly 60 killed in severe #FLOODING in Japan, with threat of unprecedented level of rain still to come

July 8, 2020: The death toll continued to rise Wednesday on the island of Kyushu in southwestern Japan as tens of thousands of workers continued rescue and recovery efforts after flooding downpours inundated the region. As of Wednesday afternoon, local time, The New York Times reported that at least 58 people had been confirmed d...

Japan #FLOODING death toll nears 60 as unprecedented rain batters main island

July 8, 2020: Torrential rains that triggered deadly flooding across southern Japan moved northward on Wednesday, triggering mudslides and more evacuations across the country's main island. 

Japan is reeling from devastating rains and #FLOODING, with more on the way

July 8, 2020: Flooding has caused at least 58 deaths and another foot of rain is on the way in some locales.

Death toll climbs in western Japan as severe #FLOODING inundates area, including a nursing home

July 7, 2020: The death toll has been rising in the Kumamoto prefecture of southwestern Japan as tens of thousands of workers continued rescue and recovery efforts after flooding downpours soaked the region early Saturday. As of Tuesday evening, local time, the Associated Press reported that at least 50 people had been confirmed ...

Severe storms and flash #FLOODING in the East, gusty winds spread fires in West

July 7, 2020: There were more than 220 damaging storm reports from the Plains to the Northeast yesterday.

Japan #FLOODING death toll rises to 53, a dozen missing as torrential rains spread through region

July 7, 2020: Search and rescue crews in Japan fanned out across towns in the country's southern region on Tuesday as the death toll from devastating flooding ticked upwards as more heavy rain is expected. 

Deja vu: #FLOODING rain, high winds to target storm-weary areas of South America

July 7, 2020: Another storm is set to cross central South America, bringing yet another round of heavy rain and damaging wind to the region that is still recovering from similar conditions a week ago. By Tuesday morning, this next round of rain overspread parts of Paraguay, northeast Argentina and extreme southern Brazil. Areas o...

Severe storms and flash #FLOODING in East, gusty winds set to fuel wildfires in West

July 6, 2020: Nearly 50 wildfires are burning in the U.S. this morning from Minnesota to California

Japan #FLOODING death toll rises to 49 as more heavy rain hits region

July 6, 2020: Torrential rain brought another deluge to southern Japan on Monday as the death toll from days of flooding and mudslides climbed to at least 49 people as rescuers searched for missing people.

States Prepare To Spend Millions To Address #FLOODING

July 6, 2020: States including Virginia and Texas have set aside significant money to address flooding. Local officials hope it will help pay for flood prevention projects that the federal government won't fund.

#FLOODING in southern Japan leaves up to 34 dead

July 5, 2020: Deep floodwaters and the risk of more mudslides that left at least 34 people confirmed or presumed dead hampered search and rescue operations Sunday in southern Japan, including at elderly home facilities where more than a dozen died and scores were still stranded.

Over 200,000 evacuated as #FLOODING, mudslides strike southwestern Japan

July 4, 2020: Japan's Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a dire warning for flooding and landslides for two prefectures in southwestern portions of Japan as an unprecedented deluge unfolded Friday into Saturday. Approximately 203,200 people in the hard-hit prefectures of Kumamoto and Kagoshima are under evacuation orders, with ar...

Japan #FLOODING: Fears for nursing home amid torrential rain

July 4, 2020: Fourteen are believed dead at the home on Kyushu, as the PM deploys 10,000 troops to help rescuers.

Severe #FLOODING in Southern Japan Swamps Nursing Home

July 4, 2020: Officials said that at least 15 people were feared dead as a result of the deluge and mudslides that struck the island of Kyushu overnight.

#FLOODING hits parts of Newport Beach amid high tide, high surf

July 4, 2020: A dangerous combination of high tide and high surf in Newport Beach destroyed a sailboat, authorities said.

Something bads going to happen: Big surf and high tide hit Balboa Peninsula with #FLOODING

July 4, 2020: Flooding hits Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach amid high tide and surf. Residents started July 4 by shoveling sand and water out of their driveways.

Flash #FLOODING strikes Mississippi, Tennessee as state of emergency declared

July 2, 2020: A state of emergency has been declared for one county in Tennessee after slow-moving thunderstorms spawned flooding across the region on Wednesday, including in neighboring parts of Mississippi.

Record #FLOODING in Manitoba fuels evacuation of homes amid fears aging dam will fail

July 2, 2020: Hours after 38 homes along the Little Saskatchewan River were evacuated, people downstream of the Rivers Dam are watching anxiously to see if the decades-old structure will withstand the water building up behind it over the last few days.
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