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Tadić tours flood area, urges solidarity
December 3rd, 2010 |
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Serbian President Boris Tadić said on Thursday that the state will help alleviate the effects of the Drina River flooding and urged solidarity. The effects of the flooding cannot be alleviated in less that 10 to 15 days, but it is important that everyone does their best, Tadić said visiting the flooded town of Ljubovija in western Serbia.
Flooding closes border crossings
December 2nd, 2010 |
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Crossings of Mali Zvornik (new bridge) and Ljubovija, on the border with RS, Bosnia, have been closed due to the flooding of the Drina River.
The Customs Directorate advised travelers use the Sremska RaÄa crossing instead, until the water level of the Drina stabilizes.
Nigeria: Evacuation due to flooding
September 25th, 2010 |
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An estimated two million people in northern Nigeria were evacuated due to floods, after the floodgates on two dams were opened. The floodgates are normally opened every year during the rainy season.
India adds to flooding of Punjab
August 21st, 2010 |
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LAHORE – Another flood warning shook Punjab on Saturday in the wake of possible massive deluge as India released over 18,000 cusecs of additional water in River Ravi without prior information to the Pakistani authorities.
Around 170 villages along the river have been evacuated while the local administration is on high alert in Narowal and Sialkot districts to cope with any emergency, official sources said.
“The Pakistani Government should reconsider the decision to accept US $5 million Indian aid offer and have it clarified that whether New Delhi is offering aid for the flood victims or giving compensation for expected flood devastation after releasing water in Ravi,” Ayub Khan Mayo, President Pakistan Muttahida Kissan Mahaz (PMKM), said when contacted.
Official sources further said the flood warning was issued after the news of flood in five nullahs in the catchments areas of River Ravi. “India has released 18,000 cusecs of water in River Ravi that can cause massive floods in Narowal and Shakargarh as there was already 27,000 cusec water flowing in the river,” they added.
Earlier, the Metrological Department predicted that water level in River Ravi would remain low during the next 24 hours but after release of water a low-level flood has hit Bhutsen and Basantar drainages of the river. The Flood Warning Centre in Lahore has given prior high-flood warning in a drainage located at Shakargarh. Flooding is also possible in Basantar, Jhajri, Oojh and Khattar drainages.
A water inflow of 70,000 cusec at Shahdara could cause massive destruction, officials warned.
It is worth mentioning that during the Pak-India parleys held in March and May 2010, India had agreed to install telemetry system on the rivers in its territory to check real-time water flow. But later New Delhi refused to respond to the issues raised by Islamabad.
Pakistan again stressed the need for installing the telemetry system in a bid to get to avoid flood destruction.
When asked about the installation of telemetry system on the rivers in the Indian Occupied Kashmir, G Auranga Nathan during his recent visit to Pakistan said, “They (Pakistan) have pointed out the importance of telemetry system in this world of advanced technology. I have told them that we will discuss their views at all levels and then I will get back to them.”
But India has neither responded on such an important matter nor issued warning before releasing water in River Ravi, which is a sheer violation of the Indus Water Treaty as well.
PakistanÂ’s demand about the telemetry system gained importance due to the fact that after construction of various controversial projects on the western rivers, especially on the Chenab, Islamabad could get real-time information about the water flow.
Pakistan aid “will not fall to extremists”
August 18th, 2010 |
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Pakistan has sought to reassure international donors that funds to help victims of its devastating flooding will not fall into extremists’ hands. Interior Minister Rehman Malik told the BBC the Taliban would not be allowed to take advantage of the crisis to increase its support.
Southern Pakistan braces itself for deluge
August 7th, 2010 |
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Pakistan is bracing itself for more flooding described as “imminent†and “extreme†in the south of the country. More than half a million people in Sind province have been moved to safer areas.
Flash flood strikes China
June 19th, 2010 |
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At least 69 people have now died after flash flooding struck southern China. Torrential rainfall caused rivers to swell across the southeastern province of Jiangxi and Fujian.
Six dead Eastern, Central Europe flooding
May 19th, 2010 |
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Parts of Eastern and Central Europe succumbed to heavy flooding as emergency services scrambled to rescue stranded people and minimize damage in towns. Areas in Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Serbia were reportedly hit by the flooding caused by heavy rains. The Vistula River broke its banks at Krakow reaching a height of nearly 10 meters (33 feet), its highest level in 40 years.
“State, but also citizens to blame for flooding damageâ€
April 25th, 2010 |
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President Boris Tadić said that both the state and the citizens themselves are to blame partially for the flooding damage incurred in the south. He said in Leskovac that the state must help the people hurt by the floods and that there can be no favoritism in the process.
No more flooding anticipated
March 14th, 2010 |
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Despite the melting snow, no further flooding is expected in the coming days in Serbia, emergency situations sector chief Predrag Marić said. He said that despite the weather, the water levels of all major rivers are decreasing and there will be no similar situations like the recent flooding in ZajeÄar, where over 200 homes were flooded.
Five municipalities without water after flood
November 7th, 2009 |
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Five Serbian municipalities have no water after the flooding of the Rzav River. In Sjenica, local officials have proclaimed an emergency situation because of the flooding.
Storm causes widespread flooding in Manila, northern Philippines
September 26th, 2009 |
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Officials say non-stop overnight rain from a tropical storm has caused massive flooding in Manila and many areas in the northern Philippines, forcing hundreds to flee their homes. Anthony Golez, a deputy presidential spokesman and an official of the National Disaster Coordinating Council,
Around 100 feared buried alive in Taiwan flooding
August 11th, 2009 |
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Around 100 villagers are feared to have been buried alive in a mudslide in southern Taiwan, officials said on Tuesday as the death toll from Typhoon Morakot’s record-breaking rain climbed to 38. Taiwan’s worst flooding in half a century had left another 62 people missing, not counting the
Taiwan flooding leaves 12 dead, 52 missing
August 10th, 2009 |
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At least 12 people were confirmed dead and 52 others were missing in Taiwan on Monday after Typhoon Morakot caused the island’s worst flooding in half a century, the rescue services said. The military was also trying to rescue thousands of people cut off by fallen bridges or raging rivers after
Taiwan suffers worst flooding in 50 years
August 9th, 2009 |
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Taiwan’s government mobilised troops on Sunday to rescue tens of thousands of residents trapped in the island’s worst flooding in 50 years, which left one person dead and at least 29 missing, officials said. Typhoon Morakot pounded Taiwan over the weekend with powerful winds and torrential
Heavy monsoon rains strike Bangladesh’s capital
July 28th, 2009 |
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Heavy monsoon rains have battered Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, flooding streets and homes, stranding thousands and forcing businesses and schools to close. The national weather office says more than 13 inches (333 millimeters) of rain were recorded on Tuesday in the overcrowded capital city of
Monsoon chaos sweeps South Asia
July 20th, 2009 |
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Scores of people are reported to have been killed by flash floods in eastern India, as an uneven monsoon brings chaos across the subcontinent.
Authorities in the Indian state of Orissa say that at least 36 people have died in flooding in the past week. Half a million homes have been flooded.
In Pakistan there have been protests amid power outages after heavy rains killed at least 29 people in Karachi.
But in Bangladesh, poor monsoon rainfall is causing widespread alarm.
Weather protests
In the state of Orissa, rivers were reported to have breached their banks and thousands of hectares of crops have been damaged. More rain was forecast.
Analysts say that India has suffered a poor start to to the monsoon season.
Monsoon floods hit India every year, killing hundreds and forcing millions of people to leave their homes.
But this year, some states have experienced drought while others have experienced flooding.
Pakistan’s southern port of Karachi has been subjected to two days of incessant rain, and power has still not been restored in many areas.
Residents furious about rain-related deaths and power failures came out to demonstrate in various part of the city and blocked the main highway out of the city for several hours on Sunday night.
Witnesses say that police fired their guns into the air to disperse the protesters.
According to Pakistan’s meteorological office, the levels of rain recorded in Karachi were the highest since 1970.
Bangladesh fears
Bangladesh is one of the world’s wettest countries and usually suffers heavy flooding, but this year’s annual monsoon rains are much weaker than normal.
The BBC’s Mark Dummett in Dhaka says the situation is a source of anxiety for farmers and government officials. The authorities say that there has been been 40% less rain this year than normal.
The government is concerned that this could have a seriously adverse affect on the next food harvest.
An official in the northern town of Dinajpur said that much farmland there was now bone-dry, so was completely useless for planting rice.</p
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Heavy rain hits north Vietnam as Hanoi traffic halted
July 20th, 2009 |
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Heavy rain from a weakened tropical storm has hit northern Vietnam, causing flooding that brought traffic to a halt in the capital Hanoi and prompted the government to warn of landslides in mountainous areas. Tropical storm Molave made landfall on Saturday along the southern coast of China,