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North Korea: Typhoon-Fueled Floods Killed 88 This Month

North Korea says that heavy rain caused by a typhoon has killed nearly 90 people, destroyed thousands of homes and submerged a large amount of farmland. Seoul-based analyst Kwon Tae-jin says the flooding is expected to worsen North Korea’s chronic …

Beijing Rains Kill 37, Raise Infrastructure Debate

As China’s flood-ravaged capital dealt with the aftermath of the heaviest rain in six decades Monday, including the deaths of 37 people, questions were being raised about whether the city’s push for modernization came at the expense of basic infrastructure …

Flood Alerts in UK as Heavy Rain Sweeps In

Torrential rain pelted a large swath of Britain on Friday, flooding roads, canceling concerts and turning practice for the British Grand Prix into a puddle-churning ordeal. Authorities issued almost 200 flood alerts or warnings across the country. The Meteorological Office, …

India Ferry Capsizes; 103 Dead, 100 Missing

Army divers and rescue workers pulled 103 bodies out of a river after a packed ferry capsized in heavy winds and rain in remote northeast India, an official said Tuesday. At least 100 people were still missing Tuesday after the …

Rain Floods Some Roads in Oklahoma, Arkansas

Authorities say heavy rain caused flooding in parts of Oklahoma and Arkansas, but no injuries have been reported. The National Weather Service on Wednesday cancelled flood and flash flood watches for both states after thunderstorms moved out of the area. …

Heavy Rain Not Enough to Break Oklahoma Drought

The heavy rain that fell this weekend on parts of western and central Oklahoma offered some hope for farmers and ranchers who were just beginning to plant their winter wheat crop. It wasn’t enough to end the drought in those …