UK set to double funding for flood action, Treasury says
FILE PHOTO: Newly appointed Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak leaves Downing Street in London, Britain February 13, 2020.
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Paddocks ‘painted green’: Australian farmers celebrate rains amid grinding drought
URALLA, Australia (Reuters) – The one thing livestock farmer Richard Daugherty misses about the depths of one of Australia’s worst-ever
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Australia’s bushfire-stricken state pays tribute to 25 victims
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Families, firefighters and politicians gathered in a solemn public ceremony in Sydney on Sunday to honor the
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Mississippi floods appear to hit peak with parts of Jackson under water
(Reuters) – Floodwaters in central Mississippi appeared to hit their peak on Monday, potentially allowing the area around the state
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Flights canceled amid flood alerts as second storm in week hits Britain
LONDON (Reuters) – The second storm in a week hit Britain on Saturday, prompting flooding alerts for many parts of
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Heavy rains bring both relief and new dangers to bushfire-hit Australia
MELBOURNE/SYDNEY (Reuters) – A four-day downpour across Australia’s east coast has brought relief after months of devastating bushfires and years
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Bushfires, cyclone, torrential rain hit Australia’s coasts
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Severe bushfires burned through parts of Western Australia on Sunday, with other areas of the state dealing
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Cyclone nears Australia’s west with heavy winds, risk of storm tide
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A tropical cyclone expected to hit Western Australia on Saturday was forecast to bring ferocious winds and
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Australia celebrates as heavy rains dampen huge bushfires
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Much of Australia’s wildfire-ravaged east coast was drenched on Friday by the biggest rainfall in almost 20
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Australia receives a bittersweet bushfires reprieve with floods, cyclone
FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises from the smouldering remnants of a bushfire near Bumbalong, New South Wales, Australia, February 2, 2020.
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