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Chennai floods: 48 hours at the MIOT hospital where 18 died 1 Chennai floods: 48 hours at the MIOT hospital where 18 died.  Chennai floods: 48 hours at the MIOT hospital where 18 died. For patients, doctors and nurses at one of Chennai’s premier hospitals, life became hell for over 48 hours as flood water hit power, food supply, communication lines and road access. india.
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Deaths, Injuries, and Hurricane Sandy For example, said Fogel, power failures at Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans that caused 34 deaths after Hurricane Katrina led to lawsuits. The back-up power system should not have failed.
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At Least 70 People Have Been Confirmed Dead As A Result Of Harvey At Least 70 People Have Been Confirmed Dead As A Result Of Harvey The massive storm that pummeled Texas has killed a veteran police officer, a family of six, and a retired high school football coach, among others.
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19 Stunning Pictures of Hurricane Katrinaâs Aftermath A makeshift grave was made during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. An estimated 1,836 people died due to the catastrophic storm. (Photo: Haley/SIPA/Newscom) The abandoned scene after the last remaining residents of New Orleans evacuate the city after several days without relief aid.
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List of floods in Pakistan As a result of monsoon rains (see 2012 Pakistan Floods). In August 2013, more than 80 people died (see 2013 Afghanistan–Pakistan floods). In September 2014 Due to massive rain in Jammu and Kashmir as well as Azad Jammu and Kashmir and in Punjab Constituted flood situation in River Chanab and River Jhelum.
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- 2004: Thousands die in Asian tsunami Massive sea surges triggered by an earthquake under the Indian Ocean have killed over 10,000 people in southern Asia, with many more feared dead.
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- Officials: More than 100 killed in Iraq suicide bombing. BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi police officials say the death toll in Friday night's attack on a crowded marketplace has risen to 115 people. At least 170 people were wounded in the attack.
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- A mudslide triggered by monsoon rains buried scores of workers' houses at a tea estate in central Sri Lanka on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people and leaving more than 250 missing, officials said.
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Delhi water crisis may last 15 days after caste protest Indian authorities urge residents in the capital to conserve water, after Jat caste protesters sabotaged key waterway. Indian authorities have said severe water shortages in New Delhi will take up to two weeks to fix, after a crucial waterway was sabotaged by protesters to press demands for better treatment for their caste. It caused taps in the capital to run dry.
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Malawi: Floods Update (14 January 2015) Heavy rains over the last few weeks have led to severe flooding across Malawi. To date, an estimated 70,000 people have been displaced and 48 killed. The floods have also caused extensive damage to crops, livestock and infrastructure.
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Pakistan floods: Maps and graphics 29 July: Floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains in north-west Pakistan cause rivers to burst their banks and entire villages of mud-brick houses are destroyed. 31 July: The UN describes the monsoon floods as the worst in living memory, while Pakistani authorities put the death toll at over 800.
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- Officials painted a stark picture of the crisis so far: at least 40,000 homes damaged and 11 people killed in some of the worst flooding in Louisiana history, touched off by as much as 2 feet of rain in 48 hours.
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Video and photos: Horrific flooding in âruinedâ Ellicott City, Md. Cars, carried by floodwaters, smashed into buildings in Ellicott City, July 30, 2016. Update, 7:45 p.m. Sunday: Two people swept away by the floodwaters in Ellicott City lost their lives Saturday night. The scene in Ellicott City Saturday night was scary, surreal and downright dangerous.
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Storm surge The deadliest storm surge on record was the 1970 Bhola cyclone, which killed up to 500,000 people in the area of the Bay of Bengal. The low-lying coast of the Bay of Bengal is particularly vulnerable to surges caused by tropical cyclones. The deadliest storm surge in the twenty-first century was caused by the Cyclone Nargis, which killed more than 138,000 people in Myanmar in May 2008.
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Floods in Central and Southern China Have Killed More Than 180 People State officials placed the number of fatalities at 186 with another 45 people missing as of Sunday, according to the South China Morning Post. Eight of those deaths resulted from a factory wall collapsing and burying workers alive.
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- Supply of Krishna water from Andhra Pradesh may be delayed further. Chennai is staring at a severe water crisis in the coming months following a 60 per cent deficit in the northe... CHENNAI: Chennai is staring at a severe water crisis in the coming months following a 60 per cent deficit in the northeast monsoon. Water in the reservoirs may feed the city for a month or so, officials say.
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Worst Places To Own A Home Hundreds of people died in New Orleans in Katrina’s flooding. Based on available data and research, we estimated 215 people died in their homes due to Katrina. Three other deaths in unrelated weather events push the death toll in homes in New Orleans to 218 over the course of our 1996-2013 survey period.
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Karachi heat wave: Unforgiving heat claims more lives The heat wave has killed over 1,000 people in Karachi and Sindh province. At least 650 bodies have been brought to Karachi's largest morgue since Saturday. One Karachi hospital has treated more than 7,000 people in the past four days.
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Nigeria floods kill dozens, wash hippos and crocodiles into homes Story highlights. Ravaging floods killed dozens in Nigeria and displaced tens of thousands of residents as crocodiles, hippos and other water animals washed into homes. The floods have left 148 people dead and affected 21 of the nation's three dozens states, according to the local Red Cross.
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At Least 154 Dead in China Flooding; More Than 100 Still Missing Water levels in some major rivers have exceeded those of 1998, when the worst floods in recent years killed 4,150 people, most of them along the Yangtze River, China's mightiest. MORE ON WEATHER.COM: July 2016 Philippines Flooding.
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- Save the Children’s Ramatu Jalloh in Sierra Leone shares important news about how the mudslides are affecting children and what we are doing to help. Watch the video. Facts About Sierra Leone Mudslides. Devastating mudslides and torrential flooding have killed more than 300 people — 122 of them children — around Sierra Leone's capital Freetown. In addition, 810 people are missing, and two suspected cases of cholera have been reported.
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- Rapid City Flood June 9th 1972. With the sound of Rapid Creek rushing in the background, walkers and bikers meandered beside the waterway Saturday morning to remember the 238 people who died in the devastating 1972 flood. Rapid City Flood June 9th 1972. From the Emergency Operations Center (EOC)...
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Pakistan Heat Wave Kills More Than 1,200; More Dangerous Heat Expected More than 1,200 people are dead in Pakistan's deadliest heat wave on record with even more extreme heat on the way. Some 1,233 people have been killed since the heat wave began more than a week ago, and more than 1,900 are still being treated at hospitals for heat-related issues.
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India heatwave kills more than 500 people India heatwave kills more than 500 people. More than 500 people are believed to have died in a heatwave in India as temperatures approach 50C (122F) in parts of the country. Allahabad, a city in the north, saw the mercury touch 47.7 C (117.8F) on Sunday, according to local media. In Delhi, the capital, a high of 43.5C (110.3F) was recorded.
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2015 South Indian floods Though rainfall from the earlier low pressure system ended on 24 November, another system developed on 29 November, bringing additional rain and the Indian Meteorological Department predicted heavy rainfall over Tamil Nadu until the end of the week. On 1 December, heavy rains led to inundation in many areas of Chennai.
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15 Biggest and Worst Floods Ever in History The 1212 North sea flood may not be the worst floods ever occurred in the country, but it killed around 60,000 people. Whenever a flood of this magnitude occurs, no matter how advanced you are, you fell just helpless. It took years to rebuild the flood affected region. 9. St. Lucia Flood (AD.1287)