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Rains Prevent King Fire From Damaging Power, Water Infrastructure
2014-09-30 22:43:50| ENR.com: Headline News
After destroying multiple structures, the King Fire in California is 90% contained after rains assist firefighters efforts.
Croatia struggles with floods after heavy rains
2014-09-14 16:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: s many as two-thirds of 21 Croatian counties are struggling with flooding, with the worst occurring in central Croatia, the national rescue agency DUZS said on Sunday. Heavy rain has been falling since Wednesday, causing rivers to rise, closing roads and threatening houses and factories. No deaths or injuries have been reported so far. The biggest threat is in flooded areas around the central towns of Sisak, Hrvatska Kostajnica and Karlovac. Several villages have been evacuated and a state of emergency...
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Torrential rains cause over $1 million worth of damage in Nevada county
2014-09-12 09:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Torrential rains that drenched much of the U.S. Southwest and killed two women earlier this week caused more than $1 million worth of damage to roadways in a Nevada county, officials said on Thursday. Nearly 140 homes in Clark County suffered damage following Monday's rains, and preliminary estimates from the county's public works department put the cost of cleaning and repairing area roadways at around $1.1 million, county spokeswoman Stacey Welling said in a statement. Over half of the dirt roads...
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Hundreds dead as heaviest downpour in 50 years rains down on India and Pakistan
2014-09-10 13:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The heavily militarised region of Kashmir, shared by both India and Pakistan, has endured the worst rainfall in 50 years as flash floods took thousands by surprise, with no warning issued by Indias weather office. The current death toll stands at 400 people, with thousands still trapped on rooftops. Citizens have expressed criticism against both Indian and Pakistani authorities for the lack of preparation and response to the disaster, regardless of a similar event occurring in 2010. On the...
Heavy rains kill 73 in Pakistan as floods spread
2014-09-05 11:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: At least 73 people have been killed across Pakistan after heavy rains brought flash floods and caused homes to collapse in the Punjab and Kashmir regions, government officials said Friday. Most deaths occurred in the city of Lahore, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's powerbase, further damaging the government's standing after weeks of protests aimed at forcing the premier to step down. As the political crisis dragged through its third week, people's attention turned to the devastation brought by...
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