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Around 200 people were stranded by rising floodwaters in the northern England town of Cockermouth. Photo / AP

Around 200 people were stranded by rising floodwaters in the northern England town of Cockermouth. Photo / AP

Floods after Britain's heaviest-ever rainfall 8:20AM Saturday November 21, 2009

COCKERMOUTH, England - Raging floods engulfed northern England's picturesque Lake District yesterday following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain, killing a police officer and trapping dozens in their swamped homes. Military helicopters winched dozens of people to safety and emergency… More


Army failure led to Katrina flood: judge 4:00AM Friday November 20, 2009

NEW ORLEANS - The Army's failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane… More

UK seeks Asia flood solution 4:00AM Friday October 16, 2009

LONDON - Asian-style open drains may have to be installed in Britain's towns and cities to help cope with future… More

Landslide fears dampen plans to top up Three Gorges dam An aerial view of the Three Gorges dam is seen on the Yangtze River in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province. Photo / AP/Xinhua/Du Huaju 4:00AM Tuesday November 17, 2009

BEIJING - Plans to raise the water level behind China's massive Three Gorges dam to full capacity this month… More

Warnings of strong winds, heavy rains File photo / Paul Estcourt 1:18PM Thursday October 15, 2009

Northland and Auckland could be in for wind gusts of 120km an hour and "a small damaging tornado" while Waikato… More





 
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