Flood
Missouri River broke through the fence around the Ft. Calhoun Nuclear Power Plant
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Elena Vnorovscaia / Chişinău / Moldova.ORG / -- Water from the swollen Missouri River in the U.S. state of Nebraska broke through the fence around the Nuclear Power Plant, "Fort Calhoun". The authorities claim that there is no threat of radiation...
Mississippi floods: Louisiana gates open to save cities
US army engineers have opened floodgates in Louisiana that will inundate up to 3,000 sq miles of land in an attempt to protect large cities along the Mississippi River. It is hoped the move on Saturday will ease pressure on Baton Rouge and New Orleans...
Only one third of houses for flood victims of Hincesti built
Up to date, only one third of houses for flood victims in the Hincesti raion [Moldovan region] have been built, the Minister of Construction and Regional Development, Marcel Raducanu, stated at a working meeting held in the Cotul Morii Village under...
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The death toll from Brazil's devastating flooding has topped 800, with hundreds more missing, in the country's deadliest natural disaster on record. Authorities said Sunday the number of bodies counted has reached 803 in the mountainous Serrana region...
World Bank preparing $485 Million in Brazil flood aid
The World Bank says it is preparing to lend Brazil $485 million in emergency relief after flooding and mudslides devastated parts of the country. The World Bank's Brazil director, Makhtar Diop, said Tuesday the bank hopes to approve the first portion...
Brisbane's flood and the lessons of 1974
On the last weekend of January in 1974, as Australians marked their national day, an already abnormally wet summer saw new, near-record rainfall that swept floodwater through the city of Brisbane. Car parks were submerged, boats broke loose and jammed...
Australia floods: Fears worsen for Brisbane
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Up to 20,000 homes are now at risk in Brisbane, the Queensland state premier has said, as deadly floodwaters surge towards Australia's third-largest city. Central Brisbane is a ghost town, with electricity cut and thousands urged to either evacuate...
The authorities are urging people in Australia's third largest city, Brisbane, to evacuate it in parts as it faces its worst flooding in decades. The city's mayor has warned that 6,500 homes and businesses are set to flood. Here people in Brisbane...
Australia floods: Food prices 'to rise 30%'
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Food prices in Australia could rise by as much as 30% in the coming months as a result of the Queensland floods, it has been warned. The investment bank JP Morgan says it expects food prices to spike, which will also push up headline inflation. The...
Australia floods: Brisbane braces for surge
Officials say between 6,500 and 9,000 homes and businesses are set to flood in Queensland's state capital. Streets are largely empty and families have moved to refuge centres in some areas, with the peak of the flooding expected on Wednesday and Thursday...
