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Flash floods in eastern Indonesia kill at least 68 (AP)

October 6th, 2010

Residents gather to inspect the damage suffered by an area affected by a flash flood in Wasior, Papua province, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. Heavy rain unleashed flash floods and mudslides, killing dozens of people in a remote corner of the country that rescuers were still struggling to reach days after the storms began, officials and witnesses said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Abdul Muin)AP - A navy warship arrived in a remote corner of eastern Indonesia carrying tents and medical supplies Wednesday after flash floods and mudslides tore through mountainside villages, killing at…

Flash floods in eastern Indonesia kill at least 29 (AP)

October 5th, 2010

Flash floods submerge an area in Teluk Wondama district in Irian Jaya, also known as West Papua province in Indonesia. The death toll from floods that smashed through a remote area of the region has risen to 26 with many victims still missing, an official said Tuesday.(AFP)AP - Heavy rain unleashed flash floods and mudslides, killing 29 people in a remote corner of Indonesia that rescuers were still struggling to reach days after the storms began,…

400 missing after flash floods in Indian Kashmir (AP)

August 8th, 2010

Foreign tourists assist locals in removing debris from a flash flood-affected area of Leh, India, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010. Authorities stepped up rescue efforts as the weather improved Saturday, a day after flash floods sent rivers of mud down desert mountainsides in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing scores of people and injuring hundreds, officials said. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)AP - Rescuers dug through crushed homes and piles of mud Sunday searching for 400 people still missing after flash floods sent massive mudslides down remote desert mountainsides in Indian-controlled…

Flash floods kill 130 in Indian-held Kashmir (AP)

August 7th, 2010

People walk around an area affected by flash floods in Leh, in Indian-controlled Kashmir's normally arid, mountainous region of Ladakh, Friday, Aug. 6, 2010. The sudden overnight downpour and flash floods swept away houses and killed dozens of people, officials said Friday. (AP Photo/Josh Schrei)AP - Authorities stepped up rescue efforts as the weather improved Saturday, a day after flash floods sent rivers of mud down desert mountainsides in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing at least…

Flash floods kill 103 in Indian-held Kashmir (AP)

August 6th, 2010

A man walks past a damaged mini bus in an area affected by flash floods in Leh, in Indian-controlled Kashmir's normally arid, mountainous region of Ladakh, Friday, Aug. 6, 2010. The sudden overnight downpour and flash floods swept away houses and killed dozens of people, officials said Friday. (AP Photo/Josh Schrei)AP - A sudden downpour and flash floods swept away houses and killed at least 103 people in Indian-controlled Kashmir’s normally arid, mountainous region of Ladakh, officials said Friday.


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103 killed in flash floods in Indian Kashmir (AP)

August 6th, 2010

A Kashmiri covers himself with a plastic sheet as he rides a bicycle in the rain in Srinagar, India, Friday, Aug. 6, 2010. A sudden overnight downpour and flash floods killed dozens of people in the remote and mountainous Ladakh region of Indian-controlled Kashmir, police and army officials said Friday. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)AP - The death toll in flashfloods that hit the remote mountainous region of Ladakh in Indian-held Kashmir has risen to 103.


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Flash floods kill 85 in Indian-held Kashmir (AP)

August 6th, 2010

A Kashmiri covers himself with a plastic sheet as he rides a bicycle in the rain in Srinagar, India, Friday, Aug. 6, 2010. A sudden overnight downpour and flash floods killed dozens of people in the remote and mountainous Ladakh region of Indian-controlled Kashmir, police and army officials said Friday. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)AP - A sudden overnight downpour and flash floods swept away houses and killed at least 85 people in Indian-controlled Kashmir’s normally arid, mountainous region of Ladakh, officials said Friday.


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Flash floods kill at least 50 in Indian Kashmir (AP)

August 6th, 2010

AP - A top police official says at least 50 people have been killed after a sudden downpour and flashfloods hit a major town in Indian Kashmir’s remote and mountainous…

Flash floods claim seven lives in southern France (AFP)

June 16th, 2010

People walk through floodwaters in the French city of Draguignan. Heavy rains have triggered flash floods in the mountains above France's southern Cote d'Azur region, killing seven people, while at least another eight were missing, officials have said.(AFP/Christian Daures)AFP - Heavy rains triggered flash floods in the mountains above France’s southern Cote d’Azur region on Tuesday, killing seven people, while at least another eight were missing, a local…