Several Australian towns flooded, 4 people killed Jan 29th, 2013 - 03:00h (CET +01.00) BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Thousands of Australians huddled in shelters Tuesday as torrential rains flooded cities and towns in the northeast, killing four people and prompting around 1,000 helicopter evacuations. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : several, australian, towns, flooded, people, killed, Top Keywords

Main roads flooded in fierce Israel rainstorm Jan 8th, 2013 - 20:40h (CET +01.00) JERUSALEM (AP) - Heavy rain flooded the main highway into Israel's main commercial hub, and an army helicopter was sent to rescue Israelis stranded on a roof in one of the region's fiercest rainstorms in decades. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : main, roads, flooded, fierce, israel, rainstorm, Top Keywords

China rescues four from flooded mine: media Jul 8th, 2012 - 07:00h (CET +01.00) Rescuers pulled four miners out of a flooded coal mine in the central province of Hunan on Sunday, more than three days after an accident trapped them underground, state media said. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : china, rescues, flooded, mine, media, rainstorm, Top Keywords

An aerial view of neighbourhoods flooded by the overflowing ... Feb 25th, 2012 - 02:40h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - An aerial view of neighbourhoods flooded by the overflowing Acre River which was measured at nearly 3.5 meters (11.4 feet) above flood level, the worst in five years, in Rio Branco, northwestern Brazil is seen in this handout taken on Feb... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : aerial, view, neighbourhoods, flooded, overflowing, rainstorm, Top Keywords

A man tries to rescue chickens along a flooded street in Brasileia ... Feb 24th, 2012 - 05:40h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - A man tries to rescue chickens along a flooded street in Brasileia February 23, 2012. Heavy rains in the region caused flooding in Cobija and at the border of Brazil's Brasileia, according to local media. REUTERS/Gaston Brito (BRAZIL ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : tries, rescue, chickens, along, flooded, street, brasileia, Top Keywords

Residents in flooded areas wait for food rations in Cobija, ... Feb 22nd, 2012 - 23:20h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Residents in flooded areas wait for food rations in Cobija, the capital of Pando province, some 600 km (373 miles) north of La Paz February 22, 2012. Heavy rains in the region caused flooding in Cobija and the border with Brazil's Bra... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : residents, flooded, areas, wait, food, rations, cobija, Top Keywords

This photo supplied by Jess Dawson shows her home flooded with ... Feb 3rd, 2012 - 04:20h (CET +01.00) (AP) - This photo supplied by Jess Dawson shows her home flooded with waist high water in Moree, Northern New South Wales, Australia Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. Helicopters and rescue crew are on standby to evacuate people as the Mehi River near Moree is e... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : photo, supplied, jess, dawson, shows, home, flooded, Top Keywords

Civil Defence Force personnel keep watch over a flooded Starbucks ... Jan 27th, 2012 - 03:30h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Civil Defence Force personnel keep watch over a flooded Starbucks outlet in Singapore's Orchard Road shopping district in this June 16, 2010 file photo. A 15-km (10 mile) stretch of crisp white beach is one of the key battlegrounds in... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : civil, defence, force, personnel, keep, watch, flooded, starbucks, Top Keywords

Residents wade through a flooded road in Had Yai district of ... Jan 2nd, 2012 - 18:20h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Residents wade through a flooded road in Had Yai district of Songkhla province, southern Thailand, January 2, 2012. REUTERS/Stringer (THAILAND - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) THAILAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN THAILAND... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : residents, wade, through, flooded, road, district, flooded, starbucks, Top Keywords

Foreigners and locals cross a flooded road following fresh ... Dec 21st, 2011 - 18:00h (CET +01.00) (AP) - Foreigners and locals cross a flooded road following fresh flood in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011. According to an official at least 8 people are reportedly killed and many others are missing after the city was hit by the ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : foreigners, locals, cross, flooded, road, following, fresh, starbucks, Top Keywords