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20/12/2011 - Philippines

Aquino pledges aid after Philippines floods, more than a thousand dead or missing

Philippines authorities on Tuesday began burying the dead from flash floods that have left more than 1,000 dead or missing, as President Benigno Aquino declared a national disaster.

18/12/2011 - The Philippines

Over 500 dead and 35,000 homeless after tropical storm Washi/Sendong ravages Philippines

The Philippines government and the Red Cross have appealed for help to feed, clothe and house more than 35,000 people made homeless by tropical storm Washi, which killed more than 500 people as ...

16/12/2011 - France

Power cuts, oil spills and cancelled trains as Storm Joachim lashes France

Rain and winds of up to 140 km per hour lashed France on Thursday night and nearly half the country was on alert on Friday morning as Storm Joachim passed over, heading for Switzerland and ...

15/11/2011

French press review 15 November 2011

The eurozone crisis and its political and economic fallout concentrate more than a few minds in this morning's French papers.

09/11/2011 - France

Over five dead in southern France storms

Rescue workers were searching for a man who was swept away by a flooded river in the south of France on Wednesday. Five people have died in storms in the region over the last week.

People walk in a flooded street in central Bangkok. Receding floodwaters north of Bangkok have reduced the threat
29/10/2011 - Thailand

Bangkok’s flood defences hold

Floods engulfing parts of the Thai capital should start to recede soon, the prime minister said Saturday after barriers along Bangkok’s swollen main river prevented a disastrous overflow.

27/10/2011 - Thailand

Thousands flee Bangkok as flood water approaches

Thousands of Bangkok residents fled the Thai capital Thursday after an official warning to expect major floods.

26/10/2011 - Italy

Five dead, eight missing in Italy storms

Five people have died and eight are missing after torrential rain hit Italy's Tuscany and Liguria regions overnight Wednesday.

Bangkok prepares for flood disaster
26/10/2011 - World news explained

Bangkok prepares for flood disaster

Bankok authorities have prepared for major flooding in the Thai capital.

25/10/2011 - France

Storm warnings in Provence as storms hit France

The south-east of France was on storm alert Tuesday after heavy rain hit much of the country on Monday night, when Brittany in the north-west experienced 100 mm of rainfall in some areas.

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