More than 6,900 households have been severely affected by flooding across the small South American country in the past several weeks, according to official estimates.
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Taiwan Drought: Residents Pray for Rain and Scramble to Save Water
Some of the island’s lakes and reservoirs have nearly run dry. And water restrictions have forced many residents to modify how they shower, wash dishes and flush.
Floods and Mudslides in Eastern Indonesia Leave at Least 41 Dead
Entire neighborhoods were submerged, with some of the worst effects hitting a remote island accessible only by sea, officials said.
Cyclone Nivar Threatens India’s Puducherry
The severe storm weakened after making landfall near Puducherry. At least 3 people were killed.
Tropical Storm Eta Makes Landfall in the Florida Keys
The 28th named storm of the Atlantic season brought strong winds and heavy rains late Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said.
Tropical Storm Eta Left at Least 3 Dead in Central America
After hitting Nicaragua as a Category 4 hurricane, Eta weakened, but continued to dump torrential rain in the region.
She Was in Labor. Floodwaters Were Rising. Then the Boat Tipped Over.
A pregnant woman who drowned in Vietnam was one of at least 114 people killed in record-breaking floods that have pummeled the country’s central coast.
Landslide in Vietnam Kills at Least 20 Military Personnel
Search-and-rescue efforts were underway after a landslide in the central province of Quang Tri, resulting in what may be the country’s greatest military loss in peacetime.
Japan Flooding Deaths Rise to 58, With More Rain on Horizon
Tens of thousands of troops, police officers and other rescue workers have worked their way through mud and debris in the hardest-hit riverside towns to evacuate residents.
Severe Flooding in Southern Japan Swamps Nursing Home
Officials said that at least 16 people had died as a result of the deluge and mudslides that struck the island of Kyushu overnight.