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Death toll in Nepal flooding and landslides reaches at least 100, with dozens still missing

Sep. 29, 2024 01:05 AM EDT

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The death toll from flooding and landslides in Nepal has reached at least 100, with dozens of people still missing. Police on Sunday morning warned the death toll was expected to rise further as reports come in from villages across the mountainous country. ...

Death toll in Nepal flooding and landslides reaches at least 100, with dozens still missing

Sep. 29, 2024 00:55 AM EDT
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Death toll in Nepal flooding and landslides reaches at least 100, with dozens still missing.

Flooding and landslides in Nepal kill at least 66 people, with as many again still missing

Sep. 28, 2024 14:03 PM EDT

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Flooding and landslides caused by continuous rainfall has killed at least 66 people in Nepal, and a further 69 are missing, officials said Saturday. Rain has been pouring down since Friday night and is expected to continue over the weekend. ...

Poland's death toll from floods rises to 9 after 2 more bodies found

Sep. 28, 2024 09:10 AM EDT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The death toll in Poland from recent floods has risen to nine, after two more bodies were found, the national police chief said Saturday. One person is still missing, police chief Marek Boron told a government meeting on the the effects of the floods that hit...

Police say 32 killed, 12 missing in Nepal’s capital due to flooding triggered by heavy rains

Sep. 28, 2024 05:12 AM EDT
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Police say 32 killed, 12 missing in Nepal’s capital due to flooding triggered by heavy rains.

Rescue missions after Helene's flooding include dozens stranded on Tennessee hospital roof

Sep. 27, 2024 23:02 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As floodwaters from Hurricane Helene quickly surrounded a small Tennessee hospital near a riverbank, workers first tried to get patients out by ambulance. Then, the road washed out. They tried to move people to the center of the low-slung building, but they...

App State cancels football game against Liberty in North Carolina after Helene causes flooding

Sep. 27, 2024 19:59 PM EDT

Appalachian State's home football game against Liberty in Boone, North Carolina, scheduled for Saturday was canceled because of the impacts of severe weather on the area from Tropical Storm Helene, the school announced Friday. Heavy rain in the North Carolina mountains brought...

What to know about Hurricane Helene and the flooding the storm left across the Southeast US

Sep. 27, 2024 18:17 PM EDT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Massive Hurricane Helene crashed into Florida's sparsely populated Big Bend region, bringing storm surge and high winds across the state's Gulf Coast communities before ripping into southern Georgia. The storm has been blamed for at least 40 deaths, according to an...

Torrential rains flood North Carolina mountains and create risk of dam failure

Sep. 27, 2024 18:06 PM EDT

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Days of torrential rains in North Carolina culminating with tropical downpours from what was Hurricane Helene have led to officials keeping a close eye on a major dam, the closure of two main interstates in the mountains and flooding everywhere. More than a...

Tropical Storm John makes landfall on Mexico’s Pacific Coast amid warnings of flash flooding

Sep. 27, 2024 14:03 PM EDT
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm John makes landfall on Mexico’s Pacific Coast amid warnings of flash flooding.