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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)–Storms forecast for Monday could trigger new flash floods in the Grand Canyon, the National Weather Service said as c...
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KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP)—Nepali police said Wednesday they had recovered 157 bodies after a terrifying flood tore through the Tibet border region, takin...
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ST ANDREW, Jamaica — St Andrew Western Member of Parliament Anthony Hylton says recurring flooding in the New Haven community will persist unless urge...

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ST THOMAS, Jamaica— Member of Parliament (MP) for St Thomas Eastern Rosemarie Shaw is accusing Communications Manager at the National Works Agency (NW...

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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police are advising the public that a section of the Rockfort main road in Kingston is impassable due to the roadway being fl...
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ACEH TAMIANG, Indonesia (AFP) — Devastating floods and landslides have killed 1,006 people in Indonesia, rescuers said Saturday as the Southeast Asian...
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Nearly a month after Hurricane Melissa tore through western Jamaica, rising floodwaters in Chigwell and Old Pen in Hanover continue to swallow roads, ...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Water Resources Authority (WRA) says groundwater levels in Content, Manchester, which caused flooding in the community, are now ...
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Parts of Britain and Ireland are to brace for major incidents after Storm Claudia brought widespread flooding, prompting urgent rescue efforts and fur...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Water Resources Authority (WRA) says the flooding currently affecting sections of Content, Manchester is due to a significant ...
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The police are advising motorists to avoid the Content roadway in Williamsfield, Manchester, which has become impassable due to ...
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Minister of Local Government, Desmond McKenzie, says he has been informed by the Mayor of Falmouth, Colin Gager, that the old, historic town was all b...
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TRELAWNY, Jamaica — As Hurricane Melissa inches closer to the island, Councillor Garth Wilkinson (People's National Party, Falmouth Division) is voic...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — As Tropical Storm Melissa moves closer to Jamaica the Jamaica Automobile Association (JAA) is urging motorists to exercise extrem...

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KINGSTON, Jamaica — As Jamaica prepares for the possible effects of Tropical Storm Melissa, residents of Burger Gully in Mountain View, St Andrew, spe...
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ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Mayor of Portmore, Leon Thompson, is reassuring residents that drain cleaning, which started as early as April, is ongoing in ...
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