Flash floods force huge rescue bid
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LONDON: Rescue workers combed an English coastal village in north Cornwall yesterday for people missing after a flash flood caused by torrential rain hit Britain&#39;s southwestern Atlantic coast.
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Rescue workers combed a coastal village in north Cornwall, searching for any victims after a devastating flash flood sent a wall of water tearing through the picturesque tourist spot the day before.
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More than 48,000 homes have power restored in one of the worst-hit areas as floods recede.
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Emergency workers in boats rescued people from cars and homes left stranded by rising water Wednesday as heavy rain doused southern Minnesota and caused flash flooding.
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NANO VILLAGE, Pakistan -- Troops and rescue workers raced to a coastal town ruined when heavy rains burst a large dam, sending water surging through the streets and sweeping people into the Arabian Sea. At least 54 were dead and hundreds missing, officials said yesterday.
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Hundreds of thousands of people are desperately looking for food and shelter across many African countries, as record floods and fresh downpours continue to hamper relief efforts on Sunday.
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QUETTA, Pakistan  - Pakistan stepped up search and  rescue operations on Sunday for tens of thousands affected by  flash floods after the heaviest rains in the country in two  decades, in which close to 300 people have been killed.
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Boscastle, a fishing village in Cornwall, has been devastated by a flash flood following torrential rain and a rising tide.
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BEIJING -- Rescuers in southwest China sought help from the military Monday as they searched for dozens of people missing in torrential floods.
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After torrential rain caused flash flooding in southern England and a landslide in Scotland this week, meteorologists on Thursday forecast more heavy downpours and urged people to heed bad weather warnings.
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A rescue boat is brought in to help five people trapped in a building after flash floods in south Wales.
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Rescue workers combed a coastal village in north Cornwall for missing persons after a flash flood sent a wall of water tearing through the picturesque tourist spot the day before.
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Gasoline-powered pumps roared into action Tuesday as stunned Britons tried to dry out their houses after the worst flooding in more than half a century.
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The government pressed insurance industry chiefs Tuesday to urgently process up to 1.5 billion pounds worth of claims after serious flooding in central and northern England.
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A flash flood swept through six villages in Pakistan's storm-hit Baluchistan province killing 30 people and forcing more than 10,000 from their homes as a huge effort to help more than 1.2 million people geared up.
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NANO VILLAGE, Pakistan, Feb. 12 -- Troops and rescue workers raced to a coastal town devastated when heavy rains burst a large dam, sending water surging through the streets and sweeping people into the Arabian Sea. At least 80 were dead and hundreds missing, an official said Saturday.
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Swollen rivers from torrential rain forced thousands of people from their homes, and forecasters warned Monday that water levels could rise to critical levels.