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08 Aug 2010 11:02

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World: Landslides in China kill hundreds, affect tens of thousands

  • 127 number of people reported killed in Gansu province
  • 2,000 people reported injured; the landslides were caused by heavy rain
  • 50k have been affected by the deadly landslides and flooding source
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06 Aug 2010 11:41

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World: In case the last number wasn’t depressing, this should top it

  • 12 million the number of people reportedly affected by the huge monsoon-bred storms in Pakistan
  • 650,000 the number of homes destroyed in what may be the biggest disaster in Pakistan’s history source
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31 Jul 2010 10:57

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World: Monsoon season taking a tough toll on Pakistan, Afghanistan

Pakistani officials claim that the death toll from the heavy rains has topped 800, and Afghanistan says another 64 have died in their country. Holy crap. source
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30 Jul 2010 20:13

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World: In Pakistan, an entire region gets pummeled by monsoon rain

  • 11.8″ the amount of rain in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
  • 408 people have dies from the storms in that province alone
  • 25 more have died in the Pakistan-controlled part of Kashmir source
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03 May 2010 17:37

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U.S.: A show of support to our water-drenched friends in Nashville

The heavy rains in the Southeast – as much as 20 inches – have already killed 19 people, most of them in Nashville and surrounding areas. source
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06 Feb 2010 20:20

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U.S.: Mudslides: The left coast has its own weather-related problems

  • 2 California homes destroyed by a crapload of mud or something source
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22 Sep 2009 20:12

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U.S.: The southeast is trying to recover after a major flood

  • eight people have died in the floods, largely centered around Georgia
  • 17 Georgia counties are currently under a state of emergency source
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09 Aug 2009 12:17

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World: Flood waters from Typhoon Morakot are unspeakably high

  • 100 inches of rain in Pingtung, a southern county; good God source
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