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Iranpress: Floods in India

Floods in India's Assam leave 25 dead, thousands displaced

Tuesday, 24 May 2022 17:21

(IP)- In India's northeast Assam state, flash floods and landslides killed at least 25 people and displaced over 650,000 from their homes in the past ten days, officials said Tuesday.

Iranpress: 5.5 magnitude earthquake jolts southeastern Iran

5.5 magnitude earthquake jolts southeastern Iran

Monday, 23 May 2022 14:43

An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale shook the city of Sarjangal in Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan Province (southeastern Iran).

Iranpress: 3 deaths reported as storms rake Minnesota, South Dakota

3 deaths reported as storms rake Minnesota, South Dakota

Saturday, 14 May 2022 18:58

Minnesota (IP) - At least three people died as severe storms packing winds in excess of 100 mph swept across eastern South Dakota and much of western and central Minnesota.

Iranpress: Flood kills about 20, demolishes over 100 houses in Afghanistan

Flood kills about 20, demolishes over 100 houses in Afghanistan

Wednesday, 04 May 2022 19:23

Afghanistan (IP) – Recent floods in Afghanistan have left about twenty fatalities, demolished more than 100 houses; dozens of livestock have also been lost.

Iranpress: Rainstorm kills 10 children, destroys 200 houses in Nigeria

Rainstorm kills 10 children, destroys 200 houses in Nigeria

Wednesday, 27 April 2022 09:09

Gassol Area (IP) – About ten children have been killed, many people wounded and more than 200 houses destroyed after a heavy rainfall accompanied by a heavy windstorm occurred in Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State in Northeastern Nigeria, which made many families homeless and washed away farmlands.

Iranpress: Hurricane Younis overshadows economy, welfare of British people

Hurricane Younis overshadows economy, welfare of British people

Sunday, 27 February 2022 08:38

London (IP) – One week after the recent hurricane in the UK, the adverse effects of this natural disaster are casting a shadow over the economy and the well-being of the people. Some British stores are still short of some groceries.

Iranpress: Number of wildfires to rise by 50% by 2100, governments not prepared, experts warn

Number of wildfires to rise by 50% by 2100, governments not prepared, experts warn

Wednesday, 23 February 2022 17:05

Climate change and land-use change are projected to make wildfires more frequent and intense, with a global increase of extreme fires of up to 14 per cent by 2030, 30 per cent by the end of 2050 and 50 per cent by the end of the century, according to a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and GRID-Arendal.

Iranpress: Storm Eunice leaves over 150,000 UK homes without power

Storm Eunice leaves over 150,000 UK homes without power

Sunday, 20 February 2022 05:36

Around 155,000 British homes were still without power late on Saturday after Storm Eunice knocked more than 1.3 million households off the grid the day before, energy companies said.

Iranpress: Brazil mudslide kills 104 after unprecedented heavy rain

Brazil mudslide kills 104 after unprecedented heavy rain

Friday, 18 February 2022 03:00

The death toll from mudslides in Brazil's colonial-era city of Petropolis rose to 104 on Thursday and was expected to increase further as the region reels from the heaviest rains in almost a century this week.

Iranpress: Footage of Storm Corrie in the Netherlands

Footage of Storm Corrie in the Netherlands

Wednesday, 02 February 2022 13:18

The Dutch Weather Institute (KNMI) issued a weather warning for the whole of the Netherlands on Monday, Jan. 31, as the country faced winds of up to 120 kilometres per hour as a result of Storm Corrie. The storm brought strong gusts of wind that led to the cancellation of 260 flights at the Schiphol Airport, NL Times reported.

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