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[STORMREPORTS] European, Asian Flooding Continues

From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (jesse{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Fri Aug 16 2002 - 21:43:48 EDT

FRIDAY:

Dresden residents flee floods as Elbe River surges to historic high,
leaving 33,000 displaced (Associated Press) Dresden residents grabbed what
they could and fled for higher ground Friday as the Elbe River rose to
record levels, pushing into many neighborhoods and forcing workers to give
up some of their efforts to save the city's world-famous cultural
landmarks. For the full story, go to:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020816/ap_wo_en_po/europe_flooding_153

FRIDAY:

Monnsoon Rains Sweep India (Associated Press) Monsoon rains have sent
India's Brahmaputra River surging from its channel, swallowing up villages,
drowning hundreds of people and leaving millions homeless. For the full
story, go to:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020816/ap_on_re_as/india_floods_3

FRIDAY:

24 Die in Southwest China Mudslide (Associated Press) A massive mudslide
swept through several villages in southwest China's Yunnan province,
killing 24 people and leaving 43 missing, the official Xinhua News Agency
said Friday. For the full story, go to:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020816/ap_on_re_as/china_mudslide_deaths_1

THURSDAY:
As southern Russia braces for new floods, residents refuse to evacuate for
fear of looters (Associated Press) As meteorologists predicted new storms
on Russia's Black Sea coast Thursday, survivors of last week's devastating
floods in the region said they would risk being caught in new rains and
waterspouts rather than leave their homes open to marauders. For the full
story, go to:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020815/ap_wo_en_ge/russia_flooding_1

WEDNESDAY:
Asia Floodwaters Kill Nearly 900 (Associated Press) Floodwaters poured into
the capital of a remote northeastern Indian state and mudslides swept
through a Nepalese village as the death toll from two months of torrential
monsoon rains rose to nearly 900 in India, Nepal and Bangladesh, officials
said Wednesday. For the full story, go to:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020815/ap_on_re_as/south_asia_floods_14 

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