New York City warns of possible flash floods as thunderstorms develop along East Coast

New York City warns of possible flash floods as thunderstorms develop along East Coast

Federal forecasters issued flood alerts for 39 million people late Saturday into Sunday as a line of thunderstorms developed from Washington, D.C., to New Haven, Connecticut. New York City Emergency Management warned residents of heavy rain and possible flash flooding into Sunday morning as the city opened 51 weather shelters for those vulnerable to floodwaters,…

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Flash flood tears through Nepal, killing scores and leaving over 400 tourists missing, including 33 Americans

Flash flood tears through Nepal, killing scores and leaving over 400 tourists missing, including 33 Americans

At least 160 people were killed in Nepal and more than 400, most of them foreigners, were listed as missing on Wednesday after flash flooding tore through valleys in the Himalayan country’s northern border areas, according to authorities.  The flash floods decimated villages, slamming into houses, roads, bridges and power plants. Videos broadcast by regional…

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Flash floods kill more than 160 in Pakistan

Flash floods kill more than 160 in Pakistan

At least 194 people have died in the last 24 hours in heavy monsoon floods and landslides in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Most of the deaths, 180, were recorded by disaster authorities in the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in north-west Pakistan. At least 30 homes were destroyed and a rescue helicopter crashed during operations, killing…

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