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Atlanta man rescues a woman driver who was trapped in flood water

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122151) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 23 May

Atlanta Georgia resident George Brathwaite was inside his auto on Wednesday evening when the roads in Atlanta were flooded due to the heavy rains that hit the area. George at the advice of his wife left his auto that was in...

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The apple fell close to the tree

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382027) • Rockingham, Australia 1 May

Since I wrote about Fred Hollows and his sight-saving cataract surgery, I’ve had a lot of ads promoting his foundation. Fred's son, Dr Cam Hollows, appears on the ads so I wondered if he was now working for the foundation but it...

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Dozens feared dead as heavy evening rains pound Nairobi

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 7 Mar

Friday 6th March left more damage than good after it ended with a heavy downpour in the Kenyan Capital of Nairobi. The city, never remarkable for proper drainage systems was caught unawares and most of its roads turned into...

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Unfortunate Lady perishes crossing bridge as we enter rainy season

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 6 Mar

We welcomed rain with joy, hoping to achieve a lot unfortunately, yesterday 05.06.26, tragedy struck when a lady from work was swept away by raging water of a swollen river as she tried to cross a bridge. Even this is accidental,...

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Heavy rainfalls affecting us

Nocturnal Writer @Nakitakona (59987) • Philippines 2 Feb

Some towns and cities in our province are under yellow warning due to heavy rain falls caused by inclement weather. PAGASA, our weather agency issued such warning for everyone to be vigilant because of heavy rains which may...

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Firefighters in Arizona rescue drivers who were in flooded autos

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122151) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 23 Sep

Firefighters with the Tucson Fire Department answered emergency calls on Thursday September 18 when two drivers were trapped inside of two different autos in two different sections of the city. One driver who was inside of an...

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Gurugram flood woes.

Anindita Sengupta @aninditasen (18198) • Raurkela, India 12 Jul

The hi tech city if Haryana, Gurugram is reeling under floods with drain water and garbage of city flowing over the roads. Life had come to a stand still in the city. Our honorable Prime Minister had said that he would convert...

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My Dad's Area Got Drowned

Jim Bauer @porwest (112876) • United States 7 Apr 25

Even where I live, in an Illinois city close to St. Louis, Missouri about 20 minutes away of about 65,000 people, we are prone to flooding (although in the 11 years I have been here we personally have not experienced anything...

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GLOBAL WARMING IS OVERRATED

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 6 Jun 24

I feel those who are busy claiming there is Global Warming are overrating their allegations. There are still so many places on the globe that are very cold. Last week i visited Greenland and was almost freezing!. Their nights are...

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Helping World Wide Disasters

Danna B. @db20747 (43419) • Washington, District Of Columbia 12 Sep 23

There are many distastes in the news for the past decade which get worse each year. The morroccan earthquake, Canadian wildfires, and now Libyan floods. Not to forget the Turkish earthquake. These places need help immediately....

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Flooded road

Nocturnal Writer @Nakitakona (59987) • Philippines 28 Aug 23

Impassable road Typhoon Goring brought heavy rains making some parts of the road in our place Impassable. One is the overflow passage traversing the Sugar Central and Brgy. Antipolo. Today supposedly the opening of classes...

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My state Odisha is experiencing severe flood situation

Anindita Sengupta @aninditasen (18198) • Raurkela, India 5 Aug 23

It has been raining dogs and cats since a few days. The water level of river Mahanadi which runs through most parts of Odisha bearing different names has risen submerging most low lying areas and villages. Farmers have lost their...

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Indian monuments like the Taj Mahal and Red Fort surrounded by water

Anindita Sengupta @aninditasen (18198) • Raurkela, India 19 Jul 23

It's since five days Delhi has been experiencing the the ravage of overflowing Yamuna with almost the whole of the city inundated with water. The Indian monuments like the Red Fort and Qutab Minar too saw were filled with four...

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Good morning, friends.

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 23 Jun 23

Here I am, cozy in bed, waiting for Mario and watching news. It has been raining for over a day here. And the lots of rivers that come here from the Andes to the sea are all destroying everything on its way. Shelters are being...

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Then the tide came back in

DW Davis @DWDavis (25797) • United States 27 May 23

Earlier today, the water levels dropped when the tide went out. This afternoon the tide came back in with a vengeance, and the water rose higher than before. In the photo, I circled the area where the water has risen above the...

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The flood took two lives

Nevena Zivkovic @Nevena83 (66063) • Serbia 24 Jan 23

Good evening friends We got snow here today, it fell for a long time, but it didn't stay, because the ground is wet and it melted immediately. Temperatures are still in the plus, even if January and February were always very cold...

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The name 'Rochester' turns up again

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382027) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Oct 22

In discussion with @Fleura on my post about the rakali (Australia’s native otter) we were talking about how names of animals, birds and places are/were replicated from country to country. So Australia, America and Britain all have...

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Glenfield Homestead, Grass Valley, Western Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382027) • Rockingham, Australia 29 Aug 22

On a drive recently to look at a flooded river, we passed this old ruin. There was a plaque on the roadside which said that it was Glenfield Homestead and built in the 1860s. It is now part of a heritage trail. Another sign warned...

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We need your prayers.

Anindita Sengupta @aninditasen (18198) • Raurkela, India 20 Aug 22

We the people of Odisha, India are facing a deluge due to constant rain and floods. Half of the state is under serious flood conditions with people getting marooned, animals being swept away by flood waters. The rivers are in...

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Our Indian cities needs helicopters and charter planes than our political VIPs in this devastating floods.

Anindita Sengupta @aninditasen (18198) • Raurkela, India 10 Aug 22

My state, Odisha is experiencing continuous rainfall since Tuesday night (9th August 22). Small towns, cities and villages close to the rivers and lakes are getting inundated cutting the human off from basic facilities. People are...

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