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"Unfortunately, the natural disaster has left several people dead. Sun, 14 Jun 2015 17:16:00 +0200 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-3a89a5fa7a52dc568c90965637cd01d0 NaturalDisasters Echo 41.7218 44.7831 20150614171600 http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/national/famous-brewer-canning-water-flood-victims/nmQrT/ EAST PORTERVILLE, CA - FEBRUARY 11: A resident holds a can of water donated by the Anheuser-Busch company as water wells supplying hundreds of residents remain dry in the fourth year of worsening drought on February 11, 2015 in East Porterville, California. Fri, 29 May 2015 18:28:00 +0200 daytondailynews en daytondailynews-00faebb4c14164fc4c948c1ba1684cee NaturalDisasters 41.7218 44.7831 36.01516 -118.9739 34.167511 -84.800789 20150529182800 http://www.timesdaily.com/news/flooding-aftermath/article_1271e6b7-ae43-5291-8bfa-ee408097c245.html Matt McKean/TimesDaily photos Russellville Storm damage 3 -- MAIN PHOTO. Russellville utility workers use heavy machinery to move asphalt that was swept from the parking lot behind the hospital by Wednesday’s storm. A worker goes down into the storm drain to check on large pieces of debris that fell.... Fri, 29 May 2015 07:21:00 +0200 timesdaily en timesdaily-857c5134cf3b89439b03f50f6dfe098a NaturalDisasters 41.7218 44.7831 32.6497266196374 -83.4472614062641 20150529072100 http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2015/05/25/27943903/ Deadly flood sweeps away family: 'We know they're gone' A Texas family of four were swept away by severe flood waters with only the father being able to escape. The victim's family has come to accept the likely outcome. Deadly flood sweeps away family: 'We know they're gone' A Texas family of four.... Tue, 26 May 2015 05:38:00 +0200 usaToday en usaToday-2a757e27a7e9d55ec9369d1e78033293 NaturalDisasters 41.7218 44.7831 38.9051 -77.0162 33.688889 -84.3425 32.7637 -96.6637 30.028611 -96.129167 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 41.3907 -81.7275 47.6762 -122.297 40.6222 -73.9878 28.5687 77.2168 20150526053800 http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2015/05/25/27943905/ Flood splits woman's house in two after neighbors save her. Flood waters destroyed many homes in Texas, and a woman whose house was split in two says she would have been killed in the flood without the help of her neighbors. Flood splits woman's house in two after neighbors save her Flood waters.... Tue, 26 May 2015 05:38:00 +0200 usaToday en usaToday-bd2d1caeca511746a466b8677ddcd687 NaturalDisasters 41.7218 44.7831 38.9051 -77.0162 33.688889 -84.3425 32.7637 -96.6637 30.028611 -96.129167 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 41.3907 -81.7275 47.6762 -122.297 40.6222 -73.9878 28.5687 77.2168 20150526053800 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/20/billboards-natural-disasters_n_7342832.html?utm_hp_ref=politics&ir=Politics Stateline is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news service of the Pew Charitable Trusts that provides daily reporting and analysis on trends in state policy. When a tornado was barreling toward Oklahoma City earlier this month, some motorists in the area may not have known of the possible danger. Wed, 20 May 2015 17:18:00 +0200 huffingtonpost-us-en en huffingtonpost-us-en-dddcdee6ddfee6efce5c2b438ebaf04a Echo NaturalDisasters 30.641911 -96.357758 38.6389 -90.342 32.724167 -83.997778 42.3753 -71.1026 43.068 -87.9907 44.56 -95.986667 38.084961 -102.623199 41.7218 44.7831 39.7272 -105.047 34.5003439 -106.0008454 43.77953 -102.554398 42.128056 -91.18 46.404167 -108.548611 35.4896 -97.5303 40.1983846636256 -74.671364531911 35.092 -106.576 31.71036 -83.657242 32.7934296645992 -86.8266953281178 39.20265 -84.857578 44.928 -93.2981 20150520171800 http://www.eldia.com/el-mundo/las-fuertes-inundaciones-en-la-capital-de-georgia-provocaron-una-estampida-en-las-calles-63489 Por un violento temporal, ocho georgianos fallecieron y otros tres están perdidos. Los animales, cuyas jaulas del zoológico fueron destruidas por la lluvia, corren libres por la ciudad Las inclemencias del tiempo dejaron un saldo de al menos ocho muertos en Georgia, animales salvajes como lobos,.... Mon, 15 Jun 2015 06:31:00 +0200 eldia-AR es eldia-AR-cc5ffa0717926828d4472646ffb2caca NaturalDisasters 41.7218 44.7831 32.6497266196374 -83.4472614062641 20150615063100 http://www.eldia.com/el-mundo/las-fuertes-inundaciones-en-la-capital-de-georgia-provocaron-una-estampida-en-las-calles-63489 Las inclemencias del tiempo dejaron un saldo de al menos ocho muertos en Georgia, animales salvajes como lobos, leones y tigres, entre otros, merodean por el centro de la capital del país Una pequeña, de seis años, vestida con el traje tradicional galés hizo una perfecta reverencia a la monarca, pero no esperaba lo que pasó después. Sun, 14 Jun 2015 18:25:00 +0200 eldia-AR es eldia-AR-24e57d8155275246f2204e04b9f24ce2 NaturalDisasters 41.7218 44.7831 41.8955 12.4906 32.6497266196374 -83.4472614062641 20150614182500 http://actualidad.rt.com/actualidad/177540-fotos-leon-hipopotamo-cocodrilo-libertad-Georgia Una fuerte tormenta que cayó la pasada noche en Tbilisi, la capital de Georgia, provocó una inundación que de momento se ha llevado la vida de al menos 11 personas. La lluvia inundó también el zoológico, causando que muchos animales escaparan de sus recintos. ФОТОРЕПОРТАЖ. Sun, 14 Jun 2015 16:32:00 +0200 rt-es es rt-es-822ff9cfd9861f3bdd652b07eea1bb10 NaturalDisasters 41.7218 44.7831 20150614163200 http://actualidad.rt.com/actualidad/177540-fotos-leon-hipopotamo-cocodrilo-libertad-Georgia Una fuerte tormenta que cayó la pasada noche en Tbilisi, la capital de Georgia, provocó una inundación que de momento se ha llevado la vida de al menos 9 personas. La lluvia inundó también el zoológico, causando que muchos animales escaparan de sus recintos. ФОТОРЕПОРТАЖ. Sun, 14 Jun 2015 10:26:00 +0200 rt-es es rt-es-bdacf475d9b6c5addc781e8978df1b07 NaturalDisasters 41.7218 44.7831 20150614102600 http://triblive.com/usworld/nation/8572628-74/chicago-flights-ocean?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+alltribstories+%28TribLIVE+News%29 Heavy rain cancels flights at Chicago airports. A storm sweeping across northern Illinois prompted a tornado warning and forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights at Chicago's airports. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch for northern Illinois. Tue, 16 Jun 2015 07:40:00 +0200 triblive en triblive-772c603e4e3b9f134a1adb172e223a88 NaturalDisasters 41.7218 44.7831 32.7637 -96.6637 20.7813219818427 -88.9241550490561 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 39.450642 -91.054787 32.554031 -94.374519 30.490451 -95.002991 41.8265 -87.6413 33.539444 -101.583056 20150616074000 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3126719/Texas-braces-catastrophic-flooding-scientists-warn-perfect-tropical-storm-Bill-actually-strengthen-swamps-half-dozen-states.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 According to projections by the National Weather Service, parts of North Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma could get up to 9 inches of rain over the next five days, and Missouri could get more than 7. After last month's historic rains and floods, the forecast was expected to complicate ongoing flood-containment efforts. Tue, 16 Jun 2015 17:50:00 +0200 dailymail en dailymail-9b59268779ea043bdd59090fe8740b42 NaturalDisasters 41.7218 44.7831 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 32.554031 -94.374519 30.490451 -95.002991 29.7718 -95.4071 35.346809 -101.384598 20150616175000 http://www.cbsnews.com/news/tropical-storm-bill-slams-texas-coast-with-downpours-60mph-winds/ Tropical Storm Bill has made landfall on the Texas coast along Matagorda Island northeast of Corpus Christi. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says the storm had maximum sustained winds of 60 mph Tuesday morning as it came ashore about 90 miles southwest of Houston. Tue, 16 Jun 2015 19:43:00 +0200 CBSnews en CBSnews-1640a9cb64d5c1a029436ef5cf47f037 NaturalDisasters 41.7218 44.7831 25.8321 -80.2702 18.0157 -76.7973 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 28.691473 -95.968669 32.554031 -94.374519 29.7718 -95.4071 30.490451 -95.002991 29.189809 -94.992151 29.26723 -94.832485 35.346809 -101.384598 33.294992 -84.459194 32.833056 -97.985 20150616194300 http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/texas-communities-brace-round-heavy-rainfall-31792918 The eastern half of Texas prepared for renewed flooding as Tropical Storm Bill made landfall Tuesday along the state's Gulf Coast. According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, the storm came ashore with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph. It was centered early Tuesday afternoon on Matagorda Island, Texas, and moving northwest. Tue, 16 Jun 2015 21:12:00 +0200 ABCnews en ABCnews-c7ce240176b4a95ed9b3be3093b99a09 NaturalDisasters 41.7218 44.7831 25.8321 -80.2702 37.617008 -93.414284 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 28.691473 -95.968669 32.554031 -94.374519 29.7718 -95.4071 30.490451 -95.002991 35.346809 -101.384598 20150616211200 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3126719/Texas-braces-catastrophic-flooding-scientists-warn-perfect-tropical-storm-Bill-actually-strengthen-swamps-half-dozen-states.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 Texas braces for even more catastrophic flooding as scientists warn 'perfect' Tropical Storm Bill could actually strengthen as it swamps half a dozen states Meteorologists on Tuesday warned the 'brown ocean' effect, when inland moisture strengthens storms, could compound Texas's troubles; Summer.... Tue, 16 Jun 2015 21:25:00 +0200 dailymail en dailymail-b3eab5c6d0a036d615af6e8a731cd255 NaturalDisasters 41.7218 44.7831 39.652828 -93.239929 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 29.7718 -95.4071 39.126732 -93.202003 20150616212500 http://www.azernews.az/region/83866.html By Amina Nazarli. Some 16 people are confirmed dead with an additional 6 people missing as of June 17 in the worst flooding that Georgia’s capital Tbilisi has witnessed in the last 55 years. The June 14 rainfall damaged the first floors of hundreds of houses and their yards, some underground.... Wed, 17 Jun 2015 12:52:00 +0200 azernews en azernews-9f654a52dc095410492789a3ae999858 NaturalDisasters 41.7218 44.7831 40.324299 49.816238 20150617125200 http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/17/europe/georgia-tbilisi-zoo-floods-death/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_world+%28RSS%3A+CNN+-+World%29 The Ministry of Internal Affairs said earlier reports that the tiger had injured a second man were unfounded. The zoo administration said Wednesday that another tiger was still missing. It was unable to confirm if the creature was dead or had escaped alive. Wed, 17 Jun 2015 15:36:00 +0200 cnn en cnn-ce293659d9bc2cb43e14c4d238152700 UNbodies NaturalDisasters 41.7218 44.7831 20150617153600 http://www.theguardian.com/news/2015/jun/17/weatherwatch-jones-metdesk-tropical-storm-bill-us-europe-australia Nasa image from the International Space Station, showing the tropical storm Bill over the Gulf of Mexico on 15 June 2015. Photograph: Scott Kelly/Nasa/EPA. T hunderstorms have been widespread in southern Europe over the past week, from Spain right across to Turkey. Wed, 17 Jun 2015 23:06:00 +0200 guardian en guardian-29f406d8ee8f310d4ff112ae77bf021c NaturalDisasters 39.9293 32.8533 19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776 40.4422 -3.69097 41.7218 44.7831 -35.3499 149.042 20150617230600 http://eng.kavkaz-uzel.ru/articles/32066/ 16 June 2015, 21:52 Hotels and private houses of Tbilisi accommodate 80 flood-affected families In Tbilisi, 80 families consisting of about 400 people, who suffered from the flooding, have been accommodated in ten hotels and ten private houses. The population of the city and a number of companies.... Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:23:00 +0200 kavkaz-uzel en kavkaz-uzel-d17dda8d707324071bbbd8215de745d6 NaturalDisasters 55.7388 37.6665 41.7218 44.7831 20150618102300