Floods
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Venice mayor blames climate change for ‘apocalyptic’ floods
Speed Read Luigi Brugnaro calls for action after high tides kill two
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Extreme weather of 2019 - in pictures
In Depth Environmentalists say climate crisis is exacerbating natural disasters
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More flooding expected after ‘raging waters swamped homes’
Speed Read More than 100 flood warnings in place in northern England after worsening disruption
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Spain flooding: UK Foreign Office issues travel warning
In Depth ‘Extreme risk’ alert as two people die in storm sweeping across Valencia, Alicante, Murcia and Almeria
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Droughts and floods: the UK’s worrying climate future
Speed Read Two alarming reports predict more extreme weather events for northern England
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West of England and Wales braced for a month’s rain in a day
Speed Read Met Office weather alert warns of strong winds, flooding and travel disruption
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UK towns ‘may need to be abandoned’ due to flood threat
Speed Read Environment Agency warns ‘we cannot win war against water’
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Venice hit by worst floods in ten years - in pictures
Speed Read High tide flooding closes shops, schools and tourist spots
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Record rainfall in Japan leaves 81 people dead
Speed Read Death toll continues to rise after flash flooding and landslides
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Search continues for Thai youth football team trapped in cave
In Depth Rescuers are unsure where to look for the young players, who got stuck in a network of caves last Saturday
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VIDEO: ‘Once in a millennium’ flood ravages Maryland town
Speed Read National Guardsman missing after being swept away by rushing water in Ellicott City
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Israel: arrests after ten teenagers drown in flash flood
Speed Read Victim had warned friends ‘we’re going to die’ after organisers disregarded weather warnings
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Almost a third of Tube stations 'at risk of flooding'
Speed Read 'Only a matter of time' before heavy rainfall strikes London's transport network, report warns
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Cameron pledges £40m to bolster 'overwhelmed' flood defences
Speed Read Extra spending comes after claims of 'full-level mismanagement' at Environment Agency
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