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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

A devastating force': how recent Mediterranean storms turned to tragedies

In Grazalema, Spain's wettest town, a year's-worth of rain fell in a fortnight and overloaded the karst aquifer beneath it. Water rushed into homes through floors, walls and even electricity sockets. Authorities ordered everyone to evacuate. I felt a lot of fear, said Sanchez Barea, a guesthouse owner whose home is one of hundreds still in an exclusion zone.
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5 months ago

Several dead, missing, as Typhoon Bualoi makes landfall in Vietnam

Typhoon Bualoi made landfall in Vietnam with up to 8‑metre waves, causing heavy rain, strong winds, deaths, missing people, widespread flooding, power outages, and damage.
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