Published on September 6, 2010 by Technology Slice
The worst of the floods are still to come for Victoria with more rain forecast for most of the state. Saturday and Sunday, thousands were stranded or forced from their homes due to rising flood waters. Residents did have forewarning from the forecasts but many underestimated just how bad it would get. Even this morning [...]
Tags: Financial Help, Flood Victims, Flood Waters, Floods, Forewarning, Hammer, Power Outages, Preference, Rain Forecast, Rural Areas, Saturday And Sunday, Strong Winds, victoria, Victorian Government
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Published on April 7, 2010 by Technology Slice
Heavy Rain Kills 95 In Rio – Mudslides swept away shacks in Rio’s hillside slums, turning the city’s main lake and the sea brown during the heavy rains that started on Monday and continued to fall through most of Tuesday. Most victims died in more than 180 mudslides, authorities said. Rio’s fire service said at [...]
Tags: 2016 Olympics, 6 Million, Beaches, Carnival, Death Toll, Eduardo Paes, Fire Service, Guanabara Bay, Heavy Rain, Heavy Rains, Hillside, Hospitals, Morning Flights, Mudslides, Olympics, Rain Forecast, Rio, Shacks, Slums, Soccer World Cup
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