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Heavy rain, landslides and floods in Japan leave 1 person dead and several others missing

By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the highest level of heavy rain across several cities in the Ishikawa prefecture, including hard-hit cities Suzu and Wajima on the northern coast of the Noto peninsula.

EU chief pledges billions in aid for Central European regions hit by massive flooding

By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press

European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen has pledged billions of euros in aid for Central European countries that suffered enormous damage to infrastructure and housing during massive flooding.

Floods cause at least 15 deaths, strand hundreds of thousands in Bangladesh and India

By Julhas Alam, Associated Press

Floodwaters have stranded hundreds of thousands of people in India’s northeast and neighboring Bangladesh’s eastern region, officials and media reports said Thursday.

News Wrap: Raging floods in Connecticut claim at least 2 lives

In our news wrap Monday, at least two people died in Connecticut’s catastrophic flooding, a luxury yacht sank off the coast of Sicily, Ukraine reportedly damaged a third bridge in Russia’s Kursk region, a woman in Wisconsin received an 11-year…

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What to know about the devastating flooding in the Midwest

By Michael Phillis, Associated Press

In Iowa, some areas got as much as 15 inches of rain in the span of a few days.

Extreme weather forecast across the country, from heat advisories to late season snow

By Anita Snow, Associated Press

From mushy late season snow in the Rocky Mountains to more rain in southern Florida, extreme weather is expected across the country.

Flash floods due to heavy rains kill at least 84 people in Afghanistan

By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press

More heavy rains in Afghanistan have triggered flash floods, raising the death toll to 84 in the country’s north following weeks of deadly torrents.

Hundreds die in flash flooding after heavy rains in northern Afghanistan, UN says

By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press

Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses, the U.N. food agency said Saturday.

Extreme weather wreaks havoc around the world

By Seth Borenstein, Suman Naishadham, Sibi Arasu, Fabiano Maisonnave, Associated Press

Environmental extremes accelerate as flooding and heatwaves occur more often. Scientists anticipated extreme weather disasters this year.

Floods in southern Brazil kill at least 75 people in a week, force more than 80,000 to evacuate

By Eléonore Hughes, Associated Press

Massive floods in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 75 people over the last seven days, and another 103 were reported missing, local authorities said Sunday.