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Deadly floods hit Brazil’s Zona da Mata
Heavy rain in Minas Gerais flooded hillside neighbourhoods. Juiz de Fora declared a state of calamity.
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After the floods, cholera spreads across southern Africa
January’s floods damaged toilets, wells and clinics. A month later, cholera was rising from Mozambique to Namibia.
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Seven states, one shrinking river: the Colorado River deadline passes without a deal
Forty million people rely on the Colorado River. The states that share it still can’t agree how to share less of it.
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A “storm train” floods Spain and Portugal after years of drought
Three storms in a row hit the Iberian peninsula, filling rivers and reservoirs to bursting and forcing thousands from their homes.
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The world is in “water bankruptcy”, UN scientists say
A new UN report says “water crisis” no longer describes reality. Many rivers, lakes and aquifers have been drained beyond realistic recovery.
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The Limpopo overflows: 300,000 people forced from their homes in Mozambique
For the first time in almost 50 years, every floodgate on a major dam was opened. Downstream, whole towns went under.
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Floods close Kruger National Park as South Africa’s “summer of extremes” turns deadly
Torrential rain in South Africa’s north-east killed people overnight, cut off villages and forced one of the world’s best-known safari parks to shut.
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Sewage in the taps: deadly water in India’s “cleanest city”
Indore has been named India’s cleanest city eight years running. Over the new year, its tap water made more than 1,400 people ill.
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A month on, Aceh’s flood survivors are still searching for clean water
The floodwater has gone, but in Indonesia’s Aceh province, hundreds of thousands of people still can’t go home.
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After seven years of drought, one hour of rain floods Safi
A sudden downpour sent a torrent of muddy water through the old town of Safi, Morocco, killing 37 people.