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Raging Bolivia river sweeps away bus, killing 34

Over 1,300 feared dead in Rio flooding
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Jan 27, 2011 - More than two weeks after a deadly flooding disaster in a mountain range near Rio, officials said Thursday they fear the heavy rains have claimed a staggering 1,348 lives. Rescuers have recovered 830 bodies from flooding and mudslides sparked by more than a week of heavy rains in what is considered Brazil's worst-ever natural catastrophe. Another 518 are still missing and feared dead, according to Civil Defense figures. In addition, over 21,000 people lost their homes or had to abandon them amid fears of likely collapses. Brazil's rainy season has been particularly severe this year, with flooding also swamping southern Santa Catarina state and Sao Paulo, the economic hub that record its rainiest January in 60 years.
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La Paz (AFP) Jan 30, 2011
At least 34 people were killed when a river in southeastern Bolivia burst its banks, sweeping away a passenger bus and a truck, authorities said Sunday.

Bodies have been washing up on the banks of the Mollepunku River since the incident late Friday near the town of Pampahuasi, 700 kilometers (435 miles) southeast of the Andean nation's capital La Paz, police said.

The passenger bus had been carrying 39 people, and regional police commander Iver Marquez said the truck was carrying two people at the time of the accident, indicating the final death toll may rise.

Firefighters were on the scene recovering bodies and locating any survivors, Marquez said.

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Ten dead, three missing in Jeddah floods: Saudi
Riyadh (AFP) Jan 28, 2011 - Ten people have been killed and three others gone missing in three days of flooding due to heavy rains in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's civil defence chief said on Friday.

Since the floods began on Wednesday, "the death toll has risen to 10 and three people are still missing," said Saad al-Tuwaijri, quoted by the state news agency SPA.

Emergency services mounted a major rescue operation in Jeddah on Wednesday as water levels rose rapidly in Saudi Arabia's commercial capital where flooding killed 123 people in 2009.

After the November 2009 floods in Jeddah, the king sought legal action against officials and contractors for alleged corruption, mismanagement of real estate and land planning that exacerbated the floods.

The inability of Jeddah's infrastructure to drain the waters and uncontrolled construction in and around the city were blamed for the high number of victims.

Thousands of families lost their homes as 10,785 buildings were destroyed, a survey found.



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Australians face flood recovery tax
Sydney (AFP) Jan 27, 2011
Australia unveiled a flood tax on higher earners Thursday as Prime Minister Julia Gillard warned the deluge would shave 0.5 points off GDP in fiscal 2010 and cost Aus$5.6 billion for recovery. Gillard said the record inundation, which crippled the mining and farming state of Queensland this month, "may prove to be the most expensive natural disaster our nation has ever seen", with coal mines ... read more







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