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Hurricane Hermine slams into Florida coast INTERNATIONAL

Hurricane Hermine slams into Florida coast

Hurricane Hermine swept onto Florida's Gulf coast early Friday with winds and heavy rain causing flooding and cutting power to tens of thousands of people, with officials warning of "life threatening" conditions.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Thousands stranded near New Delhi as rains flood roads INTERNATIONAL

Thousands stranded near New Delhi as rains flood roads

Thousands of Indians were left stranded overnight Friday as major traffic gridlock paralysed roads leading to a key business city near New Delhi and authorities struggled to get the situation under control.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Flash flooding maroons German, French towns INTERNATIONAL

Flash flooding maroons German, French towns

Incessant rain in regions of Germany, France and Austria led to flash flooding yesterday, forcing residents ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Four dead after storms cause flooding in Germany INTERNATIONAL

Four dead after storms cause flooding in Germany

Four people died and several more were injured in southern Germany after violent storms with torrential rains caused severe flooding, authorities said on Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
More than 150 people feared buried in Sri Lanka landslides INTERNATIONAL

More than 150 people feared buried in Sri Lanka landslides

More than 150 people are feared dead after they were buried under two landslides triggered by more than three days of heavy rain in central Sri Lanka, disaster officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Industrial Area streets experience severe flooding ARABIA

Industrial Area streets experience severe flooding

Several streets of the Doha Industrial Area, particularly those on the eastern side, are still flooded from the rains on Thursday evening and the early hours of Friday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Two people killed in Saudi floods: state TV ASIA

Two people killed in Saudi floods: state TV

Two people have been killed by flooding in southwestern Saudi Arabia, state television reported on Thursday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Britain promises more money to improve flood defences INTERNATIONAL

Britain promises more money to improve flood defences

Britain's government has promised more than £40mn ($59mn) to rebuild and improve the country's flood defences that failed to protect thousands of homes over the Christmas holidays.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US Midwest braces for more flooding INTERNATIONAL

US Midwest braces for more flooding

Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma braced for more flooding yesterday as rain-swollen rivers, some at record heights, overflowed their banks, washing out hundreds of structures, closing major highways and leaving thousands of people displaced from their homes.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Britain holds emergency talks on 'unprecedented' floods INTERNATIONAL

Britain holds emergency talks on 'unprecedented' floods

Britain's government held emergency talks on what it called "unprecedented" flooding in northern England forced hundreds of people to leave their homes.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bayern knock Dortmund off top with Darmstadt win CULTURE

Bayern knock Dortmund off top with Darmstadt win

Bayern Munich knocked Borussia Dortmund off top spot in the German league yesterday with a 3-0 win at Darmstadt in the Bundesliga’s David verses Goliath clash.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Rossi surprised by sudden call-up to F1 CULTURE

Rossi surprised by sudden call-up to F1

No one was more surprised than Alexander Rossi when he got the call from the Manor Marussia team saying he would make his Formula One debut at this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix.

4:45 AM November 25 2016