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Hopes are fading for the survival of about 150 people trapped under the mud and rubble of two landslides in Sri Lanka, where torrential rains have forced hundreds of thousands from their homes. Mana Rabiee reports.
Rain-swollen rivers in the U.S. Midwest force the evacuation of hundreds of residents, and threaten crops and livestock. Diane Hodges reports.
The death toll from floods in eastern Libya is expected to soar dramatically, with 10,000 people reported missing, the Red Cross warns. "The death toll is huge, it might reach thousands," says Tamer Ramadan of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies told reporters in Geneva via video link from Tunis. SOUNDBITE
Floodwaters cover a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil's southernmost region, where the death toll of an extratropical cyclone has risen to 27. IMAGES
Flames spread unchecked for a fifth day across Greece. A forest fire in Avantas village, north of Alexandroupoli, killed eighteen suspected migrants, as the overall death toll hits 20. The unprecedented fire also spread to Dikella village, near Alexandroupoli. IMAGES
The number of people known to have died in a devastating wildfire that destroyed a Hawaiian town hit 89 on Saturday, the state's governor said. "There are 89 fatalities that have been measured," Josh Green told reporters. "It's going to continue to rise. We want to brace people for that." IMAGES
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