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Families flee as floods swamp Australia's southeast

Last updated Tuesday, March 6, 2012 - 6:17pm

SYDNEY -- There was good news Tuesday for Wagga Wagga, the city in southeast Australia that had braced for its worst flooding in 159 years.

The swollen Murrumbidgee River peaked below the height of the New South Wales farming town's protective levee.

The 11-meter defenses held steady as the river rose to 10.56 meters, below the record set in 1853 and below the level in 1974 when the last big flood hit town.

But the 9,000 people ordered out of their homes after a week of record-breaking rain will not be allowed back until officials give the all-clear.

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Tropical storm Irina kills 65 in Madagascar

Klaus Heimer Deutsche Presse-Agentur

Last updated Tuesday, March 6, 2012 - 6:19pm

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar -- Tropical storm Irina has killed at least 65 people in Madagascar, mostly on the southeastern end of the island, according to reports Tuesday.

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Flooding forces I-15 closure in Box Elder County

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, January 21, 2012 - 7:37pm

PLYMOUTH -- Flooding has forced the closure Saturday afternoon of the northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate 15 near Plymouth in Box Elder County.

The closure began about 12:45 p.m. and crews are on the scene attempting to clear water from the roadway, said officials with the Box Elder County Dispatch Center. Traffic is being rerouted along State Road 13. Union Pacific Railroad has also halted train traffic because of water across tracks in the Riverside area.

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Heavy rains cause Cache canal to break, flooding areas

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, January 20, 2012 - 10:49am

LOGAN -- Crews have drained a canal in Mendon after it nearly broke on its own from heavy rain flooding parts of Northern Utah.

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Utah National Guard members, including Staff Sgt. Kristi Rivera and Staff Sgt. Ryan Lewis, prepare to guide a Blackhawk helicopter in lowering sandbags to be placed at a break in a levee that separated the Weber River and a small canal in Plain City in June. Weber County is receiving $13 million in federal aid to remove debris and repair damage to riverbanks, levees and a diversion channel. (ANTHONY SOUFFLE/Standard-Examiner)

Weber snags $13M in federal flooding aid

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 12:19am

OGDEN -- Weber County is getting $13 million -- the largest amount of any county in Utah -- to repair flood damage from last year's record runoff.

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Utah National Guard members, including Staff Sgt. Kristi Rivera and Staff Sgt. Ryan Lewis, get ready to guide a Blackhawk helicopter in lowering sandbags to be placed at a break in a levee that separated the Weber River and a small canal June 10 in Plain City. (ANTHONY SOUFFLE/Standard-Examiner)

Weber gets $13 million to deal with flood damage

Jesus Lopez Jr. The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 12:16am

OGDEN — Weber County has received $13 million in federal funds to help repair damage from last spring’s heavy runoff and flooding.

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Death toll in Philippine floods rises to 436

Oliver Teves The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, December 17, 2011 - 10:00am

MANILA, Philippines -- Pounding rain from a tropical storm swelled rivers and sent walls of water crushing into two southern Philippine cities in the thick of night, killing at least 436 people, many caught in their beds, officials said Saturday.

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