By Andi Kranz and Leon Kuegeler BAD NEUENAHR, Germany - Germany's most devastating floods in 60 years have created mountains of trash, from broken fridges to wrecked cars, piled up on roadsides and in makeshift dumps. Disposing of it could take weeks and local leaders have appealed for help. Amid the stench and fear of disease, the country that pioneered modern waste management is

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After the flood, Germany battles to clear mountains of trash

Journalist Susanna Ohlen was recorded spreading dirt on her clothes and face before reporting from a flood site in Germany in an apparent bid to make the report feel more authentic.

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Germany: TV reporter apologizes for smearing mud on herself at flood site

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued a red alert for six districts of Maharashtra which have been already pounded by heavy rains, forecasting "extremely heavy" rainfall and recommending preventive actions.

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Red alert for six rain-hit districts of Maharashtra; extremely heavy showers expected

Yellow alert for nine counties as heavy rainfall set to move in from west tonight

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Hail goodbye to heatwave: warning over thunderstorms and flooding

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s national railway operator estimated on Friday that last week’s flooding caused 1.3 billion euros’ ($1.5 billion) worth of damage to its network, offering another glimpse of the extent of the devastation.Authorities are still working to determine the overall cost of the floods that did their worst damage in western Germany and eastern Belgium. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said this week that the damag

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German railway: floods caused $1.5 billion damage to network

The catastrophic floods that struck the central city of Zhengzhou this week have given China's urban planners a foretaste of future disasters as climate experts reckon the country had better learn to live with record-breaking rainfall.

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China warned of future disasters as Zhengzhou floods toll passes 50

Additional flood rescue teams are being readied in Mumbai for immediate deployment if needed. More than 10,000 cusecs of water will be discharged from Koyna dam, said Maharashtra Irrigation Minister Jayant Patil.

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Navy sends seven rescue teams and helicopter to flooded regions in Maharashtra

Landslides and flooding triggered by heavy monsoon rain hit parts of western India, killing more than 100 people, officials and news reports said Friday. More than 1,000 people trapped by floodwaters were rescued.

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Landslides, monsoon flooding kill over 100 in western India

Country starts debate over more efficient early-warning system for future extreme weather events

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