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UK to employ beavers for flood prevention

The furry mammals’ speedy building skills will be put to use to prevent flooding.

Louvre threatened by floods, to close

The Louvre in Paris, the world’s most visited museum, is set to close on Friday after days of torrential rain caused flooding. […]

French Riviera floods leave at least 16 dead

Violent storms and flash flooding have killed at least 16 people in south-eastern France with three more missing, officials say. […]

Famous giant rubber duck missing after China floods

The famous giant yellow rubber duck has gone missing after flash flooding in China.

Dog shelter reunites animals with owners after floods

A dog shelter in Serbia helps to reunite pets with their owners after being separated by the country’s severe flooding, which has killed at least 40 people across the Balkan region.

Escaping the floods in the Balkans

Bosnia says more than a quarter of its 4 million people had been affected by the worst floods to hit the Balkans in living memory, comparing the “terrifying” destruction to that of the country’s 1992-95 war.

Floods swamp Venice

Nearly waist-deep water is submerges Venice in one of the city’s worst floods in more than a century.

Scores killed in North Korea floods

North Korea’s state media reports that 88 people have been killed in floods brought on by heavy downpours.

Marooned in Bangladesh

Floods triggered by heavy rains spread across north-western Bangladesh, marooning hundreds of thousands of people. At least 100 have been confirmed dead.

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