Prolonged, heavy rain produced floods from North Carolina to Maine over the weekend, caused the death of at least 10 people due to flooding or
rain-related crashes. The rain event has forced hundreds of people to evacuate, shutting off electricity, weakening dams and making roads impassable.
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Residents began assessing the damage left by deadly
flooding that tore up highways, swept away houses and tossed boulders and vehicles around like toys. More than a dozen people remained missing in
hard-hit southwest New Hampshire.
At least 10 people died in the heavy weekend downpours or in rain-related traffic accidents from Pennsylvania to Maine. About 1,000 New Hampshire
residents fled their homes in what the governor called the worst flooding in a quarter century.
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Yet another record setting event, due to global climate change.
Detailed flooding report
US Weekly Total Precipitation
Millions 'will flee degradation' - There will be as many as 50 million environmental
refugees in the world in five years' time.
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[edit on 11-10-2005 by Regenmacher]
[edit on 10/15/05 by FredT]
