1. Recent Water-related News
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1-1 Floods in East Africa
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Torrential rains in April and May affected East African countries such as Ethiopia, Rwanda, Angola, and Kenya.
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2016.5.9 Rwanda Red Cross
"Heavy rains devastate northern, southern and western parts of Rwanda"
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2016.5.15 enca.com
"Flooding adds to Ethiopia's troubles"
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1-2 Floods in Middle East
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Flooding hit the normally desert-dry countries such as Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Iran, Oman and Afghanistan.
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2016.4.15 Al Jazeera
"Deadly rains pound the Middle East"
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1-3 Cyclone Roanu
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Low pressure, later Cyclone Roanu, caused disastrous floods and landslides in Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.
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2016.5.18 Independent
"Sri Lanka landslides: Hundreds feared dead as mud swamps villages"
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2016.5.23 reliefweb
"Bangladesh, Myanmar / Burma, India -Tropical Cyclone ROANU- ECHO Daily Map, 23/05/2016"
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1-4 Floods in Europe
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Heavy rains continued to cause severe flooding in European countries such as Germany, France, Belgium, and Romania.
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2016.6.2 The Atlantic PHOTO
"Deadly Floods Sweep Through Bavarian Towns"
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2016.6.4 NBC News
"France Flooding Death Toll Rises to Four as Seine River Peaks in Paris"
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1-5 Floods in U.S.A. (Texas)
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Parts of Texas have been suffering from record flooding since late May.
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2016.6.4 RT.com
"16 killed in Texas flooding this week, more rain & help on the way"
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2. International Conference and Forum
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2-1 7th Meeting of the High-Level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (HELP)
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The 7th Meeting of the High-Level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (HELP) was held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on May 11.
The meeting took place during the 4th International Climate Change Adaptation Conference which was held from May 10 to 13.
The attendants discussed mainly on HLPW (High-level Panel on Water) and the international water architecture, investment and financing for water-related disaster prevention, and droughts and climate change.
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3. Others
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