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Flash floods kill five in Syria
Four children drowned while a man died after his car was caught in floodwaters.
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Five people missing as fresh flash floods hit central Nepal
Nepali rescuers searched for five missing people on Monday, a day after new flash floods swept away more than 200 houses and five bridges along the Budhi Gandaki River. The country is still recovering from devastating floods, triggered by a mountain glacial collapse on August 26, which killed more than 1,400 people and left over 5,000 missing.
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At least five people missing as flash floods in Nepal sweep away houses
Authorities urge villagers to move to safer places after a river in the central part of the country bursts its banks.
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Buildings swept away as flash floods hit central Nepal
A flash flood at the Budhi Gandaki River has swept away several buildings and bridges, two months after catastrophic floods hit the country.
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Flash flood sweeps away buildings in Nepal
Flash flooding in Nepal has swept away buildings along the Budhi Gandaki river on Sunday.
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A record-breaking X-ray flash may reveal the birth of a magnetar
Astronomers have found strong evidence that some mysterious, minutes-long X-ray flashes are produced when two neutron stars collide and create a magnetar. One record-setting event glowed in X-rays for nearly 10 minutes, potentially opening a new way to find these extreme cosmic mergers.
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Tragedy in Nepal: How do flash floods happen?
When flash floods sweep through the Himalayas, there is often little time to react. Scientists are working to understand the risks and improve early warning systems.