My Way News - Insurer: European floods year's costliest disaster
My Way News reports: "Last month's flooding in central Europe caused more than $16 billion in
damage, about a quarter of it insured - making it the year's costliest
natural disaster so far, a leading insurance company said Tuesday. Natural
disasters worldwide cost the insurance industry a total of about $13
billion in the January-June period, while the overall cost of disasters
was some $45 billion, Munich Re AG said in a regular review of disaster
costs."
My Way News - 3 rescued in bridge collapse amid China flooding:
My Way News reports: "Three people were pulled from a raging river but six others remained
missing following a bridge collapse Tuesday in mountainous western China
amid heavy flooding that has forced thousands to evacuate their homes."
NBC News - 'A month's worth of rain' in under four hours triggers flash flooding, chaos in Toronto
NBC News reports: "A month’s worth of rain in a matter of hours caused chaos in Toronto on
Monday, as flash flooding triggered widespread power outages, subway
closures and left almost 1,500 people stranded on a commuter train
filled with gushing water."
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