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468:September 23–October 2
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616:2000 Mozambique flood
580:1981 Laingsburg flood
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426:Tropical Storm Nalgae
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692:2016 Ethiopian flood
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894:Arbaat Dam collapse
811:2022 Nigeria floods
636:2008 Namibia floods
621:2007 African floods
416:Tropical Storm Megi
386:European heat waves
240:. 14 December 2022.
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781:2022 Bukavu floods
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75:Non-fatal injuries
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1053:Afghanistan
986:Madagascar
901:West Africa
884:South Sudan
456:February 15
450:May—October
62:Heavy rains
1317:Categories
1262:Australia
1245:Montevideo
1230:Petrópolis
1105:East Coast
1048:South Asia
459:April 8–12
453:April 8–21
447:May—August
278:Deadliest
217:Al Jazeera
129:References
106:landslides
872:Mai Mahiu
148:ReliefWeb
113:Aftermath
1241:Uruguay
1237:Suriname
1112:Pakistan
1100:Malaysia
1073:Amarnath
970:Kinshasa
196:BBC News
102:Kinshasa
86:Kinshasa
78:"dozens"
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45:Location
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1192:Montana
1132:Sumatra
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949:Africa
301:Deaths
96:Impact
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1007:Sudan
980:Accra
889:Sudan
665:2010s
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