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Floods on the Mexican Gulf Coast
Rivers along Mexico's Gulf coast burst their banks after two weeks of heavy rain in late September and early October 2008.
Event Date: 2008-10-01 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Floods
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Floods on the Rio Grande
Rains in northern Mexico pushed the Rio Grande to near-record levels in mid-September 2008.
Event Date: 2008-09-22 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Floods
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Flooding along the Gulf Coast
Hurricane Ike pushed water far inland over a wide swath of the Gulf Coast when the storm came ashore on September 13, 2008.
Event Date: 2008-09-17 00:00:00 Number of Images: 4 Topic: Floods
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Floods in Orissa, India
A tropical storm and ongoing monsoon rains pushed the rivers in the east Indian state of Orissa to dangerous levels in September 2008.
Event Date: 2008-09-17 00:00:00 Number of Images: 2 Topic: Floods
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The Brahmaputra River floods Northeast India
Monsoon rains pushed the Brahmaputra River to dangerous levels in early September 2008.
Event Date: 2008-09-04 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Floods
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Monsoon Floods in Northeast India
Monsoon rains regularly swell rivers in northern India, but in 2008, the Kosi, a tributary of the Ganges and a major river in its own right, did something different. It burst through its banks to flow into a channel it had abandoned more than 200 years ago.
Event Date: 2008-08-24 00:00:00 Number of Images: 2 Topic: Floods
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Tropical Storm Fay Floods Florida
Tropical Storm Fay dumped heavy rain over Florida between August 19 and August 24, 2008, triggering floods throughout the state.
Event Date: 2008-08-19 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Floods
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Floods in Eastern Europe
Heavy rain falling in the Carpathian Mountains pushed rivers in Ukraine, Romania, and Moldova over their banks on July 27-28, 2008.
Event Date: 2008-07-27 00:00:00 Number of Images: 2 Topic: Floods
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Floods in the Wake of Hurricane Dolly
The first land-falling hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic season, Hurricane Dolly flooded parts of Texas and Mexico when it came ashore on July 23.
Event Date: 2008-07-23 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Floods
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Monsoon Rains Flood Pakistan
Unusually intense monsoon rains pounded Pakistan in late July and early August 2008, causing deadly floods.
Event Date: 2008-07-05 00:00:00 Number of Images: 1 Topic: Floods
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