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Tens of thousands displaced amid flooding emergency in Sydney

A dangerous combination of heavy rainfall and rapid dam spillages has caused Sydney rivers to rise at an alarming rate.

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Heavy rainfall and rapid dam spillages have caused Sydney rivers to rise at an alarming rate.

At least five killed in Iran earthquake

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake has flattened a village in southern Iran, killing at least five people and injuring nearly 50.

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An earthquake in the village of Sayeh Khosh in Iran's south has killed at least five people.

Qld-NSW floods were 3rd costliest disaster

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The Queensland-NSW floods disaster ranks behind Cyclone Tracy and the Sydney hailstorm of 1999.

Aftershock risk for Afghan quake survivors

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Afghans receive aid at a camp after a quake in Gayan district in Paktika province, Afghanistan.

Disease concern for Afghan quake survivors

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Thousands affected by the earthquake are at risk of disease, an Afghan health official says.

Afghan aftershock kills five, aid arrives

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Aid supplies from Pakistan have crossed the border into Afghanistan after a devastating earthquake.