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Typhoon leaves 25 dead as Japan launches major rescue
Associated Press, Published on 13/10/2019
» TOKYO: Helicopters, boats and thousands of troops were deployed across Japan Sunday to rescue people stranded in flooded homes Sunday as the death toll from a ferocious typhoon climbed to at least 25 with more than a dozen missing. One woman fell to her death from a rescue helicopter.
Strong quake rocks southern California
Associated Press, Published on 06/07/2019
» LOS ANGELES: A quake with a magnitude as large as 7.1 jolted much of California, cracked buildings, set fires, broke roads and caused several injuries, authorities and residents said.
'1,000 dead' in Mozambique cyclone
Associated Press, Published on 19/03/2019
» JOHANNESBURG: More than 1,000 people were feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the country, submerging entire villages and leaving bodies floating in the floodwaters, the nation's president said.
Venice flooded by mega tide as storms buffet Italy
Associated Press, Published on 30/10/2018
» MILAN, Italy: Venice was inundated by an exceptionally high tide on Monday, with three-quarters of the famed lagoon city under water as large swathes of Italy experienced flooding and winds that toppled trees and other objects, killing six people.
Hurricane Michael slams into Florida
Associated Press, Published on 11/10/2018
» PANAMA CITY, Florida: Supercharged by abnormally warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico, Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday with potentially catastrophic winds of 250 kilometres per hour (155 mph), the most powerful hurricane to hit the US mainland in nearly 50 years.
Hurricane gains strength, takes aim at north Florida
Associated Press, Published on 09/10/2018
» MIAMI: Hurricane Michael intensified into a Category 2 over warm Gulf of Mexico waters Tuesday amid fears it would strike Florida on Wednesday as an even stronger hurricane. Mandatory evacuations were issued as beach dwellers rushed to board up homes just ahead of what could be a devastating hit.
Volcano erupts on same Indonesian island as earlier quake
Associated Press, Published on 03/10/2018
» JAKARTA: A volcano erupted Wednesday on the same central Indonesian island struck last week by a powerful earthquake and tsunami, and authorities warned planes about volcanic ash in the air.
Smoke blots out western United States
Associated Press, Published on 22/08/2018
» SEATTLE: Smoke from wildfires clog the sky across the entire western part of the United States, blotting out mountains and city skylines from Oregon to Colorado, delaying flights and forcing authorities to tell even healthy adults in the Seattle area to stay indoors.
Italy looks to place blame for bridge collapse that killed 39
Associated Press, Published on 16/08/2018
» GENOA, Italy: As more bodies were pulled from a mountain of jagged concrete and twisted steel left by a highway bridge collapse that killed 39, prosecutors focused on possible design flaws and past maintenance of the heavily used span, and politicians squabbled over blame.
US father tossed dead baby in river, fled to Thailand
Associated Press, Published on 09/08/2018
» NEW YORK: A Bronx dad hopped a plane to Thailand after carrying his dead 7-month-old baby around New York City in a backpack and tossing the boy's body into the East River near the Brooklyn Bridge and other tourist hotspots, police said Wednesday.