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Death toll rises to 20 in China landslide
Associated Press, Published on 26/07/2019
» BEIJING: The search is continuing for about two dozen missing people as the death toll rose to 20 from a landslide in southwestern China earlier this week.
'Worst in 64 years': Hurricane Florence heads for US
Associated Press, Published on 12/09/2018
» RALEIGH, North Carolina: Hurricane Florence churned Tuesday toward the Eastern Seaboard as a storm of "staggering" size, forcing a million people to evacuate the coast. Many more were left to wonder where they might be safe if days of torrential rains unleash floods from the mountains to the sea.
Deadly quake, hurricane a one-two punch for Mexico
Associated Press, Published on 09/09/2017
» JUCHITAN: One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded in Mexico and a raging hurricane dealt a devastating one-two punch to the country, killing at least 61 people as workers scrambled to respond to the twin national emergencies.
Nations rush to help islands devastated by Hurricane Irma
Associated Press, Published on 08/09/2017
» PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- French, British and Dutch military authorities rushed aid to a devastated string of Caribbean islands Thursday after Hurricane Irma left at least 11 people dead and thousands homeless as it spun toward Florida for what could be a catastrophic blow this weekend.
Authorities search for 4 bodies in California river
Associated Press, Published on 15/08/2017
» SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, California -- Searchers believe a trail of car parts and a white object submerged in a raging California river may lead them to a second couple believed missing in a remote national park, officials said Monday.
California fires spread quickly; blazes tamed in Colorado
Associated Press, Published on 09/07/2017
» SANTA MARIA, California -- A pair of California wildfires have quickly spread, threatening hundreds of homes and forcing evacuations at a popular lakeside campground and a summer camp where flames temporarily trapped children and counsellors, a fire official said.
German police fear 18 killed when bus burns after crash
Associated Press, Published on 03/07/2017
» BERLIN -- Police say they fear 18 people may have died when a coach went up in flames after it crashed into a truck Monday morning in southern Germany, injuring 31 people and leaving 18 others to be accounted for.
Fuel truck explodes, kills 150 in Pakistan
Associated Press, Published on 26/06/2017
» BAHAWALPUR, PAKISTAN - Alerted by an announcement over a mosque's loudspeaker that an overturned tanker truck had sprung a leak, scores of villagers raced to the scene with fuel containers Sunday to gather the oil. Then the wreck exploded, engulfing people in flames as they screamed in terror.
Overturned oil tanker explodes in Pakistan, killing 123
Associated Press, Published on 25/06/2017
» MULTAN, Pakistan -- An overturned oil tanker burst into flames in Pakistan on Sunday, killing more than 120 people who had rushed to the scene of the highway accident to gather leaking fuel, an official said.
California evacuates 200,000 but dam threat eases
Associated Press, Published on 14/02/2017
» OROVILLE, California - The water level dropped Monday behind the nation's tallest dam, reducing the risk of a catastrophic spillway collapse and easing fears that prompted the evacuation of nearly 200,000 people downstream.