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Record floods cause deaths and widespread damage in Sudan
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Record floods cause deaths and widespread damage in Sudan

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Flood waters in Sudan have reached the highest levels on record, killing dozens of people, destroying thousands…
Laura makes landfall in southwestern Louisiana near Texas
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Laura makes landfall in southwestern Louisiana near Texas

DELCAMBRE, La. (AP) — Hurricane Laura made landfall in southwestern Louisiana as a ferocious Category 4 monster early Thursday, swamping…
Afghanistan: Flash floods leave dozens dead north of Kabul
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Afghanistan: Flash floods leave dozens dead north of Kabul

At least 70 people have been killed and hundreds of houses destroyed by flash floods in northern Afghanistan, local officials…
Laura now forecast to be a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane
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Laura now forecast to be a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Hurricane Laura is forecast to rapidly power up into a “catastrophic” Category Four hurricane, even stronger…
Fierce storm surge feared as Laura bears down on Gulf Coast
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Fierce storm surge feared as Laura bears down on Gulf Coast

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tropical Storm Laura entered the warm and deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday, gathering…
Residents flee as Gulf Coast sees possible tandem hurricanes
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Residents flee as Gulf Coast sees possible tandem hurricanes

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Gulf Coast braced Sunday for a potentially devastating hit from twin hurricanes as two dangerous…
California ‘dream house,’ decades in the making, is in ashes
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California ‘dream house,’ decades in the making, is in ashes

VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — When he closes his eyes at night, Hank Hanson hears sirens in his dreams — a…
Iran says black boxes from downed Ukraine jet show missiles hit 25 seconds apart
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Iran says black boxes from downed Ukraine jet show missiles hit 25 seconds apart

DUBAI (Reuters) – Analysis from the black boxes of a downed Ukrainian passenger plane shows it was hit by two…
California seeks help as wildfires threaten communities
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California seeks help as wildfires threaten communities

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Nearly two dozen massive wildfires continued to ravage parts of California on Saturday, fueled by high…
California governor calls wildfires ‘deadly moment,’ urges residents to flee
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California governor calls wildfires ‘deadly moment,’ urges residents to flee

(Reuters) – Hundreds of wildfires burning across Central and Northern California that have already killed six people more than doubled…
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