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‘Volcano’ tsunami kills at least 168 in Indonesia
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‘Volcano’ tsunami kills at least 168 in Indonesia

  A tsunami following a volcanic eruption killed at least 168 people when it slammed without warning into popular beaches…
Nine die in California wildfires, tens of thousands forced to flee
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Nine die in California wildfires, tens of thousands forced to flee

  Nine people were declared dead and tens of thousands evacuated Friday as fierce wildfires raged across the western US…
Hurricane Willa slams Mexico’s Pacific coast, weakens
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Hurricane Willa slams Mexico’s Pacific coast, weakens

  Hurricane Willa crashed ashore in western Mexico Tuesday, lashing the Pacific coast with powerful winds and heavy rain before…
13 dead as flooding hits southwestern France
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13 dead as flooding hits southwestern France

  At least 13 people died as violent rainstorms turned rivers into raging torrents in southwestern France on Monday in…
Hurricane Michael death toll hits 17
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Hurricane Michael death toll hits 17

  The death toll from Hurricane Michael has risen to at least 17 with fears it would continue to climb…
Florida girds for ‘extremely dangerous’ category 4 hurricane
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Florida girds for ‘extremely dangerous’ category 4 hurricane

  Hurricane Michael swelled to an ‘extremely dangerous’ category four storm as it rumbled toward the Gulf Coast of Florida…
Race to get aid to Indonesian quake victims as deaths rise
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Race to get aid to Indonesian quake victims as deaths rise

  PALU, Indonesia (AP) — Nearly a week after disaster struck, aid workers raced Thursday to get shelter, food, medicine…
Thousands urged to flee ahead of post-Florence flooding in South Carolina
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Thousands urged to flee ahead of post-Florence flooding in South Carolina

  As many as 8,000 people in and around the city of Georgetown, South Carolina, have been urged to evacuate…
Massive clean-up in Hong Kong after typhoon chaos
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Massive clean-up in Hong Kong after typhoon chaos

  Hong Kong began a massive clean-up Monday after Typhoon Mangkhut raked the city, shredding trees and bringing damaging floods,…
Floodwaters rise as killer storm stalks southeastern US
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Floodwaters rise as killer storm stalks southeastern US

  Catastrophic floods raised the threat of dam breaks and landslides across the southeastern United States on Monday, prolonging the…
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