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Typhoon Mangkhut rips through Hong Kong as Philippines toll rises
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Typhoon Mangkhut rips through Hong Kong as Philippines toll rises

  Typhoon Mangkhut rocked Hong Kong before striking mainland China on Sunday, injuring scores and sending skyscrapers swaying, after killing…
Storm Florence weakens but epic rains still expected on US east coast
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Storm Florence weakens but epic rains still expected on US east coast

  Tropical Storm Florence was likely to weaken on Sunday as it swept through the Carolinas but dozens of communities…
Philippines warns of hazards ahead after powerful typhoon exits
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Philippines warns of hazards ahead after powerful typhoon exits

    A strong typhoon tore through the northern tip of the Philippines packing winds of more than 200 kph…
Florence turns deadly, unleashing torrential floods on Carolinas
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Florence turns deadly, unleashing torrential floods on Carolinas

  A woman and her baby were killed when a tree fell on their house and several more storm-related deaths…
Typhoon kills 10 in Japan, boats move stranded passengers from airport
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Typhoon kills 10 in Japan, boats move stranded passengers from airport

  A powerful typhoon killed 10 people in western Japan and an airport company started to transfer some 3,000 stranded…
Strongest typhoon in quarter century batters Japan
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Strongest typhoon in quarter century batters Japan

  The strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years made landfall Tuesday, with more than a million people urged…
Myanmar dam breach floods communities in central region, blocks highway
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Myanmar dam breach floods communities in central region, blocks highway

  More than 5,000 people have evacuated their homes after water from a breached dam flooded communities in central Myanmar…
As storm edges away, officials warn Hawaii is ‘not out of the woods yet’
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As storm edges away, officials warn Hawaii is ‘not out of the woods yet’

  Torrential rain continued to pound Hawaii from Tropical Storm Lane, as officials warned Saturday that a foot or more…
India’s devastating rains match climate change forecasts
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India’s devastating rains match climate change forecasts

  Once-a-century rains that have pounded the Indian state of Kerala and displaced 1.3 million people are in line with…
Two dead, 241 injured in Iran earthquake
Middle East

Two dead, 241 injured in Iran earthquake

  A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck western Iran near the border with Iraq early Sunday, killing two people and injuring…
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