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Crash victim recalls terror after Mississippi road collapse
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September 5, 2021
Crash victim recalls terror after Mississippi road collapse
LUCEDALE, Miss. (AP) — A teenager said she could hear the terrifying sounds of other vehicles crashing around — and…
Biden tells storm-ravaged Louisiana: ‘I know you’re hurting’
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September 4, 2021
Biden tells storm-ravaged Louisiana: ‘I know you’re hurting’
LAPLACE, La. (AP) — Giant trees knocked sideways. Homes boarded up with plywood. Off-kilter street signs. Less than a week…
Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, leaves the grid a shambles
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August 30, 2021
Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, leaves the grid a shambles
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A fearsome Hurricane Ida left scores of coastal Louisiana residents trapped by floodwaters and pleading to…
No cash or gas to run from Ida: ‘We can’t afford to leave’
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August 30, 2021
No cash or gas to run from Ida: ‘We can’t afford to leave’
Robert Owens was feeling defeated and helpless Sunday as he waited in Louisiana’s capital city for landfall by one of…
Louisiana braces for ‘life-altering’ Hurricane Ida
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August 28, 2021
Louisiana braces for ‘life-altering’ Hurricane Ida
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Residents across Louisiana’s coast Saturday were taking one last day to prepare for what is being…
Henri heads Northeast as millions gird for winds, flooding
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August 22, 2021
Henri heads Northeast as millions gird for winds, flooding
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Henri was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm early Sunday, still packing wind gust…
New England preps for 1st hurricane in 30 years with Henri
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August 21, 2021
New England preps for 1st hurricane in 30 years with Henri
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — New Englanders bracing for their first hurricane in 30 years began hauling boats out of the…
One dead, two missing as torrential rains slam Japan, risk alerts broadened
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August 14, 2021
One dead, two missing as torrential rains slam Japan, risk alerts broadened
TOKYO, Aug 14 (Reuters) – One woman was dead and two people were missing on Saturday after torrential rains touched…
Pandemic Olympics endured heat, and now a typhoon’s en route
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July 26, 2021
Pandemic Olympics endured heat, and now a typhoon’s en route
TOKYO (AP) — First, the sun. Now: the wind and the rain. The Tokyo Olympics, delayed by the pandemic and…
Typhoon In-fa hits China’s east coast, canceling flights
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July 25, 2021
Typhoon In-fa hits China’s east coast, canceling flights
SHANGHAI (AP) — Typhoon In-fa hit China’s east coast south of Shanghai on Sunday, after airline flights and trains were…