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World Jul 05

Japan floods leave up to 34 dead, many at nursing homes

By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

Nation May 21

PHOTOS: Dam failure floods Michigan city, displacing thousands amid pandemic

Floodwaters surging through Central Michigan on Wednesday were also mixing with containment ponds at a Dow Chemical Co. plant and could displace sediment from a downstream Superfund site.

By Corey Williams, Tammy Webber, Carlos Osorio, Associated Press

World Sep 06

A man walks through the rubble in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian on the Great Abaco island town of Marsh Harbour, Bahamas, Sept. 2. Photo by Dante Carrer/Reuters
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In the Bahamas, ‘slow’ government response leaves residents turning to strangers for help

Hurricane Dorian came ashore at Cape Hatteras in North Carolina Friday, still packing winds of 90 miles per hour and threatening a storm surge of four to seven feet. More than 330,000 homes and businesses across the Carolinas and southern…

World Aug 12

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News Wrap: Typhoon kills 45, strands residents in eastern China

In our news wrap Monday, the death toll from a weekend typhoon in eastern China has risen to 45 people. Rescue workers are still evacuating residents stranded in buildings after their streets were submerged by floodwaters. Also, in southern India,…

Nation Mar 22

Midwest floods foreshadow national security threat posed by climate change

The Missouri River floodwater surging on to the air base housing the U.S. military's Strategic Command overwhelmed round-the-clock sandbagging by airmen and others. They had to scramble to save sensitive equipment, munitions and dozens of aircraft.

By Margery A. Beck, Ellen Knickmeyer, Robert Burns, Associated Press

Mar 19

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News Wrap: Midwest fears additional flooding from snowmelt

In our news wrap Tuesday, flooding in the Midwest has claimed three lives and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. Scores of cities and counties have declared emergencies as the Missouri and Platte Rivers flow beyond their banks.

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Aug 18

800,000 displaced in flooding in southern Indian state

By Aijaz Rahi, Associated Press

Some 800,000 people have been displaced and over 350 have died in the worst flooding in a century in southern India's Kerala state, officials said Sunday.

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