PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Rivers burst their banks during monsoon rains, washing away streets, battering a dam and killing at least 60 people in most severe floods in decades in northwest Pakistan, officials said Thursday. Hundreds of thousands more were stranded as rescue workers struggled to reach far-flung villages. Full Story »
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Rivers burst, floods kill at least 60 in Pakistan
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The nation's weather
AP – Thu Jul 29, 4:46 am ETActive weather was forecast to continue throughout the eastern half of the nation Thursday. Full Story »
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Heavy rain, floods kills 34 in Pakistan: officials
AFP – Wed Jul 28, 12:28 pm ETPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) - Flash floods and building collapses brought on by heavy rains killed 34 people in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, officials said. Full Story »
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Worst floods in a decade in China, 30,000 trapped
AP – Wed Jul 28, 11:15 am ETBEIJING - Floods caused by heavy rains in northeastern China stranded tens of thousands of residents without power Wednesday, as the worst flooding in more than a decade continued to besiege many areas of the country. Full Story »
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Floods trap 30,000 in China's northeast
AFP – Wed Jul 28, 10:23 am ETBEIJING (AFP) - More than 30,000 people are thought to be trapped by floodwaters in a town in northeast China, state media said Wednesday, as torrential rain that has killed over 300 in two weeks continues. Full Story »
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Tornado in NE corner of Montana kills 2 at farm
AP – Tue Jul 27, 7:35 pm ETHELENA, Mont. - A tornado ripped a family's farmhouse from its foundation in Montana's remote northeastern corner, killing two people and leaving neighbors and authorities to dig through the rubble to rescue a 71-year-old woman who was found next to her grandson's body. Her nephew was found dead 200 feet away. Full Story »
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Tropical Cyclone Birth Predicted with Supercomputer
LiveScience.com – Tue Jul 27, 2:50 pm ETIt's the heart of hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, the ripest time for tropical cyclones to develop over these waters. But predicting whether or not a storm system will grow into a hurricane is difficult. Full Story »
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China braces for more flooding as rains continue
AP – Mon Jul 26, 8:36 am ETBEIJING - Troops sandbagged swollen rivers Monday and storm-battered regions across China prepared for more floods and potential landslides as forecasters predicted torrential rains this week. Full Story »
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11 missing in China landslides: state media
AFP – Mon Jul 26, 2:43 am ETBEIJING (AFP) - Eleven people were missing after rain triggered landslides in southwest China on Monday, the latest victims of widespread flooding that has left 1,100 dead or missing, state media said. Full Story »
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Flash floods, storms kill about 150 people in Pakistan
Reuters – 16 mins agoMINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) - About 150 people have been killed by flashfloods and bad weather in Pakistan in the last week, with the country's northwest and Baluchistan provinces bearing the brunt of the storms, officials said on Thursday. Full Story »
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Storms continue amid flood cleanup
Reuters – Sun Jul 25, 8:36 pm ETCHICAGO (Reuters) - Large swathes of the United States suffered another day of extreme weather on Sunday, with hot temperatures in the nation's capital and Southeast coastal areas giving way to thunderstorms later in the day. Full Story »
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Haiti's homeless on the move again as hurricanes loom
AFP – Sun Jul 25, 6:19 pm ETPORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP) - Julie, her face a grimace of anguish, waits with her five children for a ride to their next shelter, to where more than 1,000 homeless Haitians have been ordered to go as hurricane season ramps up. Full Story »
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Flooding causes millions in damage in Iowa
AP – Sun Jul 25, 5:24 pm ETMONTICELLO, Iowa - Flooding from the Maquoketa River after the Lake Delhi dam failed has damaged dozens of homes and businesses, causing millions of dollars in damage in Monticello, officials said Sunday. Full Story »
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Eastern US cooks in summer heat, temps reach 100s
AP – Sun Jul 25, 6:51 am ETTOMS RIVER, N.J. - Another wave of oppressive heat clamped down on a broad swath of Eastern states on Saturday, with temperatures in the high 90s and 100s and residents scrambling for shade or just staying indoors. Full Story »
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Floods close Chicago interstate, damage Iowa dam
AP – Sun Jul 25, 6:50 am ETCHICAGO - Standing water on Chicago-area expressways turned what should have been an easy Saturday morning drive into a soggy, snarled mess after heavy rains across the Midwest closed roads, stranded residents and punched a hole through an Iowa dam. Full Story »
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Floods and landslide in Indonesia kill 21: official
AFP – Sun Jul 25, 4:54 am ETJAKARTA (AFP) - At least 21 people have been killed in floods and a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Indonesia, an official said Sunday. Full Story »
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Floods and landslides kill 10 in Vietnam: govt
AFP – Sun Jul 25, 12:18 am ETHANOI (AFP) - Flooding and landslides caused by heavy rain have killed at least 10 people in Vietnam's northern mountainous provinces near China, the government said Sunday. Full Story »
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Hayward expected to resign as BP looks to rebuild
AFP – Sun Jul 25, 1:23 pm ETLONDON (AFP) - BP will sacrifice embattled chief executive Tony Hayward within days as it tries to rebuild its image in the aftermath of the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, reports said Sunday. Full Story »
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