Houston sees severe weather, possible tornadoes in the area

Houston area residents are assessing the damage left behind by powerful storms and possible tornadoes on Tuesday.

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    Officials fear a significant number of casualties will be discovered as a result of the earthquake, which was followed by a 6.7 aftershock.

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  • Video shows building collapsing after Turkey quake

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  • Powerful quake rocks Turkey and Syria, kills more than 1,300

    A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing more than 1,300 people. Hundreds were still believed to be trapped under rubble, and the toll was expected to rise as rescue workers searched mounds of wreckage in cities and towns across the area. Buildings were reduce to piles of pancaked floors, while major aftershocks, some nearly as strong as the first, continued.

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  • Arctic blast continues today. Here's how to stay safe in the cold.

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  • Houston airport fire grounds United Airlines flights

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  • Major earthquake strikes Turkey, Syria; scores dead, many trapped

    "I have never felt anything like it in the 40 years I've lived," said Erdem, a resident of the Turkish city of Gaziantep, near the quake's epicentre, who declined to give his surname. Turkey's disaster agency said 76 people had been killed, and 440 hurt, as authorities scrambled rescue teams and supply aircraft to the affected area, while declaring a "level 4 alarm" that calls for international assistance. Syrian state media said more than 100 people were killed and dozens injured there, most in the provinces of Hama, Aleppo and Latakia, where numerous buildings had been brought down.

  • Miami, Fort Lauderdale break decades-old rainfall records Sunday. Is the worst behind us?

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  • Hundreds Dead as Earthquakes Hit Turkey and Syria

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  • Severe weather, flooding threats loom for Texas to Ohio this week

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