Disaster
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Hong Kong fire death toll hits 159 as 6 arrested over failed alarms
A scene at the rescue site in Wang Fuk Court, a residential area in Tai Po of Hong Kong, south…
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Americans eye Thanksgiving travel weather after Texas tornadoes, snow and rain elsewhere
CYPRESS, Texas (AP) — Kenny Beck surveyed the damage Tuesday to his family’s two-story home after at least two tornadoes…
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Fire burning in southwestern Japan damages 170 homes and forces evacuations
TOKYO (AP) — Firefighters and army helicopters were battling a fire Wednesday that has burned through a neighborhood in southwestern…
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Atmospheric river douses Southern California, threatening rockslides in LA’s fire-ravaged areas
A pedestrian with an umbrella walks on a bridge over the rain-soaked 110 Freeway in Los Angeles Friday, Nov. 14,…
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Meteorologists warn of ‘intense’ snow in Great Lakes states and record lows in South
CHICAGO (AP) — Large swaths of the U.S. prepared for one of the season’s first blasts of wintry weather Sunday as temperatures…
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N. Japan issues tsunami advisory after strong 6.9 magnitude quake
A sculpture called the miracle pine tree that survived the 2011 tsunami is seen in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan,…
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Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa’s destruction
The U.N. said Wednesday that Hurricane Melissa had left “tremendous unprecedented devastation” in Jamaica and called on nations to help…
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Dozens killed as Hurricane Melissa ravages Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica
Drone view of damage to coastal homes after Hurricane Melissa made landfall, in Alligator Pond, Jamaica, Oct. 29, 2025. (Reuters…
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Hurricane Melissa, strongest in 174 years, makes landfall on Jamaica
Waves travel towards the coastline, as Hurricane Melissa approaches, in downtown Kingston, Jamaica, Oct. 28, 2025. (Reuters Photo) Hurricane Melissa…
Read More » Hurricane Melissa intensifies to Category 5, poised to hit Jamaica
Palm trees are shaken by the wind, ahead of Hurricane Melissa at Hellshire Beach, Hellshire, Jamaica, Oct. 26, 2025. (Reuters…
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