Disaster
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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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Fire at Bangladesh’s main airport forces flight delays, diversions
An airline plane stands on the tarmac as firefighters try to extinguish a fire that broke out in the cargo…
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Alaska works to evacuate storm victims by helicopter and plane in historic airlift
The storm brought record high water to two low-lying Alaska Native communities and washed away homes, some with people inside. At…
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