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Evacuations as wildfire breaks out in Los Angeles
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Evacuations as wildfire breaks out in Los Angeles

More than 1,000 firefighters battled a wind-driven blaze Monday that broke out near the renowned Getty Center in Los Angeles,…
State of emergency declared as California wildfires rage
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State of emergency declared as California wildfires rage

California’s governor declared a statewide emergency on Sunday as a huge blaze, fanned by strong winds, forced mass evacuations and…
Ten killed as storms ravage eastern Japan: NHK
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Ten killed as storms ravage eastern Japan: NHK

TOKYO (Reuters) – The death toll from torrential rains that caused flooding and mudslides in Japan climbed to 10 on…
Clean-up, rescue efforts in Japan as typhoon toll nears 70
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Clean-up, rescue efforts in Japan as typhoon toll nears 70

Rescuers in Japan worked into a third day on Tuesday in an increasingly desperate search for survivors of a powerful…
Rescue workers battle mudslips, waist-high waters in typhoon-hit Japan
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Rescue workers battle mudslips, waist-high waters in typhoon-hit Japan

NAGANO, Japan (Reuters) – Rescue workers waded through muddy, waist-high waters on Monday searching for missing people after one of…
Fourteen dead, rescues underway after Typhoon Hagibis slams Japan
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Fourteen dead, rescues underway after Typhoon Hagibis slams Japan

At least 14 people were killed and nine others missing after Typhoon Hagibis slammed into Japan, officials said Sunday, as…
One dead as Typhoon Hagibis prompts emergency warning in Japan
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One dead as Typhoon Hagibis prompts emergency warning in Japan

Powerful Typhoon Hagibis on Saturday claimed its first victim even before making landfall, as Japanese weather authorities issued a top-level…
Rescuers scramble to reach survivors as Pakistan quake toll climbs
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Rescuers scramble to reach survivors as Pakistan quake toll climbs

Rescuers battled along badly damaged roads and combed through toppled buildings Wednesday to reach victims of an earthquake that killed…
Tropical Storm Humberto dumps rain on hurricane-hit Bahamas
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Tropical Storm Humberto dumps rain on hurricane-hit Bahamas

Tropical Storm Humberto lashed the Bahamas with rain and wind on Saturday, possibly slowing down relief efforts in the wake…
Tropical Storm Humberto targets hurricane-hit Bahamas
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Tropical Storm Humberto targets hurricane-hit Bahamas

The devastated northern Bahama islands were facing a fresh tropical storm on Saturday, potentially complicating desperately needed relief efforts to…
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