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‘The sky has fallen’: Chinese farmers see livelihoods washed away by floods
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‘The sky has fallen’: Chinese farmers see livelihoods washed away by floods

XINXIANG, China, July 26 (Reuters) – Chinese farmer Cheng wades through knee-deep water, pulling dead pigs behind him one-by-one by…
California’s largest fire torches homes as blazes lash West
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California’s largest fire torches homes as blazes lash West

INDIAN FALLS, Calif. (AP) — Flames racing through rugged terrain in Northern California destroyed multiple homes Saturday as the state’s…
Heavy rain in India triggers floods, landslides; at least 125 dead
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Heavy rain in India triggers floods, landslides; at least 125 dead

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, July 24 (Reuters) – Rescue teams in India struggled through thick sludge and debris on Saturday to reach…
Residents of flood-hit German towns tell of short lead time
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Residents of flood-hit German towns tell of short lead time

AHRWEILER, Germany (AP) — Like other residents of his town in Germany, Wolfgang Huste knew a flood was coming. What…
Merkel heads to flood zone facing questions over preparedness
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Merkel heads to flood zone facing questions over preparedness

BERLIN, July 20 (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel headed again to the country’s flood disaster zone on Tuesday, her…
Floods lay bare Europe’s “gigantic task” in averting future climate damage
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Floods lay bare Europe’s “gigantic task” in averting future climate damage

BRUSSELS, July 20 (Reuters) – The catastrophic floods that swept northwest Europe last week were a stark warning that stronger…
Survivors recall escape, ponder future after Europe’s floods
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Survivors recall escape, ponder future after Europe’s floods

PEPINSTER, Belgium (AP) — Paul and Madeline Brasseur were at home with their two sons in the Belgian town of…
Western wildfires threatening American Indian tribal lands
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Western wildfires threatening American Indian tribal lands

BLY, Ore. (AP) — Fierce wildfires in the northwest are threatening American Indian tribal lands that already are struggling to…
Elsa weakens to a tropical storm as it takes aim at Florida
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Elsa weakens to a tropical storm as it takes aim at Florida

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Elsa weakened to a tropical storm as it threatened Florida’s northern Gulf Coast on Wednesday…
Hurricane Elsa barrels towards Dominican Republic, Haiti
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Hurricane Elsa barrels towards Dominican Republic, Haiti

July 3 (Reuters) – Hurricane Elsa was moving rapidly towards Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Saturday after cutting power…
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