Disaster planning and response
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Deadly flooding in China worsens as rescues continue and areas downriver brace for high water
BEIJING — Heavy rain and high water levels on rivers in northeastern China were threatening cities downstream on Friday, prompting…
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9 die, including 3 children, as strong winds hit tourist camp in central Russia, officials say
Russia’s emergencies ministry says at least nine people have died, including three children, after high winds tore through central Russia…
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Israel’s Netanyahu is feeling ‘very good’ after overnight hospitalization following a dizzy spell
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is still undergoing tests in hospital after a dizzy spell…
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4 die in upstate NY house fire as crews respond to woman’s desperate call
Fire officials are investigating the cause of a fire that killed four people outside Albany, New York NEW SCOTLAND, N.Y.…
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Sweltering heat tests Texas’ power grid and patience as thousands in South still without electricity
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ power grid operator asked residents Tuesday to voluntarily cut back on electricity due to anticipated record…
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Rain brings much-needed relief to firefighters battling Nova Scotia wildfires
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — Officials in Canada’s Atlantic Coast province of Nova Scotia said Saturday a wildfire that forced thousands…
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Fire at New Zealand hostel kills at least 6 people, prime minister says
New Zealand’s prime minister says an overnight fire at a four-story hostel in New Zealand’s capital has killed at least…
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Middle East
As battle for Sudan continues, civilian deaths top 400
CAIRO (AP) — Gunfire and heavy artillery fire persisted Saturday in parts of Sudan’s capital Khartoum, residents said, despite the…
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