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Power outage darkens much of Venezuela, puts down phones
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A power outage left parts of Venezuela’s capital and several states in the dark Wednesday, residents and independent observers said. The internet monitoring organization NetBlocks said the outage that started in the early afternoon darkened much of the South American...
Tropical Storm Beta churns slowly toward Texas and Louisiana
HOUSTON (AP) — Tropical Storm Beta trudged toward the coasts of Texas and Louisiana on Sunday, threatening to bring more rain, wind and stress to a part of the country that has already been drenched and battered during this year's unusually busy hurricane season. While Beta could bring up to 20 inches (51...
Tropical Storm Beta spurs hurricane worries for Texas
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An exceptionally busy Atlantic hurricane season was churning along Saturday as the Texas coast prepared for a tropical storm that could strengthen into a hurricane before breaching its shores in the week ahead. Both the city of Galveston and Galveston County on Saturday issued...
Hundreds of thousands still without power in Sally cleanup
LOXLEY, Ala. (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people were still without power Friday along the Alabama coast and the Florida Panhandle in the aftermath of Hurricane Sally as officials assessed millions of dollars in damage that included a broken bridge in Pensacola and ships thrown onto dry land. While the...
Storms in Oregon cause thousands to lose power
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Several thousand people were without power early Friday as thunderstorms moved through the area KOIN reports that asbout 5,000 had no power in Linn County at about 4:30 a.m. Most of the outages are around Lebanon and Albany, but there is a number in Corvallis and Monmouth as well. There...
Search for migrant boat as powerful storm lashes Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities launched a large search and rescue operation Friday following a distress call from a vessel carrying dozens of migrants, which was caught in a powerful storm that lashed western Greece with hurricane-force winds and heavy rain, causing power outages and flooding. ...
Rescuers reach people cut off by Gulf Coast hurricane
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Rescuers on the Gulf Coast used boats and high-water vehicles Thursday to reach people cut off by floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Sally, even as a second round of flooding took shape along rivers and creeks swollen by the storm’s heavy rains. Across southern Alabama...
Fierce storm hits Finland, 80,000 homes without electricity
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A fierce fall storm has battered Finland, leaving more than 80,000 households without electricity, disrupting ferry traffic on the northern part of the Baltic Sea and prompting authorities to issue a warning for citizens to stay inside. The storm, dubbed “Aila,” first...
The Latest: Sally weakens to depression; still dumping rain
Here are the latest developments on tropical weather: MIAMI — Sally has weakened to a depression but is still dumping torrential rains over eastern Alabama and western Georgia. The National Hurricane Center said winds of the once-powerful hurricane have decreased to about 35 mph, with some higher gusts....
The Latest: Downed power lines sparked 13 Oregon fires
The Latest on wildfires in the U.S. West (all times local): 11:30 a.m. SALEM, Ore. — A fire incident report says downed power lines sparked at least 13 fires during a period of high winds last week between two Oregon communities that were devastated by flames. The report from the Northwest Interagency...
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