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Flooding kills more than 20 people in Morocco and Algeria
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Torrential downpours hit North Africa's normally arid mountains and deserts over the weekend, causing flooding that killed nearly two dozen people in Morocco and Algeria and destroyed homes and critical infrastructure. In Morocco, officials said the two days...
Louisiana residents brace as Tropical Storm Francine is expected to hit their coast as a hurricane
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Tropical Storm Francine strengthened Monday in the Gulf of Mexico and was forecast to make landfall as a hurricane this week in Louisiana, where evacuation orders were quickly issued in some coastal communities and residents began filling sandbags in preparation for heavy...
Vietnam storm deaths rise to 64 as a bridge collapses and flooding sweeps away a bus
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A bridge collapsed and a bus was swept away by flooding in Vietnam on Monday, raising the death toll in the Southeast Asian country to at least 64 from a typhoon and subsequent heavy rains that also damaged factories in export-focused northern industrial hubs, state media...
Book Review: ‘Category Five’ examines superstorms amid compelling personal memoir
I graduated from Middlebury College with Porter Fox just over 30 years ago. We weren’t friends, but it was a small campus and everyone knew something about everybody else. I knew he sailed and wore L.L. Bean like a native Mainer. I didn’t know that he’d spend a good chunk of his career as a...
Tropical system expected to strengthen near Mexico and Texas and bring heavy rains, forecasters say
HOUSTON (AP) — A tropical system in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico was expected to strengthen this week into a tropical storm and dump heavy rains onto Mexico and Texas before reaching the U.S. as a potential hurricane, the National Weather Service said Sunday. The system, about...
Typhoon Yagi kills 14 in Vietnam as officials warn of heavy rain that can cause flooding
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — At least 14 people have died and 176 others injured in Vietnam after Typhoon Yagi slammed the country's north, state media said Sunday, as officials warned of heavy downpours despite its waning power. Described by Vietnamese officials as one of the most...
Typhoon Yagi leaves at least 4 dead and scores injured in Vietnam
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese authorities say Typhoon Yagi has killed at least four people and injured 78 others after making landfall Saturday afternoon in the north of the country. Yagi, described by Vietnamese meteorological officials as “one of the most powerful typhoons...
How the Balkans region grappled with the hottest summer in more than a century
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Jelena Popovic normally loves summer and all it brings along, including the hot weather. But this year it was just too much. “This summer was too hot, you couldn't walk in the city. It was only pleasant when you swim," said Popovic, a resident of...
Nationals vs. Pirates postponed by rain, doubleheader set for Saturday
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A game between the Washington Nationals and Pittsburgh Pirates was postponed Friday night because of rain in the forecast. It will be made up as part of a split doubleheader on Saturday. The first game is scheduled for 1:35 p.m. and the nightcap for 6:40 p.m. ...
A million people are relocated as Typhoon Yagi makes 2 landfalls in southern China
HONG KONG (AP) — A powerful typhoon made two landfalls in southern China Friday after it swept south of Hong Kong, bringing many aspects of life in the region to a halt and forcing about a million people in the country’s south to leave their homes. The Hainan province’s...
