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Flooding sweeps away a bus and a bridge collapses in Vietnam as storm deaths rise to 59
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A bridge collapsed and a bus was swept away by flooding Monday as more rain fell on northern Vietnam from a former typhoon that has caused at least 59 deaths in the Southeast Asian country, state media reported. Nine people died during the typhoon, which made...
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...
Hottest summer on record could lead to the warmest year ever measured
Summer 2024 sweltered to Earth's hottest on record, making it even more likely that this year will end up as the warmest humanity has measured, European climate service Copernicus reported Friday. And if this sounds familiar, that's because the records the globe shattered were set...
Torrential rains in northern Italy flood Milan and leave a man missing
ROME (AP) — A wave of violent rainstorms battered northern Italy on Thursday, flooding the financial hub of Milan and raising fears for the life of a man who was swept away on a tractor in the Piedmont region. Footage by state TV RAI showed the wheel of the vehicle still visible...
Pakistan hasn't learned lessons from 2022 deadly floods, experts say
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Millions of people in Pakistan continue to live along the path of floodwaters, showing neither people nor the government have learned any lessons from the 2022 devastating floods that killed 1,737 people, experts said Thursday, as an aid group said half of the victims among 300...
