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At least 1000 people evacuated as flooding hits northern Italy
ROME (AP) — About a thousand residents were evacuated in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna after it was hit by torrential rains and severe flooding overnight, local media reported Thursday. Rivers flooded in three of the region's provinces — Ravenna, Bologna and...
6 die in a landslide caused by heavy rains in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A landslide caused by heavy rains has killed six people near Mexico City, authorities said. The landslide on Monday night in Naucalpan, a community northwest of Mexico City, also affected a house and school, the State of Mexico government said in a statement. The...
'Firehose' storm hits part of North Carolina and scientists see climate change
The Carolinas braced for a storm that forecasters warned could bring heavy rain — as much as 6 to 8 inches in some spots. But one narrow band got a “firehose” that dumped as much as 20 inches in a so-called 1,000-year flood that shocked many with its intensity. The storm that...
A Czech town faces hard recovery after massive flooding
BOHUMIN, Czech Republic (AP) — Torrential rains have gone, flooding waters have been receding and the sun was shining again in the Czech town of Bohumin. But Zuzana Kublova was not in a mood to enjoy it. The house where Kublova’s family lives was inundated as was almost this...
2 people reported dead in China as Typhoon Bebinca is downgraded to a tropical storm
BEIJING (AP) — Two people died in China’s eastern Jiangsu province as Typhoon Bebinca brought torrential rains and powerful winds before easing into a tropical storm, state media reported Tuesday. Two residents of Zhoushi Town, about 80 kilometers (31 miles) northwest of...
Wind, rain but no name as tropical disturbance approaches Carolinas coast
MIAMI (AP) — Heavy winds and rains from a storm in the Atlantic that wasn't quite organized enough to get a name hit a stretch of the southeastern U.S. coast Monday. The center of the storm system was near the South Carolina coast Monday afternoon, moving inland, the U.S. National...
Tropical Storm Gordon weakens to a depression
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Gordon has weakened to a depression as it swirls through open waters in the Atlantic. The storm was located about 955 miles (1,540 kilometers) east of the northeast Caribbean on Monday. It had top winds of 35 mph (55 kph) and was moving...
Strongest typhoon since 1949 hits Shanghai and knocks out power to some homes
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since at least 1949 flooded roads with water and broken tree branches, knocked out power to some homes and injured at least one person as it swept over the financial hub Monday. More than 414,000 people had been evacuated...
Tropical storm warning posted for parts of the Carolinas for disturbance offshore
MIAMI (AP) — A tropical storm warning has been issued for a stretch of the Southeast seacoast from a disturbance that is likely to become a tropical storm in the coming hours, forecasters said Sunday night. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm system has been moving...
4 people found dead in eastern Romania as rainstorms leave hundreds stranded
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Four people in eastern Romania have been found dead after torrential storms dumped unprecedented rain, leaving hundreds stranded in flooded areas, emergency authorities said Saturday. Rescue services scrambled to save people in the hard-hit eastern...
