Emergency
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Vietnam escapes damage after typhoon takes heavy toll in Philippines
A storm that battered the Philippines killing more than 230 people in floods and landslides lost its power on Tuesday…
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Break in winds helps California battle historic wildfire
Calming winds on Sunday helped firefighters slow the spread of a California wildfire that already ranks as the third largest…
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Mudslide in southern Chile kills five, at least 15 missing
A video taken from a helicopter by Chilean police showed a vast swath of the remote town of Villa Santa…
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Strong quake hits Indonesia’s Java, at least two dead
A powerful magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the island of Java in Indonesia just before midnight on Friday, with authorities reporting…
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Crews wary as gusty winds stoke huge California wildfire
Crews battled shifting winds and difficult terrain on Friday to stop a mammoth wildfire that has burned for nearly two…
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Firefighter killed battling massive California blaze
A firefighter was killed on Thursday while battling a mammoth California wildfire as crews sought to protect coastal cities and…
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After fires, Southern California faces risk of mudslides
Firefighters in Southern California are slowly gaining control of one of the largest wildfires in state history, but residents may…
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Scientists watch and wait as Bali’s menacing volcano rumbles
The question Indonesian volcanologist Devy Kamil Syahbana gets most is the one he cannot answer - when, or if, rumbling…
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Cyclone kills 19, most under landslide, on Indonesian island of Java
A tropical cyclone killed 19 people on the Indonesian island of Java, officials said on Wednesday, with most of the…
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Indonesia shuts Bali’s airport for third day due to volcanic ash
Indonesia shut its airport on Bali for a third consecutive day on Wednesday due to a volcanic ash cloud, as…
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