Emergency
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Study hikes Puerto Rico’s Hurricane Maria death toll to 4,645
Hurricane Maria claimed the lives of 4,645 people in Puerto Rico last year and not the 64 long pegged by…
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Hawaii helicopter evacuation readied as new lava stream hits ocean
A third lava flow from Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano streamed into the ocean on Thursday as U.S. Marines Corps helicopters…
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Tropical cyclone hits Somaliland killing at least 15 people: governor
At least 15 people have died in Somaliland after heavy rains caused by tropical cyclone Sagar which landed in the…
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Hawaii volcano erupts again, prompting new evacuations
The Kilauea volcano erupted again on Tuesday, spewing toxic gases out of two new vents and prompting authorities to call…
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Hawaiians brave volcanic gases, lava to retrieve pets, belongings
Many of the 1,700 people under orders to evacuate from the Leilani Estates neighborhood on the eastern side of the…
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Hawaiians race home for pets, essentials during lull in volcano eruptions
Image: Lava advances along a street near a fissure in Leilani Estates, on Kilauea Volcano’s lower East Rift Zone, Hawaii,…
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Stronger quake, magnitude 6.0, hits Hawaii close to erupting volcano: USGS
Image: The Kilauea Volcano’s Pu’u ‘O’o crater is seen in this aerial image after the volcano erupted following a series…
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Nine teenagers dead, one missing in southern Israel flash flood
Image: People look on as Israeli rescue services helicopter operates near the site where a group of Israeli youths was…
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California risks severe ‘whiplash’ from drought to flood: scientists
Image: FILE PHOTO: Waves crash against a sea wall in San Francisco Bay beneath the Golden Gate Bridge in San…
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Hundreds flee homes as 4.4 magnitude quake strikes Indonesia
Image: Rescue workers and volunteers clear an area of debris following yesterday’s 4.4 magnitude quake in Kertosari Village, Banjarnegara, Central…
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