10,000 people missing and thousands are feared dead
By SAMY MAGDY (Associated Press) CAIRO (AP) — Emergency workers uncovered more than 1,500 bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna on Tuesday, and it was feared …
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More than 800 rescued as widespread flooding swamps Greece
By Chris Liakos and Christian Edwardsa | CNN More than 800 people have been rescued over the past two days from severe floods in Greece, local officials said, after extreme …
Death toll from flooding in Brazil rises to 31
By Stefano Pozzebon, Michael Rios and Duarte Mendonca | CNN Over thirty people are dead after heavy rains and floods in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, state …
Tourist-flooded Venice OKs test of fee for day-trippers on peak visitor weekends in 2024
ROME — Tourist-flooded Venice approved guidelines on Tuesday for testing a new fee for day-trippers on peak visitor weekends next year. The city council gave the go-ahead for the guidelines, …
Entrance to Burning Man in Nevada closed due to flooding. Festivalgoers urged to shelter in place
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags The entrance to the Burning Man counterculture festival in the Nevada desert has been closed due to flooding from storms ByThe Associated Press …
Canadian Blood Services facing ‘perfect storm’ as wildfires rage. What to know
A “perfect storm” is impacting Canadian Blood Services’ supply, leading to an urgent plea for donations as summer begins to wrap up. Ron Vezina, vice-president of public affairs with the …
Canadian wildfires led to spike in asthma ER visits, especially in the Northeast
NEW YORK — The smoke from Canadian wildfires that drifted into the U.S. led to a spike in people with asthma visiting emergency rooms — particularly in the New York …
A central Kansas police force comes under constitutional criticism after raiding a newspaper
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags MARION, Kan. — A small newspaper and a police department in Kansas are at the center of a dispute over freedom of speech …
Norwegian authorities consider additional evacuations amid continuously escalating swollen rivers
By Jan M. Olsen | Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Authorities were on standby to evacuate more people in southeastern Norway Friday, where huge amounts of water, littered with broken …
Norway Prepares for Further Flooding following Days of Heavy Rain
By Jan M. Olsen | Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Rescuers on Thursday evacuated inundated areas of southeastern Norway and residents braced for more landslides and flooding as rivers swollen …