40 dead after tropical storm triggers flooding, landslides in northern Philippines; 27 missingMANILA, Philippines — More than a month’s worth of rain fell in just 12 hours Saturday as Tropical Storm Ketsana slammed ashore in the Philippines, killing at least 40 people and stranding thousands on rooftops in the capital’s worst flooding in more than 42 years. 5 die as storm dumps nearly a month’s worth of rain in hours on Philippine capitalMANILA, Philippines — Nearly a month’s worth of rain fell in six hours Saturday as Tropical Storm Ketsana slammed ashore in the Philippines, killing five people and stranding thousands on rooftops in the capital’s worst flooding in more than 42 years. 17,500-acre fire in Ventura County, Calif., is 85 percent containedMOORPARK, Calif. — A 27-square-mile Southern California wildfire was 85 percent contained Friday as the withering Santa Ana winds that had fanned it faded away. 8th tropical depression of the season forms over eastern Atlantic, no threat to landMIAMI — A tropical depression has formed in the eastern Atlantic, but doesn’t pose any threat to land. Biden pledges help to Ga. storm victims; more rain, flooding possible as region recoversMARIETTA, Ga. — Vice President Joe Biden on Friday pledged the federal government would help Georgia recover from the severe weather that swept through the Southeast, even as rain and the threat of more flooding was forecast for the weekend. Biden tours flood damage in Ga.; more rain possible for Southeast as region recoversMARIETTA, Ga. — Vice President Joe Biden is surveying flood damage in north Georgia and meeting with residents displaced by severe storms that swept through the Southeast earlier this week. 17,500-acre fire in Ventura County, Calif., is 75 percent contained; 25 homes still threatenedMOORPARK, Calif. — A 27-square-mile Southern California wildfire was 75 percent contained Friday as the withering Santa Ana winds that had fanned it faded away. Nora weakens from tropical depression to a remnant low far out in the PacificMIAMI — Tropical Depression Nora has weakened to a remnant low far out in the Pacific. Firefighters make progress on Ventura Co. Fire thanks to break in windy weatherMOORPARK, Calif. — Firefighters are stepping up their attack on the blaze burning in the mountains of Ventura County as hot and dry winds die down in Southern California. Firefighters won’t get full containment on massive Calif. fire until rains return to LALOS ANGELES — Fire crews Thursday battled vestiges of a once-massive California forest fire that killed two firefighters and incinerated 89 homes, but the wildfire won’t be fully contained until the season’s first rains, officials said. Former Tropical Storm Nora weakens to depression over the Pacific Ocean far from landMIAMI — Former Tropical Storm Nora has weakened to a tropical depression far out in the Pacific. Fire officials won’t say massive wildfire near LA is contained until first rain of seasonLOS ANGELES — The once-massive California forest fire that killed two firefighters and incinerated 89 homes won’t be fully contained until the season’s first rain, officials said Thursday. SUMMIT NOTEBOOK: Obamas greet guests for G-20 dinner, braving mist and long waitsPITTSBURGH — For 95 minutes Thursday evening, President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, greeted world leaders arriving in ones and twos for the G-20 summit’s opening dinner, at the Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh. Fed jurors reject family’s claim that FEMA trailer exposed hurricane victims to fumesNEW ORLEANS — A federal jury on Thursday rejected a New Orleans family’s assertions that the government-issued trailer they lived in after Hurricane Katrina exposed them to dangerous fumes, in the first of several trials that could lead to hundreds of similar claims being resolved. Aid groups warn of humanitarian crisis, unable to reach those fleeing Yemen’s fightingSAN’A, Yemen — Tens of thousands of Yemenis displaced by warfare between the government and Shiite rebels are stranded around the war zone with aid agencies unable to reach them because of the intensified fighting, U.N. officials and rights activists said. Helicopters, bulldozers in ‘full attack’ on Southern California wildfireMOORPARK, Calif. — A fleet of helicopters made water drops as bulldozers carved firebreaks Thursday to try to stop a 25-square-mile wildfire burning through an agricultural region of Southern California. Helicopters, bulldozers launch ‘full attack’ on Southern California wildfireMOORPARK, Calif. — Helicopters are dropping water as bulldozers carve firebreaks to stop a 25-square-mile wildfire burning through an agricultural region of Southern California. Tropical Storm Nora expected to weaken in the next day over the Pacific Ocean far from landMIAMI — Tropical Storm Nora is expected to weaken in the next 24 hours as it spins far out in the Pacific. Tropical Storm Nora weakening, slowing down in the Pacific Ocean far from landMIAMI — Tropical Storm Nora is weakening and has slowed down as it spins far out in the Pacific. In LA, land of bursting water pipes, it doesn’t need to rain these days to flood the streetsLOS ANGELES — Not a drop of rain has fallen on Los Angeles in nearly four months, and the main river that runs through the city looks more like a rain-starved trickle these days. 4 killed, 1 missing in floods, landslide in northeast TurkeyANKARA, Turkey — The state-run news agency says heavy rains in northeast Turkey have triggered floods and a landslide that killed 4 people. One person is reported missing. Southern California wildfire threatens homes, agriculture industryMOORPARK, Calif. — Crews planned heavy air attacks Thursday at daybreak to halt the spread of a Southern California wildfire that has chewed through more than 25 square miles of bone-dry brush, threatening dozens of homes as well as a multimillion-dollar agriculture industry and valuable oil production fields. Skies clear, cleanup begins after Australia’s most severe dust storm blankets SydneySYDNEY — Millions of Australians were wiping a film of reddish Outback grit from nearly everything Thursday after the country’s worst dust storm in seven decades played havoc with transport systems and sent asthmatics scurrying inside. Emergency officials warn Ga. residents of stagnant water as they clean up after floodsATLANTA — Georgia residents returning Wednesday to homes soaked by days of torrential rains were warned of a hidden danger — disease-causing bacteria and jagged debris harbored by stagnant, murky water. Rising amid squalor, Senegal monument stirs criticism of wasteful spendingDAKAR, Senegal — Towering on a hilltop overlooking the Atlantic, the 160-foot-high bronze statue depicting a family rising triumphantly from a volcano is supposed to symbolize Africa’s renaissance. Southern California wildfire threatens ranches, orchards, homes amid high heat and windsMOORPARK, Calif. — Firefighters guarded rural homes, ranches and orchards Wednesday as a wind-driven wildfire grew to more than 25 square miles on a march through rugged land between small Southern California communities. Red dust from Outback shrouds Sydney, obscuring Opera House, Harbour Bridge, diverting flightsSYDNEY — Red Outback grit shrouded Australia’s largest city Wednesday, blotting out such landmarks as the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge and even reaching underground to coat subway stations. The country’s worst dust storm in 70 years diverted planes and produced an eerie orange sky. Southern California wildfire grows to 9,700 acres amid hot, dry, gusty weatherMOORPARK, Calif. — A wildfire burning in Southern California’s Ventura County has grown to 9,700 acres. Lull in winds around 8,500-acre Southern California wildfire; air attack resumesMOORPARK, Calif. — An 8,500-acre wildfire continues to churn through rugged hills and mountains of Southern California’s Ventura County, but some areas are experiencing a lull in winds. California wildfire closes college, threatens 1,000 homes as hot, gusty winds fan flamesMOORPARK, Calif. — An 8,500-acre wildfire in the Ventura County hills closed a college on Wednesday and threatened 1,000 homes as hot, gusty Santa Ana winds fanned the flames. |
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