Powerful storms slam 4 Midwestern states, leaving heavy damage; several tornadoes reportedMINNEAPOLIS — Powerful winds slammed parts of four Midwestern states on Wednesday, leaving behind shattered windows, toppled power lines and a handful of injuries. At least a half dozen suspected tornadoes were reported. Taiwan’s vice foreign minister resigns over rejection of aid after Typhoon Morakot hit islandTAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan’s vice foreign minister resigned Tuesday to take responsibility for his agency’s initial rejection of aid from other governments following Typhoon Morakot, which claimed about 500 lives and caused an estimated $1.5 billion in damage. Some Iowa property owners say federal buyout for greenway isn’t worth leaving flood plainCEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — After one of the most expensive natural disasters in U.S. history, Cedar Rapids plans to turn a flood-prone strip of land next to the Cedar River into a 220-acre greenway. But a few stubborn homeowners and businesses are refusing to leave. Cuba turns off air conditioners, shuts factories, shortens workdays to save money in recessionHAVANA — It’s hard to find a spare tire in Cuba these days, or a cup of yoghurt. Tornado destroys 2 northeastern Wyoming houses, no injuries reportedCHEYENNE, Wyo. — A tornado cut a miles-long path through rural northeastern Wyoming, destroying two homes and several barns and spawning damaging hail, officials said Tuesday. There were no reports of injuries. Texas considers 55-mile ‘Ike Dike’ to protect the coast from floodingGALVESTON, Texas — It has been dubbed the “Ike Dike” — a 55-mile barrier, 17 feet high, that would be built along the Texas Gulf Coast to fend off the sort of devastating flooding inflicted by last year’s Hurricane Ike. Magnitude-6.0 earthquake rocks southwestern China, injuring more than 300 and damaging homesBEIJING — A moderate earthquake rocked southwest China Thursday evening, injuring at least 336 people and collapsing 10,000 homes, state media said. The magnitude-6.0 temblor, centered in Yunnan province’s Yao’an county, damaged another 30,000 homes, the Xinhua News Agency said. Crowds cheer Bill Clinton in first trip to Haiti as special UN envoy seeking to drum up helpGONAIVES, Haiti — Bill Clinton on Tuesday took his Haiti relief effort to this battered seaside city that was nearly destroyed last year by a series of tropical storms, finding a mud-caked maze of partially rebuilt homes and shops. Crowds cheer Bill Clinton in 1st trip to Haiti as special UN envoyGONAIVES, Haiti — Bill Clinton on Tuesday took his Haiti relief effort to this battered seaside city that was nearly destroyed last year by a series of tropical storms, finding a mud-caked maze of partially rebuilt homes and shops. Brewers’ Miller Park damaged by flooding after strong storms in MilwaukeeMILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers’ ballpark sustained significant flood damage during a strong storm early Friday morning, but team officials expect cleanup to be completed in time for the team’s homestand next week. Midwest storms flip cars and toss railcars off their tracks in Minnesota and NebraskaMINNEAPOLIS — Powerful storms across the Midwest brought heavy rain, strong winds and unleashed several tornadoes, damaging homes and businesses, tossing railcars off their tracks and knocking out power to thousands. Flood-ravaged ND counties maneuvering FEMA have residents waiting on word of possible buyoutsFARGO, N.D. — Craig and Marcia Strehlow’s 4,400-square-foot dream home had been their sanctuary for 23 years, a wooded paradise in North Dakota river country. But after record-breaking spring floods, they and thousands of others are left wondering: Will the federal government help? Midwest storms spawn possible tornadoes in Minn., Neb.; no major injuries reportedMINNEAPOLIS — Powerful storms that rolled across the Midwest brought heavy rain, strong winds and unleashed several apparent tornadoes, damaging homes and businesses, tossing railcars off their tracks and knocking out power to thousands. On eve of Iowa flood anniversary, many still wait for funds to get their lives, homes backCEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Jaylynn Banks and her family have moved four times since the Cedar River burst its banks last June and flooded a huge swath of Cedar Rapids, including their neighborhood. At least 5 tornadoes touch down in stormy Colorado, 1 damages mall in suburban DenverAURORA, Colo. — At least five tornadoes touched down in Colorado on Sunday, with one overturning benches and a car outside a mall in a Denver suburb and injuring a man who tried to take pictures of a twister. Galveston heads into 2009 hurricane season still rebuilding from Ike’s devastationGALVESTON, Texas — Another hurricane season is the last thing Galveston wants to think about after last year’s devastation from Hurricane Ike. Gulf Coast hurricane victims who missed deadlines to leave temporary trailers now offered helpNEW ORLEANS — Thousands of Gulf Coast hurricane victims who have missed deadline after deadline to leave their federal housing are being offered additional help and the chance to buy trailers for as little as $1 as the government seeks to avoid mass evictions. Chinese researchers say construction decided fate of schools that collapsed in Sichuan quakeBEIJING — The publication is obscure and the language technical, but the findings are simple: schools in Sichuan collapsed more easily than government buildings in last year’s massive quake because they were not as well built. Fats Domino makes rare appearance with B.B. King, Little Richard at La. fundraising concertNEW ORLEANS — Fats Domino rarely emerges from his Louisiana home — and many wondered if he’d show up for “The Domino Effect,” his namesake concert that raises funds to help rebuild schools and playgrounds damaged by Hurricane Katrina. AP IMPACT: More foreclosures in hurricane-prone communities mean more danger if storm strikesLEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — Mike Manikchand points toward his neighbors — a half-dozen empty, foreclosed-upon homes, sitting on weed-strewn yards — and he wonders: What will happen if a hurricane slams into southwest Florida this year? This hurricane season, who will secure all of the foreclosed homes if a storm blows ashore?LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — Mike Manikchand points toward his neighbors — a half-dozen empty, foreclosed-upon homes, sitting on weed-strewn yards — and he wonders: What will happen if a hurricane slams into southwest Florida this year? Years after hurricanes, FEMA works to move Gulf Coast trailer-dwellers who stay past deadlineNEW ORLEANS — The only thing keeping Gerard Rigney from getting back into his home is the FEMA trailer in his front yard. Some 4 years after hurricanes, FEMA says Gulf Coast trailer-dwellers could soon be evictedNEW ORLEANS — The only thing keeping Gerard Rigney from getting back into his home is the FEMA trailer in his front yard. |
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