Toddler swept away from family’s mobile home among 6 killed as storms flood SoutheastATLANTA — Surging floodwaters ripped apart a west Georgia trailer home, drowning a 2-year-old boy swept from his father’s arms. In Atlanta, stranded motorists scrambled to the tops of their car as waters rose on one of the city’s busiest highways. To the north, crews worked furiously to shore up a levee holding a surging river back from an isolated town. Storms flood Southeast, killing 3 and leaving 5 others missing, with more rain forecastATLANTA — Floodwaters that swept across the rain-soaked Southeast killed at least three people and left five others missing Monday, including a Georgia toddler who disappeared after a mobile home was split apart by a swollen creek. Drenching storms flood Southeast as more to come; 2 killed, 2 missing including toddlerATLANTA — Floodwaters that swept across the rain-soaked Southeast killed at least three people and left five others missing Monday, including a Georgia toddler who disappeared after a mobile home was split apart by a swollen creek. Toddler missing in swollen Ga. creek; at least 2 others dead, man missing in Southeast floodsATLANTA — Authorities are searching for a toddler swept away in a rain-swollen creek in west Georgia as heavy rains and thunderstorms claimed at least 2 other lives in the Southeast. Authorities searching for missing toddler in Ga. creek after days of rain drench SoutheastATLANTA — Authorities are searching for a toddler who was swept away in a rain-swollen creek in west Georgia after heavy rains and thunderstorms rolled across the Southeast. Earthquake kills at least 11 in remote, mountainous Bhutan, shakes northeast IndiaGAUHATI, India — A 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook the remote mountain nation of Bhutan on Monday, killing at least 11 people, damaging an ancient monastery and forcing hundreds to flee, officials said. At least 15 people were also injured. 2 killed in Ga., 1 missing in Tenn. as storms drench Southeast, closing roads and schoolsATLANTA — At least two people died in floodwaters in Georgia and a Tennessee man was missing after swimming into an overflowing ditch on a dare as rows of thunderstorms drenched the Southeast, submerging some major highways in the Atlanta area and prompting flood warnings Monday. Earthquake kills at least 7 in remote, mountainous BhutanGAUHATI, India — A 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook the remote mountain nation of Bhutan on Monday, killing at least seven people when their houses collapsed and damaging buildings across the region, officials said. Search for insane killer who escaped during field trip shifts to south-central WashingtonSEATTLE — The search for an insane killer who disappeared during a mental hospital field trip has shifted to a rural area in south-central Washington, and dozens of federal, state and local law enforcement officers are being reassigned from Spokane. Authorities: Insane killer likely planned getaway from Washington state mental hospital outingSPOKANE, Wash. — A helicopter clattered over transient camps and rail yards in the expanding search for an insane killer as investigators tried to determine whether he planned his getaway from a field trip organized by a mental hospital. Authorities set up archaelogical-style dig at Calif. home where kidnapped girl spent 18 yearsANTIOCH, Calif. — Signs of disturbed soil and the discovery of bone fragments on the property where Jaycee Dugard was held captive for 18 years could indicate something is buried on a site where authorities have been searching and cadaver dogs earlier picked up a scent. Insane killer escapes on field trip to county fair in Washington, has past history of fleeingSPOKANE, Wash. — A criminally insane killer from eastern Washington is on the run after escaping during a field trip to the county fair that his mental hospital organized. Search for Yale grad student turns to Conn. incinerator as FBI officials widen investigationHARTFORD, Conn. — Investigators sifted through garbage at an incinerator Sunday, looking for clues into the disappearance of a Yale University graduate student who was supposed to be celebrating her wedding day. Search for Yale student turns to Conn. landfill as FBI officials ‘follow the trash’ from labNEW HAVEN, Conn. — The FBI says authorities are searching a Connecticut landfill as part of their investigation into the disappearance of a Yale University graduate student. Flash floods hit northwestern Turkey; hundreds evacuatedISTANBUL — Flash floods in northwestern Turkey forced the evacuation of about 200 workers at tile and brick factories by helicopter Saturday, an official said. Yale offers 10K reward in search for grad student who vanished from lab days before weddingNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Investigators searching for a Yale graduate student who disappeared days before her wedding reviewed security-camera footage and checked the blueprints of the building where she was last seen as the university offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to her whereabouts. Yale announces reward for helping finding Yale student missing since TuesdayNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Yale University has announced a $10,000 reward for help finding a Yale graduate student who disappeared less than a week before her wedding. Police study blueprints, computer in search for Yale student who vanished days before weddingNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Investigators searching for a Yale University graduate student who disappeared days before her wedding were reviewing security-camera footage, checking building blueprints and examining her computer, a Yale spokesman said Friday. Police: More than 200 missing, feared dead after boat capsizes near Sierra Leone’s coastFREETOWN, Sierra Leone — More than 200 people, including many schoolchildren returning from holidays, were missing and feared dead Thursday, a day after a wooden boat capsized at sea, authorities said. Police: At least 221 people missing, 8 dead after boat capsizes near Sierra Leone’s coastFREETOWN, Sierra Leone — More than 200 people, including many schoolchildren returning from holidays, remained missing Thursday, a day after a wooden boat capsized at sea and left at least eight dead, police said. Afghan reporters blame foreign forces for kidnapped colleague’s death, criticize leaving bodyKABUL — Afghan journalists blamed a kidnapped colleague’s death on what they called a reckless rescue operation by British forces and said Thursday that foreign troops have a “double standard” for Western and Afghan lives. Death toll from illegal coal mine blast in China rises to 42; 37 still trapped and feared deadBEIJING — The death toll from an explosion at an illegal coal mine in central China rose to 42 Wednesday with another 37 men still trapped with little hope for survival. 8 killed, 3 missing in flash floods in northwestern TurkeyANKARA, Turkey — Flash floods triggered by torrential rains killed eight people and left swaths of land in northwestern Turkey awash Tuesday. At least three people were reported missing. SKorea demands NKorean apology, more thorough explanation for deadly dam releaseSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea rejected North Korea’s explanation for a sudden, deadly release of dam water, saying Tuesday that Pyongyang should clarify and apologize for flooding that left six South Koreans dead or missing. China says blast at illegal coal mine kills 35, traps 44BEIJING — An explosion at an illegal coal mine killed 35 miners in central China’s Henan province Tuesday and left another 44 men trapped, the government said. SKorea demands NKorea apologize and offer more through explanation for deadly floodingSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea rejected North Korea’s explanation for a sudden, deadly release of dam water, saying Tuesday that Pyongyang should clarify more thoroughly and apologize for flooding that left six South Koreans dead or missing. USGS says strong earthquake hits Indonesia; no reports of injuries or damageJAKARTA, Indonesia — The U.S. Geological Survey says a 6.1-magnitude earthquake has hit off the eastern coast of the main Indonesian island of Java. Taiwan premier resigns over criticism of government’s typhoon response; replacement namedTAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan’s premier resigned Monday amid strong criticism of the government’s slow response to the most devastating storm to hit the island in 50 years, and the president immediately named a senior official from the ruling party to replace him. Philippine air force helicopter rescues sunken ferry survivor at seaMANILA, Philippines — A Philippine air force helicopter plucked to safety Monday a woman who drifted for about 30 hours in choppy seas after the sinking of a ferry that left nine dead. Only one of the nearly 1,000 people who were on board is now unaccounted for. Philippine air force helicopter plucks ferry survivor to safety after drifting for 30 hoursMANILA, Philippines — An official says a Philippine air force helicopter has plucked to safety a woman who drifted for about 30 hours at sea after the sinking of a ferry that left nine dead. |
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