Weather aids crews fighting Southern California mountain town as winds whip up Arizona blazeWRIGHTWOOD, Calif. — Thousands of homes in California’s San Gabriel Mountains remained threatened Tuesday by a 7,128-acre wildfire, but cool, calm weather was aiding fire crews, authorities said. Tombstone tours: Check out these famous boneyards for a spirited history lessonNEW YORK — Even if you don’t believe in ghosts, walking through a graveyard can be a little spooky — especially in autumn as the trees lose their leaves, flowers wither away and light fades in the late afternoon. Tropical Storm Grace blows far out over northeast Atlantic, set to be absorbed by a frontMIAMI — Tropical Storm Grace is rushing across the northeastern Atlantic Ocean west of France, but should be absorbed within a day by a front. 7 killed when train derails in heavy rains near Thai resort city of Hua HinBANGKOK — A train derailed during heavy rains Monday near Thailand’s coastal city of Hua Hin, killing 7 people, including a 2-year-old girl, and injuring 88 others, officials said. Death toll in flood-devastated southern India rises to 222HYDERABAD, India — The death toll from flooding in southern India rose to 222 on Monday after days of torrential rain left vast tracts of land devastated and displaced millions of people, officials said. Storm hangs off Philippines, whips up rough seas that sink ship near TaiwanMANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Parma weakened into a tropical storm but lingered off the northern Philippine coast Monday, causing widespread flooding and landslides that have killed 16 in the country and churning up rough seas that sank a cargo ship off neighboring Taiwan. 10 killed when train derails in heavy rains near Thai resort city of Hua HinBANGKOK — A train derailed during heavy rains Monday near Thailand’s coastal city of Hua Hin, killing at least 10 people, including a 2-year-old girl, and injuring 88 others, officials said. Indonesia calls off search for survivors under rubble, focuses on rebuilding after quakePADANG, Indonesia — Helicopters dropped instant noodles and other aid to cutoff hillside communities that were without food for five days, as rescue workers gave up their search Monday for survivors from last week’s massive Indonesian earthquake. Victims of Indonesian quake threatened by storms, possible landslidesPADANG, Indonesia — Heavy rain threatened to trigger more landslides and hamper delivery of desperately needed aid Monday on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, where thousands of people were buried by last week’s powerful earthquake. Typhoon Parma downgraded to storm, hangs off Philippines, drenches TaiwanMANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Parma weakened into a tropical storm that lingered off the Philippine coast Monday, drenching northern provinces as well as Taiwan after killing 16 people and causing widespread flooding and landslides. 8 killed when train derails in heavy rains in central ThailandBANGKOK — A train derailed during heavy rains Monday near the coastal Thai city of Hua Hin, killing at least eight people, including a two-year-old girl and injuring 88 others, officials said. Forecasters say Tropical Storm Grace has formed far out in the northeastern Atlantic OceanMIAMI — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Grace has formed far out in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean with winds at 65 mph (100 kph). Medical official: 4 killed when train derails in heavy rains in central ThailandBANGKOK — At least four people were killed and 23 others hospitalized when a train derailed during heavy rains early Monday near a popular seaside resort in central Thailand, a medical official said. Across Arctic, time may run out on timeless spectacle of migrating caribou; warming blamedON THE PORCUPINE RIVER TUNDRA, Yukon Territory — Here on the endlessly rolling and tussocky terrain of northwest Canada, where man has hunted caribou since the Stone Age, the vast antlered herds are fast growing thin. And it’s not just here. Heavy rains hamper search for bodies in Indonesia’s quake-destroyed hamlets
Medical teams rush to flood-devastated southern India, death toll rises to 205NEW DELHI — Medical teams rushed Sunday to flood-devastated southern India where five days of torrential rain have left at least 205 people dead and 750,000 displaced, authorities said. Latest typhoon kills 16 in Philippines, sparing capital, then heads toward TaiwanMANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Parma caused widespread flooding and landslides that buried at least two families in the Philippines, then hung threateningly off the coast Sunday drenching the country’s north as well as Taiwan. Police: Landslides caused by Typhoon Parma have killed 12 in northern PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — Police say landslides caused by Typhoon Parma have killed 12 people in two northern Philippines villages. The death from the storm is now at least 16. Latest typhoon kills 4 in Philippines, sparing capital, before churning toward TaiwanMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines military rushed Sunday toward villages cut off by floodwaters from Asia’s latest deadly storm, which killed at least four across the northern part of the country but spared the capital. Months later, no changes and little review of blaze that torched busy SC tourist regionCONWAY, S.C. — The fire chief in one of South Carolina’s busiest tourist spots said he won’t alter his agency’s practices even though his crews failed to extinguish a small blaze that mushroomed into the worst wildfire in state history. Typhoon Melor slowly churns away from Northern Marianas in Pacific as residents hunker downSAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands — A typhoon churning across the western Pacific moved away from the Northern Mariana Islands on Sunday as residents began cleaning up after gusting winds and minor flooding. Typhoon Parma strikes northern Philippines, killing 4 but leaving capital unscathedMANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Parma cut a path across the Philippines’ northern edge on Saturday, killing four people but sparing the capital from a second flood disaster as the storm churned toward Taiwan. Death toll from floods in south India rises to 134 as army steps up rescue effortsHYDERABAD, India — Soldiers plucked marooned villagers from rooftops in rescue operations Saturday after flash floods and landslides killed 134 people in southern India, officials and news reports said. Second storm slams into northern Philippines, toppling power poles, trees; at least 2 deadMANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Parma slammed into the Philippines on Saturday, ripping off roofs, toppling power pylons and swelling rivers in the country’s mountainous north. At least two people were killed, an official said. Reports: Berlusconi says he fears death toll from Sicily mudslides could rise to 50ROME — Rescue workers dug for a second day Saturday through piles of mud and debris as they searched for about 30 missing people from a mudslide that has killed at least 21 in Sicily. Tropical Storm Olaf weakens to tropical depression in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico’s coastMIAMI — Olaf is weakening in the Pacific off the coast of Mexico and is now a tropical depression. 2nd storm slams into northern Philippines, toppling power poles, treesMANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Parma slammed into the Philippines on Saturday, ripping off roofs, toppling power pylons and swelling rivers in the country’s mountainous north. At least two people were killed, an official said. Typhoon Parma hits Philippine coast, bringing down trees, power poles; no deaths reportedMANILA, Philippines — The government’s chief forecaster says Typhoon Parma has made landfall in the northern Philippines. 2nd typhoon’s winds topple power poles, trees in northern PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — Powerful winds toppled power poles and trees Saturday in the northern Philippines as the second typhoon in eight days bore down on the country. Farther north, Taiwan began evacuating villages also in the path of the storm. Typhoon threatening Philippines weakens slightly; Taiwan issues warningMANILA, Philippines — Filipinos braced Saturday for their second typhoon in eight days, though the storm weakened just hours before it was due to hit and the threat of another disaster in the flood-soaked capital eased. |
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