Flights canceled, residents stock up as Typhoon Melor heads toward Northern Marianas, GuamSAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands — Residents of the Northern Mariana Islands and neighboring Guam braced themselves Saturday as Typhoon Melor churned across the Western Pacific. Airlines cancel flights, residents stock up as Typhoon Melor heads toward Northern MarianasSAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands — Residents of the Northern Mariana Islands are bracing themselves as Typhoon Melor churned across the Western Pacific. Rivers of mud flood Sicilian city of Messina, at least 20 dead, dozens injuredROME — Rivers of mud unleashed by heavy rains overnight flooded parts of the Sicilian city of Messina, killing at least 20 people, sweeping away cars and collapsing buildings. Hundreds were driven from their homes. Rivers of mud flood Sicilian city of Messina, at least 17 dead, dozens injuredROME — Rivers of mud unleashed by heavy rains overnight flooded parts of the Sicilian city of Messina, leaving at least 17 people dead while sweeping away cars and collapsing buildings, officials and news reports said. Rivers of mud flood Sicilian city of Messina, at least 14 dead, dozens injuredROME — Rivers of mud unleashed by heavy rains overnight flooded parts of the Sicilian city of Messina, leaving at least 14 people dead while sweeping away cars and collapsing buildings. Report: Dozens more die in south Indian floods, death toll rises to 102NEW DELHI — At least 35 more people died Friday after flash floods washed away thousands of homes in southern India, pushing the death toll from this week’s heavy rains to 102, officials and media said. At least 13 killed in Italy as Mud Rivers Flood Sicilian City
Rivers of mud flood Sicilian city of Messina, at least 6 dead, several missingROME — Rivers of mud unleashed by heavy rains flooded parts of the Sicilian city of Messina, leaving at least six people dead and several missing, Italian officials said Friday. River of mud floods Sicilian city of Messina, at least 6 dead, several missingROME — A river of mud unleashed by heavy rains flooded parts of the Sicilian city of Messina, leaving at least six people dead and several missing, Italian officials said Friday. Tropical Storm Olaf moving north in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico’s coastMIAMI — Tropical Storm Olaf is weakening slightly as it moves north in the Pacific far off Mexico’s coast. Tens of thousands evacuated as new typhoon bears down on storm-hit PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — Filipinos braced Friday to be whipped by powerful winds and pelted with rain from a second typhoon in eight days, fleeing by the tens of thousands from low-lying areas and suspending cleanup operations in the flooded capital. At least 4 killed, 20 missing as heavy rains trigger mudslides and floods in SicilyROME — At least four people are dead and 20 missing after a river of mud flooded parts of the Sicilian city of Messina as the area was hit by heavy rains. Thousands evacuated as new typhoon bears down on Philippines
Philippines begins evacuations as second storm in a week approachesMANILA, Philippines — Filipinos in the likely path of a looming typhoon began evacuating Friday, as the toll from a storm that tore across Southeast Asia days earlier rose to more than 400. Olaf spins in the Pacific far off Mexico’s coast, becoming 15th tropical storm of 2009 seasonMIAMI — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Olaf is spinning off Mexico’s Pacific coast, becoming the 15th named storm of the 2009 season. Olaf forms in the Pacific far off Mexico’s coast, becoming 15th tropical storm of 2009 seasonMIAMI — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Olaf has formed off Mexico’s Pacific coast, becoming the 15th named storm of the 2009 season. Sodden Philippines begins evacuations ahead of another storm as toll from last one tops 350MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines began evacuating a province near Manila on Thursday ahead of a looming typhoon, as rain falling on the saturated capital added to the misery of victims of recent floods and stoked fears of another disaster. Stampede, trampling likely caused deaths of 131 young walruses on Alaska’s northwest coastANCHORAGE, Alaska — Trampling likely killed 131 mostly young walruses forced onto the northwest coast of Alaska by a loss of sea ice, according to a preliminary report released Thursday. Deserted La. coastal town seeks post-hurricane identity; planner foresees condos, hotelsHOLLY BEACH, La. — Before two hurricanes hit in three years, a collection of modest beach houses and trailers along the Gulf known as the “Cajun Riviera” drew thousands for summer weekends of crabbing, beer drinking and kids playing in the surf. Sodden Philippines readies for another storm as toll from the last one risesMANILA, Philippines — Asia had little respite Thursday from an already brutal storm season, with warnings the next tempest was en route to the Philippines while three nations counted their dead from the previous typhoon, with the toll reaching 386. Typhoon Ketsana kills more than 360 in path of destruction across Southeast AsiaMANILA, Philippines — A new typhoon gathered strength Thursday off the Philippines while nearly 700,000 people still sought help in badly stretched relief centers from massive flooding caused by Ketsana, one of the region’s most destructive storms in years. NRC finds 2 problems with emergency shutdown of NJ plant following July lightning strikeLACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Federal regulators say the emergency shutdown of the nation’s oldest nuclear power plant in July exposed two low-level problems. Investigators believe rudder loss led fishing boat to sink off Alaska coast in 2008, killing 5WASHINGTON — A fishing boat that sank off the Alaska coast last year most likely lost its rudder, then flooded and went down, killing five crew members, federal safety officials said Wednesday. Flooding from heavy rain causes Laredo, Texas day care to evacuate, forces rescuesLAREDO, Texas — Six motorists trapped in floodwaters have been rescued and a day care was evacuated after thunderstorms dumped several inches of rain in southern Texas. Rescuers pull more bodies from rivers as death toll from flooding in the Philippines hits 240
Commander of EU naval flotilla in Gulf of Aden says war on Somali pirates is not overGOTEBORG, Sweden — Hulking gray naval frigates fanned out across the Gulf of Aden have combined with monsoon storms to sharply reduce pirate attacks in the world’s busiest shipping lanes in recent weeks. 23 dead as Typhoon Ketsana strikes Vietnam’s central coastHANOI, Vietnam — Twenty-three people are dead in central Vietnam from Typhoon Ketsana. Police say 27 people die after 2 boats capsize in flooded rivers in eastern IndiaPATNA, India — Two boats capsized in flooded rivers in eastern India’s Bihar state during a major Hindu festival, killing at least 27 people and leaving around 24 missing, police said Tuesday. Obama administration calls lawmakers and others to conference on California droughtWASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Wednesday urged California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to call state lawmakers into a special session to deal with the state’s water crisis. Drought is fueling more smelly and dog-killing blue-green algae in parts of Upper MidwestWAUSAU, Wis. — Waterways across the upper Midwest are increasingly plagued with ugly, smelly blue-green algae that’s killed dozens of dogs and sickened people. |
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ROME — Rivers of mud unleashed by heavy rains flooded parts of the Sicilian city of Messina, leaving at least 13 people dead and several still missing, Italian officials said Friday.
Thousands evacuated ahead of Philippine storm
Death toll from flooding in Philippines hits 240
