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India heatwave kills 800 as capital’s roads melt

India heatwave kills 800 as capital’s roads melt

May 26, – At least 800 people have died in a major heatwave that has swept across India, melting roads in New Delhi as temperatures neared 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit). Hospitals were on alert to treat victims of heatstroke and authorities advised people to stay indoors, with no end in sight to the searing […]

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4 dead, 12 still missing after massive Texas floods

4 dead, 12 still missing after massive Texas floods

May 26, – Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Monday likened the ferocity of flash flooding that killed at least three people to a tsunami, and authorities said a dam had given way in a state park. Abbott declared states of disaster in 24 counties and flew over the area south of Austin to assess the […]

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Tornadoes kill at least five in Arkansas and Texas, several still missing

Tornadoes kill at least five in Arkansas and Texas, several still missing

May 11, – Emergency responders searched through splintered wreckage Monday in parts of Texas and Arkansas after a line of tornadoes battered several small communities, killing at least five people, including a young couple who died trying to shield their daughter from the storm. By midday, eight people were still missing in a rural East […]

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Fresh 6.7 magnitude aftershock hits Nepal day after devastating earthquake kill 2000 people

Fresh 6.7 magnitude aftershock hits Nepal day after devastating earthquake kill 2000 people

Apr 26, – A major aftershock with an initial reading of magnitude 6.7 hit Nepal on Sunday, the day after a devastating earthquake shook the country, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. Climbers on Mount Everest said they saw a new series of avalanches and rockfalls. Rescue crews and residents in Nepal early Sunday began the […]

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USA: Giant tornado rips through Illinois, seven other states on alert

USA: Giant tornado rips through Illinois, seven other states on alert

Apr 10, – Supercell thunderstorms produced a large tornado that touched down Thursday night in northern Illinois, killing one person and injuring seven others in one tiny community as severe weather pummeled the Midwest. One person was killed in Fairdale, an unincorporated town of about 200 residents, and seven were taken to area hospitals for […]

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Chile volcano eruption spews ash and lava, forcing thousands to evacuate

Chile volcano eruption spews ash and lava, forcing thousands to evacuate

Mar 03, – Volcano Villarrica in southern Chile erupted in the early hours of Tuesday, sending a plume of ash and lava high into the sky, and forcing the evacuation of nearby communities. The volcano, located near the popular tourist resort of Pucon around 750 km (460 miles) south of the capital Santiago, is one […]

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Afghanistan- Death toll In country’s worst avalanches  ‘exceeds 200’

Afghanistan- Death toll In country’s worst avalanches ‘exceeds 200’

Feb 26, – The death toll from a series of avalanches triggered by heavy snowfall in Afghanistan rose above 200 on Thursday, officials said. The bulk of the deaths came in Panjshir province, north of Kabul, where at least 168 people were killed, acting provincial governor Abdul Rahman Kabiri told. The avalanches came after days […]

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Afghanistan avalanche death toll climbs to 100, scores still missing

Afghanistan avalanche death toll climbs to 100, scores still missing

Feb 25, – Avalanches triggered by heavy snow have killed more than 100 people in mountainous areas of Afghanistan and the death toll is expected to rise, officials said on Wednesday. Most of the victims were in Panjshir province north of the capital Kabul, where 95 bodies were recovered according to acting governor Abdul Rahman […]

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Polar vortex to unleash record-breaking cold in eastern United States

Polar vortex to unleash record-breaking cold in eastern United States

Feb 19, – Bitterly cold air from Siberia has brought dangerously frigid and likely record-setting temperatures to the eastern half of the US. Temperatures are 20 to 40 degrees F below normal for February from the Mid-Atlantic to the South. Schools in Chicago have closed and trains in the north-east corridor have been affected by […]

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Northeast U.S. plunge into deep freeze for second time in week

Northeast U.S. plunge into deep freeze for second time in week

Feb 03, – Northeasterners weary after a second winter blast in as many weeks are being warned: Don’t pack away your heavy-duty gear just yet. That’s because a 1,500-mile-wide current of Arctic air promises to plunge the Midwest and Northeast into a deep freeze — and it’s not going to release its grip for the […]

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