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More rain lashes southeast Brazil as death toll hits 54

More rain lashes southeast Brazil as death toll hits 54

Fresh downpours have brought more flooding, landslides and fear to southeastern Brazil where rescuers were still looking for 14 missing people Thursday after a rainstorm that left 54 people dead. More than 5,000 people have been forced to flee their homes since a deluge late Monday caused landslides that

Hope fades in search for missing after Brazil rains kill 46

Hope fades in search for missing after Brazil rains kill 46

Despair hung over two cities in southeastern Brazil on Wednesday as rescuers and residents searched for 21 people missing after torrential rains unleashed flooding and landslides that killed at least 46. A violent downpour on Monday in the state of Minas Gerais turned streets into raging rivers and led to

Hope fades in search for missing after deadly Brazil rains

Hope fades in search for missing after deadly Brazil rains

Despair hung over two cities in southeastern Brazil on Wednesday as rescuers and residents searched for 33 people missing after torrential rains unleashed flooding and landslides that killed at least 36. A violent downpour on Monday in the state of Minas Gerais turned streets into raging rivers and led to

Months after floods, Indonesian survivors frustrated by slow response

Months after floods, Indonesian survivors frustrated by slow response

Normally, Indonesian mother-of-four Rauzah would cook a feast for her family to break their Ramadan fast. This year, she makes do as best she can in the orange tent where they have been sheltering for almost three months. They are among 26,000 flood survivors still displaced after

Rescuers search for missing after deluge kills 30 in Brazil

Rescuers search for missing after deluge kills 30 in Brazil

Three firemen pulled a man's body from the mud amidst the rubble of houses swept away in a landslide in southeastern Brazil, where 30 people died and 39 were still missing on Tuesday after torrential rains. A river burst its banks and streets became raging currents of brown

Avalanche warning issued for Flathead and Glacier National Park areas

Avalanche warning issued for Flathead and Glacier National Park areas

MONTANA — An avalanche warning is in effect for several regions in Montana, including upper and middle elevations in the Flathead and Glacier National Park, as well as upper elevations in the Swan and Whitefish Ranges. The avalanche danger in these areas is rated as high, according to the Flathead Avalanche

Northeast US faces power cuts and school closures after snowstorm

Northeast US faces power cuts and school closures after snowstorm

The northeast United States was grappling Tuesday with the fallout of a huge winter storm, with many schools closed and some 300,000 homes and businesses lacking power. More than two feet of snow blanketed much of the region from Sunday into Monday, with coastal areas of Rhode Island and