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Libby storm recovery meeting addresses water safety and bridge repair

LIBBY, Mont. — In December, a storm in Libby left the city heavily damaged, leading to millions of dollars in cleanup efforts. Earlier on Thursday, the city held a public meeting focusing on the ongoing recovery process. The meeting took place at 6 p.m. at City Hall on East Spruce

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

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

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

Bali flooding prompts tourist evacuation: official

Bali flooding prompts tourist evacuation: official

Flooding in parts of Indonesia's popular resort island of Bali prompted hundreds of people, including dozens of tourists, to seek safety, a local disaster official said Tuesday. Intense rains triggered flooding since late Monday across several Bali districts and the provincial capital city of Denpasar, said local disaster