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Foul weather hits US tornado cleanup
Oklahoma: Cleanup efforts in an Oklahoma community smashed by a huge tornado have been hampered by thunderstorms, as the first victim's funeral was he...
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US could see seven to 11 hurricanes in 'active' season US weather forecasters have predicted an unusually active Atlantic hurricane season of seven to 11 hurricanes
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US mayor to push tornado shelter law
Oklahoma: The mayor of the tornado-devastated town of Moore has vowed to push for a new law on shelters, after a huge twister there killed at least 24
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US rescuers comb tornado-hit area
Map of Oklahoma City OK Southern U.S. Oklahoma: Rescue workers are combing the ruins left by the gigantic tornado that killed two dozen people, including nine children, in Oklahoma on Monday
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US tornado rescue effort nears end
Map of Oklahoma City OK Southern U.S. Oklahoma: Emergency crews' search in the ruins left by the gigantic tornado that killed two dozen people in Oklahoma on Monday is almost over, say officials
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Oklahoma tornado: Search for survivors continues
Map of Oklahoma City Southern U.S. Emergency workers in the US are continuing to search for survivors of the gigantic tornado that tore through a suburb of Oklahoma City
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Dozens dead in Oklahoma tornado
Map of Oklahoma City OK Southern U.S. At least 24 people have been killed after a huge tornado tore through Oklahoma City suburbs, with the death toll likely to rise
| Moore's neighbourhoods were flattened and schools were destroyed by winds of up to 200mph. 120 people, including 70 children, are being treated in hospitals
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Deadly tornadoes ravage Oklahoma
At least one person is reported dead and several others injured in a series of tornadoes that have torn through the US state of Oklahoma
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Deadly tornado strikes Texas town
A tornado has ripped through a town 70 miles west of Dallas, resulting in six deaths, officials say
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| May. 10 |
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Criminal probe opened over Texas blast
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| Apr.19 |
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Twelve confirmed dead in Texas blast
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| Apr.18 |
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Search for survivors of Texas blast |
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Deadly Texas blast 'like tornado'
Between five and 15 people are thought to have been killed by a huge explosion at a US fertiliser plant
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| Apr.17 |
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Explosion at Texas fertiliser plant
Map of Waco TX Southern U.S. Many people are reported to be injured and others are trapped in burning buildings after an explosion at at the West Fertilizer plant near Waco
| Several buildings are reported to be on fire, some of them in neighbouring residential areas. Explosion rips through fertilizer plant near Waco, causing more than 100 injuries and an unknown number of fatalities as emergency crews tend to victims at the scene
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| Apr.8 |
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Gulf of Mexico can 'self-deep-clean' |
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| Mar.15 |
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Rabid organ transplant kills US man |
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| Mar.3 |
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HIV baby 'cured' by treatment. Mississippi
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US sinkhole home demolished |
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| Mar.2 |
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US sinkhole victim search called off |
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| Mar.1 |
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Florida man swallowed by sinkhole
Map of Tampa Southern U.S. Jeffrey Bush, 36, has disappeared into a 20ft-deep (6m) sinkhole that swallowed up a bedroom in his house and presumed dead
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| Feb.23 |
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Fans injured in Daytona race crash |
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| Feb.14 |
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Crippled cruise ship reaches land
Map of Mobile Alabama Southern U.S.| Alabama: The Carnival Triumph with more than 4,000 people aboard has reached land, four days after an engine fire knocked out the vessel's power | |
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'Floating petri dish' limps closer to port |
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| Feb.12 |
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Cruise ship still gross, passengers say, but it's finally moving |
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| Nov.22 |
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Two killed in 100-vehicle pile-up in US |
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| Oct.27 |
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Storm threat to key US election week. North Carolina
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| Sep.1 |
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Mitt Romney visits hurricane zone |
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| Aug.29 |
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Isaac pummels sodden New Orleans |
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| Aug.28 |
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Hurricane Isaac lashes Louisiana |
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Isaac bears down on US Gulf Coast
Louisiana: Residents of the US Gulf Coast are boarding up homes and buying in extra supplies as Tropical Storm Isaac bears down on the region
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| Aug.27 |
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Obama declares storm emergency |
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Isaac storm warning for Louisiana |
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| Apr.15 |
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Tornadoes kill five in US Midwest |
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| Mar.2 |
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BP reaches $7.8bn oil spill deal. Louisiana
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| Sep.6 |
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Texas wildfires torch 1,000 homes |
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| Aug.31 |
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Obama declares floods disaster in NC & NY |
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| Aug.27 |
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Hurricane Irene lashes US coast
North Carolina: Hurricane Irene has made landfall on the US east coast, bringing winds of more than 85 mph, as it hit North Carolina
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| Aug.24 |
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U.S. braces for 'huge' Hurricane Irene |
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| May.14 |
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Key Mississippi floodgates opened |
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| Apr.29 |
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Obama visits tornado-ravaged zone |
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| Apr.28 |
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Obama issues storm recovery vow |
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Death toll from storms in South nears 300
Map of Alabama| Alabama: A barrage of storms claimed nearly 300 lives and reduced once-familiar neighborhoods to piles of bricks and lumber. The vast majority of fatalities occurred ... | |
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| Apr.27 |
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Dozens dead from storms in Southern U.S. |
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| Apr.20 |
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BP sues Gulf oil spill companies |
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| Apr.17 |
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Dozens dead as tornadoes hit US. North Carolina
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| Jan.5 |
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Cost cuts 'led to BP oil spill' |
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| Dec.15 |
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U.S. to sue BP over Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Washington
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| Nov.9 |
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Gulf oil spill firms 'complacent' |
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| Sep.19 |
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Gulf well permanently plugged, U.S. says. Louisiana
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| Aug.16 |
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Gulf oil spreads east on sea floor |
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| Aug.4 |
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Majority of BP spill 'dealt with' |
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| Aug.3 |
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BP starts 'static kill' on well. Louisiana
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BP ready to plug 'biggest leak' |
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| Jul.24 |
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Oil spill vessels return to site |
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| Jul.23 |
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Oil workers set to leave as storm nears |
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| Jul.22 |
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Storm forces ships off spill site. Louisiana
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| Jul.18 |
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Seepage detected at oil spill site |
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| Jul.15 |
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BP says oil has stopped leaking Louisiana: BP says it has temporarily stopped oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico from its leaking well, the first time the flow has stopped since an e...
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| Jul.13 |
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BP starting pressure test on well |
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| Jul.9 |
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BP in fresh bid to plug oil leak |
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| Jun.30 |
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Texas on alert as Alex sweeps in |
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| Jun.29 |
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Hurricane hits Gulf oil clean-up. Louisiana
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| Jun.20 |
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BP told rig safety gear 'broke earlier' |
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| Jun.16 |
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US Congress set to grill BP chief. U.S. Congress
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| Jun.11 |
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Floodwaters hit campsites, leave 16 dead |
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| Jun.10 |
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Oil leak was 'greater than estimated'. Louisiana
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| Jun.4 |
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BP fits cap but yet to stop leak in Gulf. Louisiana
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| May.30 |
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Oil leak 'worst US environment disaster'
Washington: White House energy adviser Carol Browner: The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is the worst environmental disaster the US has faced
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'Top kill' BP operation to halt oil leak fails |
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| May.27 |
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Work resumes to plug US oil well. Louisiana
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| May.26 |
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BP says 'top kill' plug going to plan |
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| May.24 |
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US toughens talk over Gulf spill |
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| May.12 |
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Deepwater Horizon preventer 'faulty'. House of Representatives
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| May.8 |
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Setback in oil containment bid |
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| May.1 |
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Weather hampers oil slick clean-up |
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| Apr.29 |
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Oil reaches coast in US disaster. Louisiana
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| Apr.28 |
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New leak found in Gulf of Mexico oil spill |
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| Apr.25 |
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Efforts to stop leak after oil rig explosion. Louisiana
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| Apr.21 |
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Oil spill after blast on oil rig| Louisiana: A 'catastrophic' explosion aboard an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico engulfed the drilling platform in flames. At least 11 missing after blast. Massive oil spill is the largest offshore spill in U.S. hist... | |
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| Apr.29 |
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First U.S. swine flu death confirmed
Texas: A 2-year-old child became the first fatality in the United States, while more European countries announced confirmed cases of the disease
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| Sep.1 |
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Gustav evacuees urged to stay away |
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Gustav slams into Gulf Coast |
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| Aug.31 |
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Hundreds of thousands flee coast. New Orleans
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| Aug.30 |
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New Orleaners told to flee Gustav |
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Cuba, Gulf Coast braced for Gustav |
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| May.10 |
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Severe storms kill 18 in two U.S. states |
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| Feb.6 |
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Tornadoes kill 48 across U.S. South. Tennessee
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| Oct.24 |
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Wilma made 3 million homes without power |
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| Sep.24 |
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Rescuers comb wetlands after Rita |
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| Sep.23 |
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Storm overcomes levee |
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Evacuee bus explodes as Rita closes |
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| Sep.22 |
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Massive traffic jams as Texans flee Rita |
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| Sep.21 |
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Storm triggers mass evacuation |
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| Sep.20 |
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Rita strengthens to hurricane. Florida
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| Sep.10 |
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Police hunt for dead |
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| Sep.6 |
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Flood survivors 'must leave city' |
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| Sep.5 |
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Residents return |
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| Sep.4 |
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House-to-house rescues under way |
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Thousands of deaths predicted |
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| Sep.3 |
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Massive airlift rescues thousands New Orleans: Survivors of Hurricane Katrina are being taken to safety in what is being called the largest-ever airlift in the country
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| Sep.1 |
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'Desperate SOS' for city. New Orleans
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Up to 60,000 trying to flee city |
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| Aug.31 |
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City evacuations under way |
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| Aug.30 |
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'Up to 80' dead in hurricane |
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| Aug.29 |
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Dozens feared dead after storm |
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Hurricane Katrina lashes coast
New Orleans: 1,836 people lost their lives in the hurricane and in the subsequent floods
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| Aug.28 |
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City evacuated as storm nears |
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Katrina now Category 5. New Orleans
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| Jul.27 |
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Nasa grounds space shuttle fleet |
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| Jul.10 |
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Dennis hits coast with 120 mph winds |
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| Mar.18 |
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Patient's feeding tube removed. Florida
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| Sep.25 |
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Jeanne eyewall hits Florida |
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| Sep.17 |
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U.S. death toll at least 22 in Ivan's wake. Alabama
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| Aug.14 |
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Hurricane Charley death toll at 13 |
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| Feb.3 |
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Nasa extends shuttle search |
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| Feb.2 |
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Sensors: rising temperatures on Columbia |
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| Feb.1 |
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Space shuttle and crew lost Texas: Columbia broke up as it descended toward a planned landing, showering debris across southeastern Texas
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| Dec.27 |
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Cloned baby birth claim. Florida
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| Jan.25 |
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Former Enron VP commits suicide |
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| Oct.10 |
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3rd anthrax case. Florida
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| 2011 |
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| Aug.31 |
Obama declares floods disaster in NC & NY |
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| May.14 |
Key Mississippi floodgates opened |
| 2010 |
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| Jun.11 |
Floodwaters hit campsites, leave 16 dead |
| 2005 |
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| Sep.23 |
Storm overcomes levee |
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| Sep.10 |
Police hunt for dead |
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| Sep.6 |
Flood survivors 'must leave city' |
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| 2011 |
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| Sep.6 |
Texas wildfires torch 1,000 homes |
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| 2013 |
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| Apr.8 |
Gulf of Mexico can 'self-deep-clean' |
| 2012 |
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| Mar.2 |
BP reaches $7.8bn oil spill deal. Louisiana
| 2011 |
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| Apr.20 |
BP sues Gulf oil spill companies |
|
| Jan.5 |
Cost cuts 'led to BP oil spill' |
| 2010 |
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| Dec.15 |
U.S. to sue BP over Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Washington
|
| Nov.9 |
Gulf oil spill firms 'complacent' |
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| Sep.19 |
Gulf well permanently plugged, U.S. says. Louisiana
|
| Aug.16 |
Gulf oil spreads east on sea floor |
|
| Aug.4 |
Majority of BP spill 'dealt with' |
|
| Aug.3 |
BP starts 'static kill' on well. Louisiana
|
| Aug.3 |
BP ready to plug 'biggest leak' |
|
| Jul.24 |
Oil spill vessels return to site |
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| Jul.18 |
Seepage detected at oil spill site |
|
| Jul.15 |
BP says oil has stopped leaking Louisiana: BP says it has temporarily stopped oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico from its leaking well, the first time the flow has stopped since an e...
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| Jul.13 |
BP starting pressure test on well |
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| Jul.9 |
BP in fresh bid to plug oil leak |
|
| Jun.20 |
BP told rig safety gear 'broke earlier' |
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| Jun.16 |
US Congress set to grill BP chief. U.S. Congress
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| Jun.10 |
Oil leak was 'greater than estimated'. Louisiana
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| Jun.4 |
BP fits cap but yet to stop leak in Gulf. Louisiana
|
| May.30 |
Oil leak 'worst US environment disaster'
Washington: White House energy adviser Carol Browner: The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is the worst environmental disaster the US has faced
|
| May.29 |
'Top kill' BP operation to halt oil leak fails |
|
| May.27 |
Work resumes to plug US oil well. Louisiana
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| May.26 |
BP says 'top kill' plug going to plan |
|
| May.24 |
US toughens talk over Gulf spill |
|
| May.12 |
Deepwater Horizon preventer 'faulty'. House of Representatives
|
| May.8 |
Setback in oil containment bid |
|
| May.1 |
Weather hampers oil slick clean-up |
|
| Apr.29 |
Oil reaches coast in US disaster. Louisiana
|
| Apr.28 |
New leak found in Gulf of Mexico oil spill |
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| Apr.25 |
Efforts to stop leak after oil rig explosion. Louisiana
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| Apr.21 |
Oil spill after blast on oil rig| Louisiana: A 'catastrophic' explosion aboard an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico engulfed the drilling platform in flames. At least 11 missing after blast. Massive oil spill is the largest offshore spill in U.S. hist... | |
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| 2013 |
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| Mar.3 |
US sinkhole home demolished |
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| 2002 |
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| Jan.25 |
Former Enron VP commits suicide |
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| 2013 |
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| Feb.23 |
Fans injured in Daytona race crash |
| 2012 |
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| Nov.22 |
Two killed in 100-vehicle pile-up in US |
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| 2013 |
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| Mar.15 |
Rabid organ transplant kills US man |
| 2009 |
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| Apr.29 |
First U.S. swine flu death confirmed
Texas: A 2-year-old child became the first fatality in the United States, while more European countries announced confirmed cases of the disease
| 2005 |
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| Mar.18 |
Patient's feeding tube removed. Florida
| 2002 |
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| Dec.27 |
Cloned baby birth claim. Florida
| 2001 |
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| Oct.10 |
3rd anthrax case. Florida
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| 2013 |
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| Wed. |
US rescuers comb tornado-hit area
Map of Oklahoma City OK Southern U.S. Oklahoma: Rescue workers are combing the ruins left by the gigantic tornado that killed two dozen people, including nine children, in Oklahoma on Monday
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| Tue. |
US tornado rescue effort nears end
Map of Oklahoma City OK Southern U.S. Oklahoma: Emergency crews' search in the ruins left by the gigantic tornado that killed two dozen people in Oklahoma on Monday is almost over, say officials
|
| Apr.18 |
Search for survivors of Texas blast |
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| Mar.2 |
US sinkhole victim search called off |
| 2005 |
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| Sep.24 |
Rescuers comb wetlands after Rita |
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| Sep.4 |
House-to-house rescues under way |
|
| Sep.3 |
Massive airlift rescues thousands New Orleans: Survivors of Hurricane Katrina are being taken to safety in what is being called the largest-ever airlift in the country
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| Sep.1 |
'Desperate SOS' for city. New Orleans
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| Sep.1 |
Up to 60,000 trying to flee city |
|
| Aug.31 |
City evacuations under way |
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| 2013 |
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| Feb.14 |
Crippled cruise ship reaches land
Map of Mobile Alabama Southern U.S.| Alabama: The Carnival Triumph with more than 4,000 people aboard has reached land, four days after an engine fire knocked out the vessel's power | |
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| Feb.14 |
'Floating petri dish' limps closer to port |
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| Feb.12 |
Cruise ship still gross, passengers say, but it's finally moving |
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| 2005 |
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| Jul.27 |
Nasa grounds space shuttle fleet |
| 2003 |
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| Feb.3 |
Nasa extends shuttle search |
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| Feb.2 |
Sensors: rising temperatures on Columbia |
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| Feb.1 |
Space shuttle and crew lost Texas: Columbia broke up as it descended toward a planned landing, showering debris across southeastern Texas
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| 2013 |
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| Thu. |
Foul weather hits US tornado cleanup
Oklahoma: Cleanup efforts in an Oklahoma community smashed by a huge tornado have been hampered by thunderstorms, as the first victim's funeral was he...
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| Thu. |
US could see seven to 11 hurricanes in 'active' season US weather forecasters have predicted an unusually active Atlantic hurricane season of seven to 11 hurricanes
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| Wed. |
US mayor to push tornado shelter law
Oklahoma: The mayor of the tornado-devastated town of Moore has vowed to push for a new law on shelters, after a huge twister there killed at least 24
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| Tue. |
Oklahoma tornado: Search for survivors continues
Map of Oklahoma City Southern U.S. Emergency workers in the US are continuing to search for survivors of the gigantic tornado that tore through a suburb of Oklahoma City
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| Mon. |
Dozens dead in Oklahoma tornado
Map of Oklahoma City OK Southern U.S. At least 24 people have been killed after a huge tornado tore through Oklahoma City suburbs, with the death toll likely to rise
| Moore's neighbourhoods were flattened and schools were destroyed by winds of up to 200mph. 120 people, including 70 children, are being treated in hospitals
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| Sun. |
Deadly tornadoes ravage Oklahoma
At least one person is reported dead and several others injured in a series of tornadoes that have torn through the US state of Oklahoma
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| May. 15 |
Deadly tornado strikes Texas town
A tornado has ripped through a town 70 miles west of Dallas, resulting in six deaths, officials say
| 2012 |
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| Oct.27 |
Storm threat to key US election week. North Carolina
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| Sep.1 |
Mitt Romney visits hurricane zone |
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| Aug.29 |
Isaac pummels sodden New Orleans |
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| Aug.28 |
Hurricane Isaac lashes Louisiana |
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| Aug.28 |
Isaac bears down on US Gulf Coast
Louisiana: Residents of the US Gulf Coast are boarding up homes and buying in extra supplies as Tropical Storm Isaac bears down on the region
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| Aug.27 |
Obama declares storm emergency |
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| Aug.27 |
Isaac storm warning for Louisiana |
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| Apr.15 |
Tornadoes kill five in US Midwest |
| 2011 |
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| Aug.27 |
Hurricane Irene lashes US coast
North Carolina: Hurricane Irene has made landfall on the US east coast, bringing winds of more than 85 mph, as it hit North Carolina
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| Aug.24 |
U.S. braces for 'huge' Hurricane Irene |
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| Apr.29 |
Obama visits tornado-ravaged zone |
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| Apr.28 |
Obama issues storm recovery vow |
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| Apr.28 |
Death toll from storms in South nears 300
Map of Alabama| Alabama: A barrage of storms claimed nearly 300 lives and reduced once-familiar neighborhoods to piles of bricks and lumber. The vast majority of fatalities occurred ... | |
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| Apr.27 |
Dozens dead from storms in Southern U.S. |
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| Apr.17 |
Dozens dead as tornadoes hit US. North Carolina
| 2010 |
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| Jul.23 |
Oil workers set to leave as storm nears |
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| Jul.22 |
Storm forces ships off spill site. Louisiana
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| Jun.30 |
Texas on alert as Alex sweeps in |
|
| Jun.29 |
Hurricane hits Gulf oil clean-up. Louisiana
| 2008 |
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| Sep.1 |
Gustav evacuees urged to stay away |
|
| Sep.1 |
Gustav slams into Gulf Coast |
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| Aug.31 |
Hundreds of thousands flee coast. New Orleans
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| Aug.30 |
New Orleaners told to flee Gustav |
|
| Aug.30 |
Cuba, Gulf Coast braced for Gustav |
|
| May.10 |
Severe storms kill 18 in two U.S. states |
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| Feb.6 |
Tornadoes kill 48 across U.S. South. Tennessee
| 2005 |
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| Oct.24 |
Wilma made 3 million homes without power |
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| Sep.22 |
Massive traffic jams as Texans flee Rita |
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| Sep.21 |
Storm triggers mass evacuation |
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| Sep.20 |
Rita strengthens to hurricane. Florida
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| Aug.30 |
'Up to 80' dead in hurricane |
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| Aug.29 |
Dozens feared dead after storm |
|
| Aug.29 |
Hurricane Katrina lashes coast
New Orleans: 1,836 people lost their lives in the hurricane and in the subsequent floods
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| Aug.28 |
City evacuated as storm nears |
|
| Aug.28 |
Katrina now Category 5. New Orleans
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| Jul.10 |
Dennis hits coast with 120 mph winds |
| 2004 |
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| Sep.25 |
Jeanne eyewall hits Florida |
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| Sep.17 |
U.S. death toll at least 22 in Ivan's wake. Alabama
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| Aug.14 |
Hurricane Charley death toll at 13 |
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| 2013 |
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| Mar.3 |
HIV baby 'cured' by treatment. Mississippi
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| 2013 |
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| May. 10 |
Criminal probe opened over Texas blast
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| Apr.19 |
Twelve confirmed dead in Texas blast
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| Apr.18 |
Deadly Texas blast 'like tornado'
Between five and 15 people are thought to have been killed by a huge explosion at a US fertiliser plant
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| Apr.17 |
Explosion at Texas fertiliser plant
Map of Waco TX Southern U.S. Many people are reported to be injured and others are trapped in burning buildings after an explosion at at the West Fertilizer plant near Waco
| Several buildings are reported to be on fire, some of them in neighbouring residential areas. Explosion rips through fertilizer plant near Waco, causing more than 100 injuries and an unknown number of fatalities as emergency crews tend to victims at the scene
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| 2005 |
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| Sep.23 |
Evacuee bus explodes as Rita closes |