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| Sep. 12 |
Florida |
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Hurricane Irma: Quarter of Florida Keys homes 'destroyed'
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| Sep. 11 |
 Florida |
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Hurricane Irma: Two-thirds of Florida without power 
Map of Naples Florida Florida| About 6.5 million homes in Florida, two-thirds of the total, are without power after Hurricane Irma cut a deadly path through the state | |
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| Sep. 10 |
Florida |
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Irma wallops Florida Map of Cudjoe Key Florida| Hurricane is snapping trees like matchsticks and knocking out power to more than 1 million people with 130 mph winds | |
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| Sep. 9 |
Miami |
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Hurricane Irma: Florida braces for storm arrival
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| Sep. 3 |
Texas |
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Hurricane Harvey: Texas governor warns bill could be $180bn |
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| Sep. 1 |
U.S. Congress |
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Trump seeks $7.8bn for flood recovery |
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| Aug. 31 |
Washington |
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Houston floods: White House seeks disaster aid from Congress
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North Mexico |
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Tropical Storm Lidia lashes Mexico's Los Cabos resorts |
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| Aug. 30 |
Houston |
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Flood: 'No way to prevent' chemical plant blast or fire Map of Arkema plant Crosby Houston TX USA During heavy rainfall from Hurricane Harvey, the Arkema plant at Crosby lost refrigeration of chemical compounds which need to be kept cool
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| Aug. 29 |
Houston |
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Houston floods: Night curfew to stop robbery and looting
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| Aug. 28 |
Houston |
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Storm Harvey: 'Catastrophic' flooding expected to worsen |
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| Aug. 27 |
Houston |
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Up to 2,000 rescued as Houston hit by 'catastrophic floods' Up to 2,000 people have been rescued from floods in and around Houston, as Tropical Storm Harvey continues to batter Texas with heavy rains
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| Aug. 26 |
Houston |
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Harvey: Fears grow over severe flooding risk
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Texas |
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Hurricane Harvey: Texas battered by high winds and rain Map of Rockport Texas| The biggest storm to hit the US mainland in 13 year has slammed into Texas with initial winds of up to 130mph (215km/h) battering coastal areas. Some residents are feared trapped in collapsed buildings. More than 200,000 customers are without electricity. Hurric... | |
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| Jul.10 |
Mississippi |
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Sixteen dead in Marines Corps plane incident Map of LeFlore County Mississippi Mississippi KC-130 Hercules transport aircraft crashed in the state of Mississippi at around 16:00 local time (21:00 GMT) on Monday 100 miles north of Jackson
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| Jan.22 |
US Georgia |
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US storms: At least 18 dead in Georgia and Mississippi |
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| Dec.3 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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At least 9 dead, 25 unaccounted for in Oakland fire |
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| Sep.1 |
Florida |
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Hurricane Hermine makes landfall on Florida coast |
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Florida |
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SpaceX rocket explodes at Cape Canaveral ahead of launch |
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| Aug.18 |
Southern California |
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California wildfires: Ferocious fires evict thousands |
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| Aug.8 |
USA |
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Delta: Power cut strands thousands of passengers |
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| Jun.25 |
Mid-Atlantic states |
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West Virginia deadly floods: Hundreds rescued, 23 dead
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| Jun.15 |
Florida |
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Body of boy seized by alligator found |
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| May.16 |
Western Canada |
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Workers evacuated from 12 Alberta oil camps due to wildfire |
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| May.7 |
Western Canada |
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Fort McMurray wildfire 'to double in size' |
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| May.4 |
Western Canada |
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Canada wildfire: Much of Fort McMurray 'could be destroyed' |
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| May.3 |
 Western Canada |
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Canada wildfire forces mass evacuation in Fort McMurray Map of Fort McMurray Alberta Canada| A huge wildfire has forced the evacuation of about 60,000 people from Fort McMurray - the entire population of the Canadian city | |
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| Feb.2 |
Dallas |
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Zika virus infection 'through sex' reported in US |
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| Jan.23 |
New York |
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East coast struck by mammoth snowfall Parts of the eastern United States have received more than two feet (71cm) of snow fall in a huge blizzard that is sweeping across the regio...
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| Dec.25 |
Mississippi |
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US storms: At least 14 dead in trail of destruction
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| Oct.25 |
Western Canada |
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4 dead after whale watching boat carrying 27 sinks
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| Aug.29 |
New Orleans |
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New Orleans marks 10 years since Hurricane Katrina |
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| Jun.16 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Balcony collapse in California kills 6 people |
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| May.29 |
Dallas |
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Death toll from floods in Texas and Oklahoma reached 24
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| May.25 |
North Mexico |
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Tornado kills 13 in Mexican border city of Ciudad Acuna |
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| May.12 |
Philadelphia |
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US Amtrak train derails in Philadelphia, 8 killed |
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| Mar.28 |
Maritime Provinces |
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23 injured after plane leaves runway on 'abrupt' landing |
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| Mar.26 |
Manhattan |
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New York buildings collapse after explosion |
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| Mar.11 |
Florida |
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Eleven missing after US army crash |
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| Feb.19 |
Chicago |
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Record-breaking cold in US East |
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| Jan.27 |
New York |
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US admits snow forecast errors |
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| Oct.31 |
Southern California |
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Virgin spacecraft crash kills pilot At least one person is dead and another injured after Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo space tourism craft crashed in the California desert
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| Oct.28 |
Virginia |
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Unmanned NASA-contracted rocket explodes |
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| Oct.23 |
Manhattan |
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NY doctor Craig Spencer tests positive |
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| Oct.17 |
Western Canada |
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Container ship towed away from Canadian coast |
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| Oct.15 |
Dallas |
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Passenger alert over US Ebola nurse |
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| Oct.12 |
Dallas |
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Positive Ebola test at US hospital |
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| Sep.30 |
Dallas |
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First Ebola case diagnosed in the US |
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| Sep.21 |
North Mexico |
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Western Mexico state issues alerts for copper mine spill |
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| Aug.11 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Actor Robin Williams found dead at home |
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| Jul.17 |
Washington |
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U.S. official: Missile shot down Malaysia Airlines plane |
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| May.16 |
San Diego |
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California wildfire 'flare-up' forces new evacuations |
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| Feb.12 |
North Carolina |
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Storm bears down on US east coast
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| Jan.29 |
US Georgia |
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US snow storm strands thousands |
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| Jan.23 |
Canada |
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Deadly fire at Quebec elderly home
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| Jan.6 |
Canada |
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North America cold snap creeps east |
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| Jan.5 |
Toronto |
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'Polar vortex' grips North America Parts of the US are braced for potentially record-breaking low temperatures as a 'polar vortex' brings more freezing weather.
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| Jan.3 |
New York |
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Travel chaos in east US snow storm |
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| Dec.1 |
New York |
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New York train crash kills four |
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| Aug.22 |
California |
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Tourists flee wildfire near Yosemite
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| Aug.5 |
Maritime Provinces |
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Brothers strangled to death by python that escaped from Canadian pet store |
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| Jul.22 |
New York |
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Ten hurt as NY plane's wheel fails |
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| Jul.11 |
Canada |
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20 dead, 30 presumed dead in Quebec oil train crash |
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| Jul.6 |
Canada |
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Fuel train explodes in Canadian town A train carrying petrochemicals has exploded in Lac-Megantic, forcing the evacuation of up to 1,000 people
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Jet crash-lands at San Francisco International
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| Jun.30 |
Arizona |
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19 Firefighters die in Arizona wildfire
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| Jun.22 |
Western Canada |
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Floods kill 3, force 75,000 from homes in Calgary |
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| May.20 |
Oklahoma |
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Dozens dead in Oklahoma tornado At least 24 people have been killed after a huge tornado tore through Oklahoma City suburbs, with the death toll likely to rise
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| May.3 |
Southern California |
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Major wildfires spread in California |
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| Apr.17 |
Texas |
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Explosion at Texas fertiliser plant
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| Mar.1 |
Florida |
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Florida man swallowed by sinkhole |
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| Feb.14 |
Alabama |
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Crippled cruise ship reaches land
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| Feb.8 |
Massachusetts |
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'Historic' snowstorm blankets US
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| Oct.30 |
Manhattan |
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40 people killed by Sandy as transport chaos Millions are without power and transport across the north-eastern US has been severely disrupted as storm Sandy heads north for Canada
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| Oct.29 |
New Jersey |
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Severe flooding as Sandy strikes A major storm bringing torrential rain, high winds, flood surges and heavy snow has made landfall on the east US coast
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| Aug.28 |
Louisiana |
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Isaac bears down on US Gulf Coast |
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| Mar.2 |
Indiana |
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Fierce storms leave 20 dead in US |
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| Sep.16 |
Nevada |
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Air race crash: 9 people killed, 52 injured |
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| Aug.28 |
New York |
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Huge storm tears across New York
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| May.23 |
Missouri |
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89 killed by Missouri tornado
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| Apr.28 |
Alabama |
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Death toll from storms in South nears 300 A barrage of storms claimed nearly 300 lives and reduced once-familiar neighborhoods to piles of bricks and lumber
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| Dec.27 |
New York |
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Travel chaos as blizzards hit US |
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| Jul.15 |
Louisiana |
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BP says oil has stopped leaking
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| May.30 |
Washington |
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Oil leak 'worst US environment disaster'
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| Apr.21 |
Louisiana |
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Oil spill after blast on oil rig| 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.6 |
USA |
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Blast killed at least 25 miners One of the men killed in coal mine explosion at the Massey Energy Co. knew of the danger but didn't let it bother him
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| Oct.15 |
Colorado |
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'Balloon boy' found alive at home
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| Aug.8 |
Manhattan |
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Helicopter and plane collide, 9 died |
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| Jun.18 |
New Jersey |
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Jetliner lands safely after pilot dies |
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| Jun.5 |
North Mexico |
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29 children die in day care center fire |
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| Apr.29 |
Texas |
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First U.S. swine flu death confirmed |
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| Feb.12 |
Upstate New York |
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50 die after plane crashes into house
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| Jan.15 |
New York |
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Airplane crash-lands into Hudson River A US Airways plane with 155 people on board went into a chilly river, apparently after striking birds upon takeoff from LaGuardia Airport
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| Oct.2 |
California |
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Fossett plane found |
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| Sep.13 |
Houston |
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Hurricane Ike pounds Texas coast |
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| Sep.12 |
Los Angeles |
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24 killed, 135 injured in train collision
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| Oct.23 |
Southern California |
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500,000 flee wildfires Relentless fires roared for a third day, sending residents fleeing with family members, pets and whatever prize possessions they could fit in...
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| Sep.4 |
Nevada |
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Famed flier Fossett missing |
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| Aug.1 |
Minnesota |
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Bridge collapses into Mississippi A freeway bridge over the river has collapsed during the evening rush hour, sending cars into the water
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| Aug.27 |
Kentucky |
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49 dead in plane crash |
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| Jan.3 |
USA |
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Only one miner reported alive |
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| Sep.20 |
Florida |
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Rita strengthens to hurricane |
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| Sep.3 |
New Orleans |
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Massive airlift rescues thousands |
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| Sep.1 |
New Orleans |
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'Desperate SOS' for city |
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| Aug.29 |
New Orleans |
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Hurricane Katrina lashes coast 1,836 people lost their lives in the hurricane and in the subsequent floods
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| Aug.28 |
New Orleans |
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Katrina now Category 5 |
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| Aug.2 |
Toronto |
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All survive Air France jet crash and fire |
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| Mar.18 |
Florida |
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Patient's feeding tube removed |
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| Sep.17 |
Alabama |
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U.S. death toll at least 22 in Ivan's wake |
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|
| Sep.18 |
Virginia |
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Isabel knocks out power to 2 million |
|
| Aug.14 |
New York |
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Major power outage
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| May.4 |
U. S. Midwest |
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Tornadoes wreak havoc |
|
| Feb.20 |
New England |
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96 killed in nightclub inferno
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| Feb.1 |
Texas |
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Space shuttle and crew lost Columbia broke up as it descended toward a planned landing, showering debris across southeastern Texas
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|
| Dec.27 |
Florida |
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Cloned baby birth claim |
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| Nov.12 |
New York |
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Jet crashes, killing 260
|
| Oct.10 |
Florida |
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3rd anthrax case |
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| Sep.13 |
New York |
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5,000 people remain missing |
|
| Sep.11 |
Pennsylvania |
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United Airlines Flight 93 crashed |
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| |
Manhattan |
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Terror attacks hit U.S. Map of World Trade Center USA 3 commercial jets crash into World Trade Center and Pentagon. Both towers collapsed. United Airlines plane crashed
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|
| 2016 |
|
| Dec.3 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
At least 9 dead, 25 unaccounted for in Oakland fire |
|
| Aug.18 |
Southern California |
California wildfires: Ferocious fires evict thousands |
|
| May.16 |
Western Canada |
Workers evacuated from 12 Alberta oil camps due to wildfire |
|
| May.7 |
Western Canada |
Fort McMurray wildfire 'to double in size' |
|
| May.4 |
Western Canada |
Canada wildfire: Much of Fort McMurray 'could be destroyed' |
|
| May.3 |
Western Canada |
Canada wildfire forces mass evacuation in Fort McMurray Map of Fort McMurray Alberta Canada| A huge wildfire has forced the evacuation of about 60,000 people from Fort McMurray - the entire population of the Canadian city | |
| 2014 |
|
| May.16 |
San Diego |
California wildfire 'flare-up' forces new evacuations |
|
| Jan.23 |
Canada |
Deadly fire at Quebec elderly home
| 2013 |
|
| Aug.22 |
California |
Tourists flee wildfire near Yosemite
|
| Jun.30 |
Arizona |
19 Firefighters die in Arizona wildfire
|
| May.3 |
Southern California |
Major wildfires spread in California |
| 2009 |
|
| Jun.5 |
North Mexico |
29 children die in day care center fire |
| 2007 |
|
| Oct.23 |
Southern California |
500,000 flee wildfires Relentless fires roared for a third day, sending residents fleeing with family members, pets and whatever prize possessions they could fit in...
| 2003 |
|
| Feb.20 |
New England |
96 killed in nightclub inferno
|
|
| 2016 |
|
| Feb.2 |
Dallas |
Zika virus infection 'through sex' reported in US |
| 2014 |
|
| Oct.23 |
Manhattan |
NY doctor Craig Spencer tests positive |
|
| Oct.15 |
Dallas |
Passenger alert over US Ebola nurse |
|
| Oct.12 |
Dallas |
Positive Ebola test at US hospital |
|
| Sep.30 |
Dallas |
First Ebola case diagnosed in the US |
| 2009 |
|
| Apr.29 |
Texas |
First U.S. swine flu death confirmed |
| 2005 |
|
| Mar.18 |
Florida |
Patient's feeding tube removed |
| 2002 |
|
| Dec.27 |
Florida |
Cloned baby birth claim |
| 2001 |
|
| Oct.10 |
Florida |
3rd anthrax case |
|
|
| 2015 |
|
| Oct.25 |
Western Canada |
4 dead after whale watching boat carrying 27 sinks
| 2014 |
|
| Oct.17 |
Western Canada |
Container ship towed away from Canadian coast |
| 2013 |
|
| Feb.14 |
Alabama |
Crippled cruise ship reaches land
|
|
| 2003 |
|
| Aug.14 |
New York |
Major power outage
|
|
| 2010 |
|
| Apr.6 |
USA |
Blast killed at least 25 miners One of the men killed in coal mine explosion at the Massey Energy Co. knew of the danger but didn't let it bother him
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.3 |
USA |
Only one miner reported alive |
|
|
| 2017 |
|
| Sep. 12 |
Florida |
Hurricane Irma: Quarter of Florida Keys homes 'destroyed'
|
| Sep. 11 |
Florida |
Hurricane Irma: Two-thirds of Florida without power Map of Naples Florida Florida| About 6.5 million homes in Florida, two-thirds of the total, are without power after Hurricane Irma cut a deadly path through the state | |
|
| Sep. 10 |
Florida |
Irma wallops Florida Map of Cudjoe Key Florida| Hurricane is snapping trees like matchsticks and knocking out power to more than 1 million people with 130 mph winds | |
|
| Sep. 9 |
Miami |
Hurricane Irma: Florida braces for storm arrival
|
| Sep. 3 |
Texas |
Hurricane Harvey: Texas governor warns bill could be $180bn |
|
| Aug. 31 |
Washington |
Houston floods: White House seeks disaster aid from Congress
|
| Aug. 31 |
North Mexico |
Tropical Storm Lidia lashes Mexico's Los Cabos resorts |
|
| Aug. 26 |
Houston |
Harvey: Fears grow over severe flooding risk
|
| Aug. 26 |
Texas |
Hurricane Harvey: Texas battered by high winds and rain Map of Rockport Texas| The biggest storm to hit the US mainland in 13 year has slammed into Texas with initial winds of up to 130mph (215km/h) battering coastal areas. Some residents are feared trapped in collapsed buildings. More than 200,000 customers are without electricity. Hurric... | |
|
| Jan.22 |
US Georgia |
US storms: At least 18 dead in Georgia and Mississippi |
| 2016 |
|
| Sep.1 |
Florida |
Hurricane Hermine makes landfall on Florida coast |
|
| Jan.23 |
New York |
East coast struck by mammoth snowfall Parts of the eastern United States have received more than two feet (71cm) of snow fall in a huge blizzard that is sweeping across the regio...
| 2015 |
|
| Dec.25 |
Mississippi |
US storms: At least 14 dead in trail of destruction
|
| Aug.29 |
New Orleans |
New Orleans marks 10 years since Hurricane Katrina |
|
| May.25 |
North Mexico |
Tornado kills 13 in Mexican border city of Ciudad Acuna |
|
| Feb.19 |
Chicago |
Record-breaking cold in US East |
|
| Jan.27 |
New York |
US admits snow forecast errors |
| 2014 |
|
| Feb.12 |
North Carolina |
Storm bears down on US east coast
|
| Jan.29 |
US Georgia |
US snow storm strands thousands |
|
| Jan.6 |
Canada |
North America cold snap creeps east |
|
| Jan.5 |
Toronto |
'Polar vortex' grips North America Parts of the US are braced for potentially record-breaking low temperatures as a 'polar vortex' brings more freezing weather.
|
| Jan.3 |
New York |
Travel chaos in east US snow storm |
| 2013 |
|
| May.20 |
Oklahoma |
Dozens dead in Oklahoma tornado At least 24 people have been killed after a huge tornado tore through Oklahoma City suburbs, with the death toll likely to rise
|
| Feb.8 |
Massachusetts |
'Historic' snowstorm blankets US
| 2012 |
|
| Oct.30 |
Manhattan |
40 people killed by Sandy as transport chaos Millions are without power and transport across the north-eastern US has been severely disrupted as storm Sandy heads north for Canada
|
| Aug.28 |
Louisiana |
Isaac bears down on US Gulf Coast |
|
| Mar.2 |
Indiana |
Fierce storms leave 20 dead in US |
| 2011 |
|
| Aug.28 |
New York |
Huge storm tears across New York
|
| May.23 |
Missouri |
89 killed by Missouri tornado
|
| Apr.28 |
Alabama |
Death toll from storms in South nears 300 A barrage of storms claimed nearly 300 lives and reduced once-familiar neighborhoods to piles of bricks and lumber
| 2010 |
|
| Dec.27 |
New York |
Travel chaos as blizzards hit US |
| 2008 |
|
| Sep.13 |
Houston |
Hurricane Ike pounds Texas coast |
| 2005 |
|
| Sep.20 |
Florida |
Rita strengthens to hurricane |
|
| Aug.29 |
New Orleans |
Hurricane Katrina lashes coast 1,836 people lost their lives in the hurricane and in the subsequent floods
|
| Aug.28 |
New Orleans |
Katrina now Category 5 |
| 2004 |
|
| Sep.17 |
Alabama |
U.S. death toll at least 22 in Ivan's wake |
| 2003 |
|
| Sep.18 |
Virginia |
Isabel knocks out power to 2 million |
|
| May.4 |
U. S. Midwest |
Tornadoes wreak havoc |
|
|
| 2017 |
|
| Sep. 1 |
U.S. Congress |
Trump seeks $7.8bn for flood recovery |
|
| Aug. 30 |
Houston |
Flood: 'No way to prevent' chemical plant blast or fire Map of Arkema plant Crosby Houston TX USA During heavy rainfall from Hurricane Harvey, the Arkema plant at Crosby lost refrigeration of chemical compounds which need to be kept cool
|
| Aug. 29 |
Houston |
Houston floods: Night curfew to stop robbery and looting
|
| Aug. 28 |
Houston |
Storm Harvey: 'Catastrophic' flooding expected to worsen |
|
| Aug. 27 |
Houston |
Up to 2,000 rescued as Houston hit by 'catastrophic floods' Up to 2,000 people have been rescued from floods in and around Houston, as Tropical Storm Harvey continues to batter Texas with heavy rains
| 2016 |
|
| Jun.25 |
Mid-Atlantic states |
West Virginia deadly floods: Hundreds rescued, 23 dead
| 2015 |
|
| May.29 |
Dallas |
Death toll from floods in Texas and Oklahoma reached 24
| 2013 |
|
| Jun.22 |
Western Canada |
Floods kill 3, force 75,000 from homes in Calgary |
| 2012 |
|
| Oct.29 |
New Jersey |
Severe flooding as Sandy strikes A major storm bringing torrential rain, high winds, flood surges and heavy snow has made landfall on the east US coast
|
|
| 2017 |
|
| Jul.10 |
Mississippi |
Sixteen dead in Marines Corps plane incident Map of LeFlore County Mississippi Mississippi KC-130 Hercules transport aircraft crashed in the state of Mississippi at around 16:00 local time (21:00 GMT) on Monday 100 miles north of Jackson
| 2016 |
|
| Aug.8 |
USA |
Delta: Power cut strands thousands of passengers |
| 2015 |
|
| Mar.28 |
Maritime Provinces |
23 injured after plane leaves runway on 'abrupt' landing |
|
| Mar.11 |
Florida |
Eleven missing after US army crash |
| 2014 |
|
| Jul.17 |
Washington |
U.S. official: Missile shot down Malaysia Airlines plane |
| 2013 |
|
| Jul.22 |
New York |
Ten hurt as NY plane's wheel fails |
|
| Jul.6 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Jet crash-lands at San Francisco International
| 2011 |
|
| Sep.16 |
Nevada |
Air race crash: 9 people killed, 52 injured |
| 2009 |
|
| Oct.15 |
Colorado |
'Balloon boy' found alive at home
|
| Aug.8 |
Manhattan |
Helicopter and plane collide, 9 died |
|
| Jun.18 |
New Jersey |
Jetliner lands safely after pilot dies |
|
| Feb.12 |
Upstate New York |
50 die after plane crashes into house
|
| Jan.15 |
New York |
Airplane crash-lands into Hudson River A US Airways plane with 155 people on board went into a chilly river, apparently after striking birds upon takeoff from LaGuardia Airport
| 2008 |
|
| Oct.2 |
California |
Fossett plane found |
| 2007 |
|
| Sep.4 |
Nevada |
Famed flier Fossett missing |
| 2006 |
|
| Aug.27 |
Kentucky |
49 dead in plane crash |
| 2005 |
|
| Aug.2 |
Toronto |
All survive Air France jet crash and fire |
| 2001 |
|
| Nov.12 |
New York |
Jet crashes, killing 260
|
| Sep.11 |
Pennsylvania |
United Airlines Flight 93 crashed |
|
| Sep.11 |
Manhattan |
Terror attacks hit U.S. Map of World Trade Center USA 3 commercial jets crash into World Trade Center and Pentagon. Both towers collapsed. United Airlines plane crashed
|
|
| 2016 |
|
| Jun.15 |
Florida |
Body of boy seized by alligator found |
| 2013 |
|
| Aug.5 |
Maritime Provinces |
Brothers strangled to death by python that escaped from Canadian pet store |
|
|
| 2014 |
|
| Sep.21 |
North Mexico |
Western Mexico state issues alerts for copper mine spill |
| 2010 |
|
| Jul.15 |
Louisiana |
BP says oil has stopped leaking
|
| May.30 |
Washington |
Oil leak 'worst US environment disaster'
|
| Apr.21 |
Louisiana |
Oil spill after blast on oil rig| 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... | |
|
|
| 2015 |
|
| Jun.16 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Balcony collapse in California kills 6 people |
| 2007 |
|
| Aug.1 |
Minnesota |
Bridge collapses into Mississippi A freeway bridge over the river has collapsed during the evening rush hour, sending cars into the water
|
|
| 2014 |
|
| Aug.11 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Actor Robin Williams found dead at home |
|
|
| 2015 |
|
| May.12 |
Philadelphia |
US Amtrak train derails in Philadelphia, 8 killed |
| 2013 |
|
| Dec.1 |
New York |
New York train crash kills four |
|
| Jul.11 |
Canada |
20 dead, 30 presumed dead in Quebec oil train crash |
|
| Jul.6 |
Canada |
Fuel train explodes in Canadian town A train carrying petrochemicals has exploded in Lac-Megantic, forcing the evacuation of up to 1,000 people
| 2008 |
|
| Sep.12 |
Los Angeles |
24 killed, 135 injured in train collision
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Sep.3 |
New Orleans |
Massive airlift rescues thousands |
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| Sep.1 |
New Orleans |
'Desperate SOS' for city |
| 2001 |
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| Sep.13 |
New York |
5,000 people remain missing |
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| 2016 |
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| Sep.1 |
Florida |
SpaceX rocket explodes at Cape Canaveral ahead of launch |
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| Oct.31 |
Southern California |
Virgin spacecraft crash kills pilot At least one person is dead and another injured after Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo space tourism craft crashed in the California desert
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| Oct.28 |
Virginia |
Unmanned NASA-contracted rocket explodes |
| 2003 |
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| Feb.1 |
Texas |
Space shuttle and crew lost Columbia broke up as it descended toward a planned landing, showering debris across southeastern Texas
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| 2015 |
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| Mar.26 |
Manhattan |
New York buildings collapse after explosion |
| 2013 |
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| Apr.17 |
Texas |
Explosion at Texas fertiliser plant
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