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In India and China, torrential rains have killed more than 200 people in the past week. Three others died in Pakistan. Widespread flooding has been reported in North Korea near the border with China with no word on whether anyone died. This time of year is monsoon and typhoon season...

Rain disasters have killed more than 200 across Asia in a week

Heavy rains and floods have affected several parts of India in recent weeks, killing scores of people and displacing thousands of others. Floods are not uncommon in the country - or South Asia - at this time of the year, when the region receives most of its rainfall. But climate...

The ‘flying rivers’ causing devastating floods in India

The Independent

 Torrential rains have left at least seven people dead and three others missing in southeastern China, state media said Tuesday, raising the death toll from a tropical storm to 22.All the deaths have been in Hunan province. Heavy rains have been falling on eastern Hunan for days as Tropical Storm Gaemi moved inland after making landfall at typhoon strength in neighboring Fujian province on the Chinese coast.Four deaths and three missing people were reported in four villages in Zixing city, the official Xinhua News Agency said. The rain has damaged hundreds of homes in the city and prompted the...

China reports 7 more deaths from torrential rains brought by tropical storm, raising toll to 22

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New Delhi — Massive landslides sparked by torrential rains swept away homes in hilly areas of southern India's Kerala state on Tuesday, killing at least 158 people and leaving dozens more missing, state officials and police said Wednesday. More than 100 people were injured and admitted to regional hospitals. The landslides struck several areas in Kerala's Wayanad district early Tuesday morning, catching people off guard or as they slept.Videos broadcast on Indian news networks showed houses, cars and even roads swept away by torrents of muddy flood water as rescue workers tried to bring people to safety. Hundreds of Indian army, air...

At least 158 killed by landslides sparked by monsoon rains in India

BEIJING -- At least 30 people have died and 35 others are missing in a city in southeastern China after days of heavy rains tied to a tropical storm, state media said Thursday. The death toll rose sharply from a previously reported four deaths in villages in Zixing, a city...

Death toll jumps to 30, with 35 others missing, in an area hit by heavy rains in southeastern China

Texas State

Heavy rains from Hurricane Beryl and Tropical Storm Alberto have driven approximately 200 crocodiles into urban areas in Tamaulipas, northern Mexico, near Texas. Authorities have captured and relocated the reptiles, with sightings primarily in Tampico, Ciudad Madero, and Altamira. Increased water levels cause crocodile migration. Karina Lizeth Saldivar, head of...

200 crocodiles crawl into cities in Northern Mexico near Texas after heavy rain

Friday, July 26: Mumbai is once again confronting torrential rains that evoke memories of the devastating floods which crippled the city exactly 19 years ago (July 26, 2005). The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)’s Santacruz observatory already recorded an astonishing 1,564 mm of rainfall this month, nearing last July’s total of 1,771 mm. For context, Mumbai’s average annual rainfall is around 2000 mm, meaning the city has already received about 78% of its yearly rainfall in just one month.

Mumbai's Transport Crumbles as Waterlogging Follows 78% of Annual Rainfall in One Month; Echoes 2005 Floods

Chicago, IL

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Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

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Virginia State

Cheryl E Preston

History Facts lists eight names US parents no longer give their newborns, which you may no longer hear in Virginia. The girls' names are Doris, Gertrude, Mildred, and Judith. I know or have known women with all four names, but they are either baby boomers or boomer parents' ages and someone's grandma or great aunt. Consider the ages of females in Virginia you know with these names.

Eight names parents in Virginia may no longer be giving to their newborns

New York City, NY

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Louisiana State

Baton Rouge, LA

ABC News

A 6-month-old boy died after being left for hours in a hot car in Louisiana, authorities said.

6-month-old boy dies in hot car after parent forgot to drop him off at day care

South Carolina State

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

In addition to fatalities, the mudslides were also extremely devastating for the area's croplands, causing concern about economic losses. Two deadly landslides killed at least 229 people in Ethiopia in late July. They mark the latest additions in what is becoming an increasingly worrisome pattern of purportedly climate-fueled weather events in the region.

At least 229 dead after heavy rains trigger landslides: 'They had no clue that the land they were standing on was about to swallow them'

Alabama State

Mobile, AL

Herron Abney III, known as "Tripp," has defied the odds since the day of his birth, when he was delivered at just 21 weeks weighing less than one pound. So, when Tripp celebrated his first birthday, he was appropriately dressed in a Superman outfit. "We're amazed by him," Tripp's mom,...

Baby born weighing less than 1 pound celebrates 1st birthday

Vermont State

Lyndonville, VT

CBS Boston

ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. - Parts of northern Vermont were hit with devastating flash floods Monday night for the second time this month, causing extensive damage to roads, bridges and railroads in the area."The Northeast Kingdom got hit very hard during last night's storm," the Vermont Agency of Transportation posted to Facebook. "The heavy rain and flooding struck without warning, and the damage is severe."The agency said roads and bridges that were wrecked by the remnants of Hurricane Beryl earlier in July had just reopened, "and now those same communities are once again dealing with devastating damage." The Northeast Kingdom covers...

Vermont's Northeast Kingdom "hit very hard" by destructive flooding

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea on Thursday offered to send aid supplies to North Korea to help the country recover from heavy rains and floods that submerged thousands of homes and huge swaths of farmland. It’s unclear whether North Korea would accept South Korea’s proposal for help. Animosity between...

South Korea offers humanitarian aid to flood-hit North Korea

Trailer Empire

The bond market has been buoyed by the Federal Reserve's recent hints that a rate cut may be on the horizon this September, leading to a noticeable drop in mortgage rates. Investors are reacting to the Fed's subtle language changes, anticipating a potential shift in monetary policy.

Mortgage Rates Plunge as Fed Signals Potential September Rate Cut

Missouri State

Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Updated on July 17, 2024, concerning two of the missing children listed below. Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

Connecticut Public

A group of residents wade through floodwaters in Lyndon on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. Heavy rainfall caused serious flash flooding in the early morning hours in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, washing out roads and requiring swift water rescues. Officials are urging residents to be extremely cautious. "As long as your house...

Parts of Northeast Kingdom hit by flash flooding

Florida State

A tropical disturbance has a high chance of developing into a storm by this weekend as it approaches Florida. Florida is on alert as a tropical disturbance gathering steam over the northern Caribbean takes aim at the state this weekend. Forecasters give the disturbance a 70 percent (high) chance of...

High chance of a tropical system targeting Florida this weekend

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Rain-related disasters have killed more than 250 in a deadly week across Asia

In India and China, torrential rains have killed more than 250 people in the past week. In India and China, torrential rains have killed more than...

Rain-related disasters have killed more than 250 in a deadly week across Asia

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