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Hong Kong Braces for Tropical Storm Nalgae

HONG KONG (AP) — Schools and offices closed and some events were canceled in Hong Kong on Wednesday as Tropical Storm Nalgae swept south of the city, while a finance conference meant to restore Hong Kong’s image as an international …

South Korean Rain Turns Roads into Rivers, Leaves 9 Dead

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Some of the heaviest rain in decades swamped South Korea’s capital region, turning Seoul’s streets into car-clogged rivers and sending floods cascading into subway stations. At least nine people were killed — some drowning in …

Claims Shops Deploy Remote Adjusting For Storm Damages Expected to Top $4B

With insured losses projected to reach $4.2 billion, Hurricane Isaias’ rampage from the Caribbean to Canada was the first significant event from a claims perspective since Hurricane Irma struck Florida in 2017, a claims executive for Crawford & Co. said …

Sandy Uprooted Trees by the Thousands in New York, New Jersey

They fell by the thousands, like soldiers in some vast battle of giants, dropping to the earth in submission to a greater force. The winds of Superstorm Sandy took out more trees in the neighborhoods, parks and forests of New …