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Cleanup From Tornado Continues in North Carolina Town

The clean-up after a tornado that touched down near Peletier, N.C., continues with the state Department Transportation Department clearing tree limbs and other vegetative debris. The Daily News of Jacksonville reported that the DOT will work Monday in the Little …

Afghan Flash Flood Kills at Least 21 in North

A flash flood swept through a village in northern Afghanistan, killing 21 people, many of them members of a wedding party, officials said Monday. People in Dhy Marda village in Sari Pul province were gathered for the celebration late Sunday …

Tornado Cost Kansas Towns $146.3 Million

Sedgwick County officials say the tornado that hit Oaklawn and southeast Wichita, Kan., last weekend caused an estimated $146.3 million in damage. County officials say the tornado damaged or destroyed 776 homes and 86 businesses, and affected another 3,481 residences …

7.4 Quake Hits Mexico

A powerful earthquake that shook Mexico from its massive capital to its resort-studded southern coast damaged hundreds of homes and sent thousands of panicked people fleeing from swaying office buildings, yet apparently didn’t cause a single death. As of early …

Storms Destroy 40 Homes in 2 Counties

The Alabama county commission offices in Limestone and Madison counties have proclaimed a state of emergency in both counties due to Friday’s storms that spawned and apparent tornado. The Alabama Emergency Management Agency has released damage assessments for storms in …