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Venice Floods Threaten Priceless Art And History, Submerge 70% Of City
Earlier this week, Venice faced another monumental "acqua alta," or "high water," this time coming just inches shy of the 1966 record. Dispatches from the scene described people tromping around in cheap rain boots as they walk single-file on footbridges elevated over flooded piazzas or wade through knee-high water.
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White House Basement Offices Flooded After Heavy Rain In Washington
Driving rains flooded parts of Washington, DC, on Monday, shattering a daily record in just an hour, forcing 15 swift-water rescues from stranded cars and causing an undeniable leak in the White House.
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Washington Mayor Declares Emergency Ahead Of Hurricane Florence
Washington's mayor Tuesday declared a state of emergency as Hurricane Florence bears down on the US East Coast, threatening torrential rain and flooding in the capital region.
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Four Thai Boys Rescued From Flooded Cave, Operation Races The Rains
Four members of a youth soccer team were rescued Sunday from a cave complex in northern Thailand where they had been stranded for more than two weeks, according to the provincial governor.
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How The Chaos Of Hurricane Katrina Helped Save Pets From Flooding In Texas
As Hurricane Harvey pelted Houston with heavy rains over the weekend, a local television news station broadcast footage of flood evacuees sitting outside the George R. Brown Convention Center. The people weren't waiting for space inside what would become a massive emergency shelter. They were choosing to remain outdoors because their pets were not ...
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A Toddler Clung To Mother In Harvey Floods. Only One Of Them Survived.
Similar scenes have played out across Houston as high winds, heavy rains and floods brought by Harvey sweep across the southeastern part of the state: a moment of terror and a desperate attempt to try to reach safety.
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22 Confirmed Dead From Hurricane Harvey, Houston Mayor Imposes Nightly Curfew
The biggest rainstorm in the history of the continental United States finally began to move away from Houston on Tuesday, as the remnants of Hurricane Harvey and its endless, merciless rain bands spun east to menace Louisiana instead.
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Hurricane Harvey Batters Texas, Drops 2 Feet Of Water On Houston Area
Officials in Houston warned of "catastrophic" and potentially historic flooding in the nation's fourth-largest city on Sunday morning, as Harvey continued to pummel Texas, dropping more than two feet of rain and causing dire, and deadly, flash floods.
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How Over 2 Feet Of Rain Caused Historic Flooding In Louisiana In Less Than 72 Hours
All-told, over 20 inches of rain fell in three days around Baton Rouge.
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A 'Horror Movie': Louisiana Is In A State Of Emergency Because Of Record Flooding
Torrential rains have caused massive flooding in rivers and creeks in states along the Gulf Coast this weekend, leaving at least two people dead and a trail of damage. More than 1,000 have been rescued in Louisiana from the fast-rising waters, found in homes, cars and even clinging to trees.
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Freakish Weather Runs From Top Of The World To The Bottom
From the top of the world to near the bottom, freakish and unprecedented weather has sent temperatures soaring across the Arctic, whipped the United Kingdom with hurricane-force winds and spawned massive flooding in South America.
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Venice Floods Threaten Priceless Art And History, Submerge 70% Of City
Earlier this week, Venice faced another monumental "acqua alta," or "high water," this time coming just inches shy of the 1966 record. Dispatches from the scene described people tromping around in cheap rain boots as they walk single-file on footbridges elevated over flooded piazzas or wade through knee-high water.
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White House Basement Offices Flooded After Heavy Rain In Washington
Driving rains flooded parts of Washington, DC, on Monday, shattering a daily record in just an hour, forcing 15 swift-water rescues from stranded cars and causing an undeniable leak in the White House.
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Washington Mayor Declares Emergency Ahead Of Hurricane Florence
Washington's mayor Tuesday declared a state of emergency as Hurricane Florence bears down on the US East Coast, threatening torrential rain and flooding in the capital region.
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Four Thai Boys Rescued From Flooded Cave, Operation Races The Rains
Four members of a youth soccer team were rescued Sunday from a cave complex in northern Thailand where they had been stranded for more than two weeks, according to the provincial governor.
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How The Chaos Of Hurricane Katrina Helped Save Pets From Flooding In Texas
As Hurricane Harvey pelted Houston with heavy rains over the weekend, a local television news station broadcast footage of flood evacuees sitting outside the George R. Brown Convention Center. The people weren't waiting for space inside what would become a massive emergency shelter. They were choosing to remain outdoors because their pets were not ...
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A Toddler Clung To Mother In Harvey Floods. Only One Of Them Survived.
Similar scenes have played out across Houston as high winds, heavy rains and floods brought by Harvey sweep across the southeastern part of the state: a moment of terror and a desperate attempt to try to reach safety.
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22 Confirmed Dead From Hurricane Harvey, Houston Mayor Imposes Nightly Curfew
The biggest rainstorm in the history of the continental United States finally began to move away from Houston on Tuesday, as the remnants of Hurricane Harvey and its endless, merciless rain bands spun east to menace Louisiana instead.
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Hurricane Harvey Batters Texas, Drops 2 Feet Of Water On Houston Area
Officials in Houston warned of "catastrophic" and potentially historic flooding in the nation's fourth-largest city on Sunday morning, as Harvey continued to pummel Texas, dropping more than two feet of rain and causing dire, and deadly, flash floods.
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How Over 2 Feet Of Rain Caused Historic Flooding In Louisiana In Less Than 72 Hours
All-told, over 20 inches of rain fell in three days around Baton Rouge.
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A 'Horror Movie': Louisiana Is In A State Of Emergency Because Of Record Flooding
Torrential rains have caused massive flooding in rivers and creeks in states along the Gulf Coast this weekend, leaving at least two people dead and a trail of damage. More than 1,000 have been rescued in Louisiana from the fast-rising waters, found in homes, cars and even clinging to trees.
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Freakish Weather Runs From Top Of The World To The Bottom
From the top of the world to near the bottom, freakish and unprecedented weather has sent temperatures soaring across the Arctic, whipped the United Kingdom with hurricane-force winds and spawned massive flooding in South America.
