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Emergency Response

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Four Tropical Cyclones Create Overlapping Flood and Wind Hazards in East Asia

Agencies warn of prolonged heavy rain with coastal impacts from the cluster of storms.

Hurricane Bob Remembered 35 Years After Devastating New England Landfalls

Record Downpour in Chiba Kills Nine as Floods Submerge Homes and Roads

Colombia Reels After 7.4 Quake as Rescue Effort Moves to Recovery

Powerful 7.7 Quake Hits Eastern Indonesia

Mudslides and Floods Cut Roads and Sweep Parked Cars in Western Austrian Alps

Surgeons Shield Patient as Viral Footage Shows Quake Rocking Kumamoto Operating Room

Greece Gains Ground Against Wildfires West of Athens

Monsoon Rains Trigger Deadly Floods and Mudslides in Sri Lanka Highlands

Gansu Flash Floods Kill 25 as China Orders Probe and Flood Alerts Spread

Kyushu Quake Kills 34, Rescuers Search Collapsed Mall and Factory

Death Toll Rises to 36 After Kyushu Quake, Mall Blast and Factory Collapse

Tornado in Rio Grande do Sul and Windstorm in Southeast Kill at Least Five

Powerful 7.1 Quake Strikes Kumamoto; Death Toll Climbs as Rescuers Work Collapsed Mall and Paper Plant

Powerful Kyushu Earthquake Kills at Least 34 as Mall Explosion Deepens Toll

Kyushu Quake Collapses Part of Aeon Mall and Kills at Least 28

7.1-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Kumamoto, Causing Dozens of Injuries

Landslide Buries Homes in Chongqing, Killing at Least Eight

Heavy Rain Triggers Deadly Flash Floods and Landslides in Northern Vietnam and Southern China

Flash Flooding Forces I-90 Closure and Floods Homes in Southern Minnesota