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Los Angeles (AFP) - A powerful storm lashing California on Monday has left at least three people dead and caused devastating mudslides and flooding, after dumping months' worth of rain in a single day. More than ten inches (25 centimeters) of rain was recorded in one part of Los Angeles County in 24 hours of downpour, with no letup forecast in the coming days. Mountainsides collapsed in the tony Hollywood Hills area, burying cars and damaging houses, while in nearby Beverly Glen, a mudslide knocked one home off its foundation. The house's contents -- including a piano -- were swept onto the ro...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - A hiker swept away in flash floods and torrential rain was still missing Monday as a weekend of storms forced hundreds to evacuate in the latest weather disasters to hit national parks in the United States. Heavy rains were also causing havoc in parts of Texas on Monday as forecasters predicted more precipitation throughout the southern part of the country for the rest of the week. Jetal Agnihotri, who park officials said they were still searching for Monday, was one of a number of hikers hit by surging waters Friday when flash floods tore through an area of Zion National P...
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Jackson (United States) (AFP) - The death toll from flooding in eastern Kentucky rose to 37 on Monday as more rain hampered recovery operations and possible severe weather overnight threatened to provoke further damage. "We are ending the day with more heartbreaking news out of Eastern Kentucky. We can confirm the death toll has now risen to 37, with so many more still missing," tweeted Andy Beshear, governor of the south-central US state." "Let us pray for these families and come together to wrap our arms around our fellow Kentuckians," he added. Beshear has said he expects the death toll to ...
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Jackson (United States) (AFP) - Kentucky's governor predicted bodies will continue to be found "for weeks" as the death toll from devastating flooding rose Sunday to 28 and rescuers embarked on a long and grueling effort to locate victims. Some areas in the mountainous region are still inaccessible following the flooding in the state's east that turned roads into rivers, washed out bridges and swept away houses. Off-and-on rain plus poor cell phone service are also complicating rescue efforts. "This is one of the most devastating, deadly floods that we have seen in our history... And at a time...
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Washington (AFP) - Devastating flooding in Kentucky has killed 25 people and the toll is expected to rise, the southern US state's governor said Saturday, as rescuers and residents continued a harrowing search for survivors. Torrential rain earlier this week caused unprecedented flash flooding in 13 counties in eastern Kentucky. Many roads and bridges in that mountainous region -- an area high in poverty due to the declining coal industry -- have been damaged or destroyed. With cell phone service seriously disrupted, finding survivors has been difficult. "I'm worried we are going to be finding...
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Washington (AFP) - Devastating flooding in Kentucky killed 25 people and the toll is expected to rise, the southern US state's governor said Friday as rescuers continued their search for survivors. Torrential rain earlier this week caused unprecedented flash flooding in eastern Kentucky, a region hard-hit by poverty. "We've got some tough news to share out of Eastern Kentucky today, where we are still in the search and rescue phase. Our death toll has risen to 25 lost, and that number is likely to increase," tweeted Governor Andy Beshear, who had previously put the death toll at 16. "To everyo...
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Jackson (United States) (AFP) - Search and rescue teams were using boats and helicopters on Friday to look for survivors of flash floods caused by torrential rains which killed at least 16 people in the Appalachia region of eastern Kentucky. Andy Beshear, governor of the south-central US state, warned that the death toll from the severe flooding was likely to "get a lot higher." Beshear said six of the 16 confirmed dead were children including four from the same family. Kentucky National Guard helicopters, Fish and Wildlife boats and a flotilla of volunteers were scouring flood-hit areas on Fr...
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Jackson (United States) (AFP) - Flash flooding caused by torrential rains has killed at least 15 people in eastern Kentucky and the death toll is expected to double, the US state's governor said Friday. "It is devastating. Our number of Kentuckians we've lost is now at 15, expected to more than double. And it's going to include some children," Governor Andy Beshear told CNN. He said hundreds of people had been rescued by boat and there had been about 50 aerial rescues using helicopters deployed by the National Guard. "Eastern Kentucky floods a lot but we've never seen something like this," Bes...
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Jackson (United States) (AFP) - Flash flooding caused by torrential rains has killed at least three people in eastern Kentucky and left some residents stranded on rooftops and in trees, the governor of the southeastern US state said Thursday. "We're seeing one of the worst, most devastating flooding events in Kentucky's history," Governor Andy Beshear told reporters. The governor said at least three flood-related deaths had been confirmed so far, including an 81-year-old woman in Perry County, and he expects "double digit deaths." "There are a lot of people in eastern Kentucky on top of roofs ...
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Quito (AFP) - The heaviest flooding to hit Ecuador in two decades has killed at least 22 people in Quito, inundating homes, swamping cars and sweeping away athletes and spectators on a sports field, officials said Tuesday. Twenty people are missing and 47 injured, Ecuador's SNGRE emergency service said on Twitter. Video footage showed torrents of water carrying stones, mud and debris down streets in the Ecuadoran capital, as rescuers helped inhabitants wade through the fast-running currents to safety. Many in the city of 2.7 million people were taken to shelters. Rain that drenched Quito for 1...
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