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Rescuers race against time as India monsoon toll nears 600 Relief teams were racing against time Saturday to rescue tens of thousands of stranded people in rain-ravaged northern India as the death toll from flash floods and landslides neared 600.

23 June 2013

100,000 flee flooding in Canada Flooding forced the evacuation on Friday of some 100,000 people in the western city of Calgary and nearby towns in the heart of the Canadian oil patch.

22 June 2013

Environmentalists warn of Nicaragua canal disaster A proposed Nicaraguan waterway rivaling the Panama Canal would cause an environmental disaster threatening drinking water supplies and fragile ecosystems.

16 June 2013

Two dead in Colorado's most destructive fire ever Two people died while trying to flee a wildfire in Colorado that has burned down 360 homes, in the western US state's most destructive blaze ever.

14 June 2013

Colorado fires destroy homes, thousands evacuated Forest fires raged Wednesday across the western US state of Colorado, destroying dozens of houses and forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents.

13 June 2013

Hungary evacuations as flood waters surge toward Budapest Hungary began evacuating villages and reinforced leaking dykes along the rising Danube River on Saturday, as central Europe's worst floods in over a decade headed toward Budapest.

09 June 2013

Oil flowing from abandoned well in Atyrau oblast An oil spill of 600 square meters was discovered near an abandoned well at Saryshagul-4 section in Kurmangazy region.

06 June 2013

Toll from US tornadoes climbs to 20: officials At least 20 people were killed by a series of tornadoes that swept through the Midwestern US state of Oklahoma last week, including seven children.

06 June 2013

Four dead, many missing in central Europe floods Four people have died and at least eight more were missing Sunday as torrential rains lashed central Europe, forcing hundreds to evacuate their homes after floods and landslides.

03 June 2013

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24 May 2013

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24 May 2013

US tornado survivors begin rebuilding their lives Survivors of the killer tornado that ripped through this Oklahoma City suburb rolled up their sleeves Wednesday under a blazing sun and got down to the long, hard task of rebuilding their lives.

23 May 2013

6.0 quake off Russia's far-east Kamchatka coastline A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula early Tuesday followed by a series of strong after-shocks.

21 May 2013

Dozens dead as tornado hits US city A powerful tornado swept through an Oklahoma City suburb on Monday, tearing down blocks of homes and at least two schools and leaving at least 51 people dead.

21 May 2013

Strong 6.1 earthquake strikes off Japan coast A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the northern coast of Japan's main Honshu island on Saturday.

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