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Mississippi tornadoes kill 23, injure dozens overnight

Tornado · Mississippi

Mississippi tornadoes kill 23, injure dozens overnight

50% Center coverage: 194 sources

Emergency officials in Mississippi said 23 people have been killed by tornadoes that tore through the state on Friday night, destroying buildings and knocking out power as severe weather that produced hail the size of golf balls moved through several southern states.See the Story

Trucks piled on buildings as tornado hits Mississippi

Nature · Rolling Fork

Trucks piled on buildings as tornado hits Mississippi

49% Center coverage: 71 sources

Tornadoes that ravaged parts of Mississippi and the Deep South overnight were the deadliest in the state in more than a decade, according to National Weather Service records. By comparison, 31 people died in Mississippi in April 2011 during tornadoes that tore through several states, mostly in the southeastern U.S. Alabama was hit hardest during that so-called super outbreak of hundreds of twisters that killed more than 320 people.See the Story

Millions under the threat of strong tornadoes and flash flooding Friday

Tornado · Mississippi

Millions under the threat of strong tornadoes and flash flooding Friday

83% Center coverage: 52 sources

A strong storm system Friday will bring the potential for severe weather to 30 million people from the Lower Mississippi Valley to the lower Ohio Valley. See the Story

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Scientists say climate change goosed New Zealand storm fury

Scientists say climate change goosed New Zealand storm fury

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Floods · Arizona

3 people die in Arizona after being caught in floodwaters

56% Center coverage: 16 sources

At least three people were found dead this week after their vehicles were swept away by floodwaters in Arizona, authorities said.

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Tornado · Decatur

Suspected tornado touches down in northern Texas

53% Left coverage: 17 sources

Authorities say a suspected tornado touched down early Friday in north Texas. Wise County Emergency Management Coordinator Cody Powell says the tornado struck in southern Wise County near the Parker County line and that authorities were just beginning to assess the damage.

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Europe · Castellón

Wildfire in eastern Spain forces hundreds to evacuate homes

38% Right coverage: 40 sources

A forest fire raged in eastern Spain on Thursday, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate from nearby villages and sending huge plumes of smoke into the air.

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Tornado · Los Angeles

Los Angeles area hit by possible rare tornado

57% Center coverage: 118 sources

A rare tornado touched down in a Los Angeles suburb, ripping roofs off a line of commercial buildings and sending the debris twisting into the sky and across a city block, injuring one person.

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Power Outages · California

At least five dead, more than 80,000 without power amid latest California storms

Coverage: 26 sources

At least five people have died and more than 80,000 people are without power following the latest storms that have hit California.

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Floods · California

California faces more flooding after strong Pacific storm

52% Center coverage: 23 sources

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A strong late-season Pacific storm that brought damaging winds and more rain and snow to saturated California was blamed for two deaths and forecasters said additional flooding was possible Wednesday in parts of the state.

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Asia · Badakhshan

At least 13 dead after earthquake jolts Afghanistan, Pakistan

37% Center coverage: 145 sources

At least 13 people have been killed and hundreds injured after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit areas across Afghanistan and Pakistan, with tremors felt as far as the Indian capital New Delhi.

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United Nations · Islamabad

UN: Months after Pakistan floods, millions lack safe water

48% Center coverage: 25 sources

The United Nations children’s agency on Tuesday warned that after last summer’s devastating floods, 10 million people in Pakistan, including children, still live in flood-affected areas without access to safe drinking water.

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