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Floods, destruction from cyclone continue in Mozambique

Floods, destruction from cyclone continue in Mozambique

A week after Cyclone Idai hit coastal Mozambique and swept across the country to Zimbabwe, the death, damage and flooding continues in southern Africa, making it one of the most destructive natural disasters in the region's recent history.
by The Associated Press

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Plane crash investigations raise new questions about Minnesota-made sensor

Plane crash investigations raise new questions about Minnesota-made sensor

As investigators work to determine the cause of last week's fatal Ethiopian Airlines crash -- and the Lion Air crash on a similar plane just months ago -- a sensor made by a Minnesota company is coming under scrutiny.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Nebraska floods: 74 cities, 65 counties declare state of emergency

Nebraska floods: 74 cities, 65 counties declare state of emergency

Vice President Mike Pence will visit Nebraska Tuesday to survey damage caused by Midwest floods that have killed at least four people and displaced hundreds.
by Dalia Mortada

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Over 1,000 feared dead after cyclone slams into Mozambique

Over 1,000 feared dead after cyclone slams into Mozambique

The cyclone made landfall in Mozambique on Thursday and has destroyed roads, bridges and homes, leaving people stranded and displacing tens of thousands.
by Associated Press

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Ethiopia minister: 'Clear similarities' in Boeing crashes

Ethiopia minister: 'Clear similarities' in Boeing crashes

Preliminary information from the flight data recorder of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed a week ago shows "clear similarities" with an earlier disaster involving the same kind of Boeing aircraft in Indonesia, Ethiopia's transport minister said Sunday.
by Associated Press

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More evacuations in Midwest as floodwaters head downstream

More evacuations in Midwest as floodwaters head downstream

Residents in parts of southwestern Iowa were forced out of their homes Sunday as a torrent of Missouri River water flowed over and through levees. Hundreds of people in neighboring Nebraska also have been displaced by the late-winter flood.
by Associated Press

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Ice jams cause flooding along some Minnesota creeks, rivers

Ice jams cause flooding along some Minnesota creeks, rivers

An ice jam caused a rapid rise of the Cottonwood River in New Ulm, Minn., over the weekend, sending water over a roadway as authorities monitored the situation.
by Andrew Krueger

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Rescues, evacuations as floodwaters breach levees in Midwest

Rescues, evacuations as floodwaters breach levees in Midwest

Authorities were using boats and large vehicles on Saturday to rescue and evacuate residents in parts of the Midwest where a recent deluge of rainwater and snowmelt was sent pouring over frozen ground, overwhelming creeks and rivers, and killing at least one person.
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Grieving families given earth from Ethiopian crash site

Grieving families given earth from Ethiopian crash site

As investigators in Paris started studying the cockpit voice recorder of the crashed Ethiopian Airlines jet Saturday, grieving family members were given sacks of dirt to bury in place of the remains of their loved ones.

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