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Disasters

Train derails in NW Iowa, dumping sand, railcars into river

No injuries have been reported after a train derailed in northwest Iowa and 20 cars carrying soybean oil and sand fell into the rain-swollen Floyd River.
by Associated Press

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North Carolina river swirls with gray muck near flooded coal ash dump

North Carolina river swirls with gray muck near flooded coal ash dump

Gray muck was flowing into the Cape Fear River on Saturday from the site of a dam breach at a North Carolina power plant where an old coal ash dump had been inundated by Florence's floodwaters.
by Associated Press

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Survivor found inside capsized Tanzania ferry; death toll passes 200

Survivor found inside capsized Tanzania ferry; death toll passes 200

The death toll soared past 200 while a survivor was found inside a capsized Tanzania ferry two days after the Lake Victoria disaster, officials said Saturday, while search efforts were ending to focus on identifying bodies.
by Associated Press

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Severe storms, tornadoes leave path of destruction across southern Minnesota

Severe storms, tornadoes leave path of destruction across southern Minnesota

Residents in communities across a wide swath of southern Minnesota assessed and cleaned up damage Friday after severe thunderstorms — including several tornadoes — swept across the region Thursday night.
by MPR News Staff

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Fire officials: Minneapolis explosion was accidental

Fire officials: Minneapolis explosion was accidental

A department spokesman said a welding torch ignited an aluminum dust and water mixture Wednesday at Metal-Matic, not far from the Stone Arch Bridge.
by Brandt Williams

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