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More than 800 dead in Indonesia quake and tsunami; toll may rise

More than 800 dead in Indonesia quake and tsunami; toll may rise

Rescuers struggled Sunday to reach victims in several large coastal towns in Indonesia that were hit by an earthquake and tsunami, and authorities feared that the toll of more than 800 confirmed dead would rise.
by Associated Press

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Indonesia tsunami death toll nears 400, expected to rise

Indonesia tsunami death toll nears 400, expected to rise

A powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami that unleashed waves as high as 20 feet, killing hundreds on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
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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.
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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.
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