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Disasters

Fireworks explosion kills 24, injures 49 near Mexico City

Fireworks explosion kills 24, injures 49 near Mexico City

The dead included at least four firefighters and two police officers who rushed to the scene after the first explosion, only to be killed by a subsequent wave of blasts.
by The Associated Press

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Rescuers race to drain water inside Thai cave before rains

Rescuers race to drain water inside Thai cave before rains

A firefighter who has been working on draining the water said that levels in parts of a passage leading to a chamber where the boys and the coach were found after missing for 10 days was still flooded all the way to the ceiling, making diving the only way out.
by The Associated Press

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Remembering Duluth's infamous 1988 fireworks explosion

Remembering Duluth's infamous 1988 fireworks explosion

"It was kind of a miracle that nobody was killed," one resident said. Fireworks shows have become much safer since Duluth's 1988 show ended in an explosion.

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Heavy rains swamping SW Minnesota; flood warnings out

Heavy rains swamping SW Minnesota; flood warnings out

Swaths of southwestern Minnesota struggled Tuesday after heavy overnight rains triggered flash floods. Some areas have received 6 to 8 inches of rain. Here's the latest.
by Mark Steil and Martin Moylan

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Thai official: Boys may have to dive from cave despite peril

Thai official: Boys may have to dive from cave despite peril

A top Thai official said Tuesday that heavy rains forecast for the coming days could worsen floods in a mountain cave, forcing authorities to speed up their extraction of the 12 boys and the soccer coach who are trapped there.
by The Associated Press

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Mudslide closes southern Minnesota highway

Mudslide closes southern Minnesota highway

MnDOT said in a news release that the mudslide left "significant mud, fallen trees and debris on the roadway."
by MPR News Staff

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