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Huge flood from failed dam in Laos has now spread to Cambodia

Huge flood from failed dam in Laos has now spread to Cambodia

The flooding has killed at least 27 people in Laos. In Cambodia, the Sekong River rose to nearly 12 meters (almost 40 feet) on Thursday -- a height that flooded 17 villages.

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Are we prepared for the next pandemic?

Are we prepared for the next pandemic?

The author of "I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us" spoke with host Kerri Miller about the next, inevitable, outbreak of disease and what it'll take to survive it.
by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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Hundreds missing after hydroelectric dam collapses in Laos

The official Lao news agency KPL said the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam in Attapeu province collapsed Monday evening, releasing large amounts of water that swept away houses and made more than more than 6,600 people homeless.
by The Associated Press

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Duck boat that sank in deadly accident is raised from lake

Duck boat that sank in deadly accident is raised from lake

The duck boat that capsized and sank last week on a sightseeing cruise was raised from a Missouri lake Monday, more than three days after the accident that killed 17 people near the tourist town of Branson.
by The Associated Press

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Divers recover body of Minneapolis boy from northern Minnesota mine pit lake

A spokesman for the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office said the boy was playing Frisbee with his father on Friday evening when the disc landed in the water. He was swept away by a strong current while trying to retrieve it.
by Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Survivors recount deadly Missouri duck boat sinking

Survivors recount deadly Missouri duck boat sinking

Survivor Tia Coleman said the crew showed passengers where the life jackets were but said, 'Don't worry about it, you won't need it.'" Nine members of her family died when the boat sank.
by Associated Press

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Volunteers provide food, care in wake of Iowa tornadoes

Volunteers provide food, care in wake of Iowa tornadoes

The tornado that hit the city was among a flurry of unexpected twisters on Thursday that injured at least 17 people and flattened buildings in Marshalltown, Pella and Bondurant.
by Associated Press

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Officials release names of those killed when Missouri tour boat sank

Officials release names of those killed when Missouri tour boat sank

More than half of the 17 people killed when a tourist boat sank on a Missouri lake were members of the same Indiana family, and they likely would not have been on the ill-fated boat but for a ticket mix-up.
by Associated Press

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