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School, students cope with tragic loss

School, students cope with tragic loss

It was a tough Thursday for students and teachers at Peter Hobart Elementary as they dealt with the loss of two students who died in a landslide during a field trip the previous day.
by Tim Post

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Threat of ND dam failure may be easing

The threat of a dam failure on a river near a northeastern North Dakota city appears to be easing, and officials expect to decide soon on when 1,300 evacuated residents can return to their homes.

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What caused the Lilydale landslide?

What caused the Lilydale landslide?

A fourth-grade field trip to a Lilydale Regional Park turned deadly Wednesday when a hillside, saturated by persistent rain gave way, killing one child and injuring two others. One child is still missing. Dr. Satish Gupta is a professor in the University of Minnesota's department of Soil, Water and Climate. He spoke with Morning Edition host Phil Picardi about how landslides like this can happen.
by Phil Picardi

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1 child dead, 1 missing in St. Paul landslide

1 child dead, 1 missing in St. Paul landslide

Recovery efforts are suspended for the evening and are expected to resume Thursday morning. One child is dead and another missing after a gravel slide Wednesday at Lilydale Regional Park near the Mississippi River in St. Paul.
by Tim Nelson and Madeleine Baran

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Tornado recovery can lead to a bright future, towns show

Tornado recovery can lead to a bright future, towns show

As bleak as the situation seems in Moore, Okla., other towns have been in similar positions. Their examples offer lessons, as well as hope.

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New trees a sign of recovery in north Minneapolis

For residents of North Minneapolis, it was two years ago today that a tornado devastated parts of that community, and their recovery is far from complete. MPR's Phil Picardi spoke with Minneapolis Park Board forestry director Ralph Sievert about developments.
by Phil Picardi

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Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

Everything had to come together just perfectly to create the killer tornado in Moore, Okla.: wind speed, moisture in the air, temperature and timing. And when they did, the awesome energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima.

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