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[TRENDING NEWS] ‘The scariest moment in my life.’ A candle factory survivor recalls the moment the tornado hit.

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Author: BY RICK ROJAS - Publish Date: December 13, 2021 at 01:14AM At Mayfield Consumer Products in Kentucky, night shift workers found themselves in the path of destruction. Many were killed.

[TRENDING NEWS] Evacuations Continue After Mudslides in British Columbia

Author: BY CHRISTINE HAUSER AND CHRISTINE CHUNG - Publish Date: November 17, 2021 at 02:23AM Heavy rainfall and overflowing rivers have inundated cities in the Canadian province. The mayor of Abbotsford warned of an “uncertain and scary time” as residents took shelter in a convention center.

[TRENDING NEWS] At Least 3 Killed and 50 Hurt in Amtrak Derailment in Montana, Officials Say

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Author: BY CHRISTOPHER MELE, VIMAL PATEL AND MICHAEL LEVENSON - Publish Date: September 26, 2021 at 08:52AM The derailment, involving five cars of the Empire Builder train, happened near Joplin, Mont., on Saturday afternoon.

[TRENDING NEWS] ‘We Didn’t Have a Plan’: Disabled People Struggle to Evacuate From Wildfires

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Author: BY AMANDA MORRIS - Publish Date: September 12, 2021 at 11:45PM In Northern California, a region troubled by fire, many people with disabilities live in rural areas that lack the resources to support them during disasters.

[TRENDING NEWS] Neighbor Helping Neighbor, German Volunteers Lead Flood Recovery

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Author: BY STEVEN ERLANGER - Publish Date: July 19, 2021 at 01:20AM ‘‘The cleanup will be a few weeks,’’ one said. But it will take months to check buildings and bridges to make sure they are sound, and many will have to be destroyed.

[TRENDING NEWS] Smartphone Directions May Put Novice Hikers in Danger, Experts Say

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Author: BY ALYSSA LUKPAT - Publish Date: July 18, 2021 at 11:36PM From New Hampshire to Scotland, services like Google Maps can direct ill-prepared hikers onto trails that would challenge even the most experienced climbers, mountaineers said.

[TRENDING NEWS] Death Toll Nears 50 in Surfside Condo Collapse

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Author: BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - Publish Date: July 8, 2021 at 01:07AM Rescue workers were able to recover 10 more bodies from the rubble of Champlain Towers South. Nearly 100 people remain unaccounted for.

[TRENDING NEWS] Six rescue workers test positive for coronavirus at the Florida condo collapse site.

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Author: BY JESUS JIMÉNEZ - Publish Date: July 4, 2021 at 01:56AM Chief Alan Cominsky of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said that contact tracing had been performed and that hundreds of other workers had since been tested.

[TRENDING NEWS] Detroit Flooding: 50 Drivers Rescued and 350 Vehicles Damaged

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Author: BY EDUARDO MEDINA - Publish Date: June 27, 2021 at 05:26AM Parts of Detroit got up to seven inches of rain. “This isn’t normal here,” an official said.

[TRENDING NEWS] Brigitte Gerney, ‘Crane Lady’ Who Survived Collapse, Dies at 85

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Author: BY SAM ROBERTS - Publish Date: June 17, 2021 at 12:06AM Her legs were crushed when she was trapped for six hours in Manhattan in 1985, touching off a media frenzy. Miraculously, she was able to walk again.

[TRENDING NEWS] 2 Dead and Up to 10 Missing After Boat Overturns Off Florida, Officials Say

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Author: BY FRANCES ROBLES AND NEIL VIGDOR - Publish Date: May 28, 2021 at 07:12AM Eight people were rescued by the Coast Guard, which said that the boat ran into trouble about 18 miles southwest of Key West.

[TRENDING NEWS] Before Deadly Accident, Lift Boat Turned Toward Heavy Winds, N.T.S.B. Says

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Author: BY CHRISTINA MORALES - Publish Date: May 19, 2021 at 08:50AM A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board detailed the events that led to a commercial vessel’s capsizing off the Louisiana coast.

[TRENDING NEWS] At Least 26 Killed in Bangladesh Speedboat Crash

Author: BY REUTERS - Publish Date: May 3, 2021 at 12:44PM An overcrowded speedboat collided with a sand-laden bulk carrier and sank on the Padma River, the police said.

[TRENDING NEWS] Three Skiers Missing After Avalanche in Colorado, Officials Say

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Author: BY AZI PAYBARAH - Publish Date: February 3, 2021 at 10:04AM Recovery efforts were suspended on Tuesday because of hazardous conditions and will resume Wednesday, the San Juan County Office of Emergency Management said.

[TRENDING NEWS] Teenager’s Snow Cave Enters Canadian Survival Lore

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Author: BY DAN BILEFSKY - Publish Date: January 20, 2021 at 07:06AM The tale of a British Columbia teenager’s canny survival instincts during a snowmobile outing has brought some pandemic cheer to Canada.

[TRENDING NEWS] Hurricane Sally Slams the Florida Panhandle With Deluge of Rain

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Author: BY RICHARD FAUSSET, RICK ROJAS AND NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS - Publish Date: September 17, 2020 at 07:45AM The sluggish storm veered east and intensified before making landfall near the Alabama and Florida state line. Residents and officials said they were not anticipating a direct hit.

[TRENDING NEWS] ‘You Couldn’t See Anything’: Harrowing Helicopter Rescues as California Wildfires Rage

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Author: BY THOMAS FULLER AND SARAH MERVOSH - Publish Date: September 9, 2020 at 06:59AM The two pilots who led a weekend rescue, both military veterans, said it was the most challenging flying they have done in their careers.

[TRENDING NEWS] Lost Teenager Found After Spending 9 Days in Washington State Forest

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Author: BY CHRISTINA MORALES - Publish Date: August 5, 2020 at 08:32AM After Gia Fuda, 18, ran out of gas in rural Washington, a search for her lasted more than a week in rugged mountains.

[TRENDING NEWS] Five Missing After Crab Fishing Boat Sinks Off Alaska

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Author: BY AIMEE ORTIZ - Publish Date: January 2, 2020 at 07:20AM Two of seven crew members were rescued after the Scandies Rose, a 130-foot-long crab fishing vessel, sank on Tuesday night, the Coast Guard said.

[TRENDING NEWS] ‘Pedo Guy’ Tweet Didn’t Hurt Cave Explorer’s Reputation, Musk Says

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Author: BY DAVID YAFFE-BELLANY, ERIC A. TAUB AND NIRAJ CHOKSHI - Publish Date: December 6, 2019 at 07:29AM The billionaire’s defamation trial in Los Angeles entered its third day.