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'Just trying to survive': Some Ontarians still reeling from ice storm, power outages

'Just trying to survive': Some Ontarians still reeling from ice storm, power outages

ORILLIA — Prolonged power outages after spring storms could extend into next week in some Ontario communities, officials said Friday, as one Orillia-area resident described the aftermath of last weekend's ice storm as a "war zone.
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South and Midwest pounded by rains and floods while reeling from tornadoes

South and Midwest pounded by rains and floods while reeling from tornadoes

HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Torrential rains and flash flooding battered parts of the Midwest and South on Friday, killing a boy in Kentucky who was swept away as he walked to catch his school bus.
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A week after catastrophic earthquake, focus turns to a growing humanitarian crisis in Myanmar

A week after catastrophic earthquake, focus turns to a growing humanitarian crisis in Myanmar

BANGKOK (AP) — Search teams in Myanmar recovered more bodies from the ruins of buildings on Friday, a week after a massive earthquake killed more than 3,300 people, as the focus turns toward the urgent humanitarian needs in a country already devastat
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What to know about the severe storms and flash flooding hitting parts of the U.S.

What to know about the severe storms and flash flooding hitting parts of the U.S.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — At least seven people have been killed in a wide swath of violent storms and tornadoes that hit the South and Midwest, and officials are bracing for more severe weather and flooding in the coming days.
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Flooding in southeastern Oregon prompts evacuation orders, school closures and health concerns

Flooding in southeastern Oregon prompts evacuation orders, school closures and health concerns

BURNS, Ore.
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Storms kill 7 in the South and Midwest as forecasters warn of catastrophic rains, floods this week

Storms kill 7 in the South and Midwest as forecasters warn of catastrophic rains, floods this week

LAKE CITY, Ark. (AP) — Standing alongside the twisted steel tractors on his family farm in northeast Arkansas on Thursday, Danny Qualls looked on while friends and relatives helped him begin cleaning up.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford to visit areas without electricity since ice storm

Ontario Premier Doug Ford to visit areas without electricity since ice storm

TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford said Thursday that he plans to visit some areas affected by prolonged power outages since a powerful ice storm hit central and northern Ontario over the weekend.
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Tennessee safety agency says workers killed in flooding were given time to evacuate

Tennessee safety agency says workers killed in flooding were given time to evacuate

NASHVILLE, Tenn.
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Large South Carolina wildfires contained as teens charged with starting blaze with cigarettes

Large South Carolina wildfires contained as teens charged with starting blaze with cigarettes

PICKENS, S.C. (AP) — Two wildfires that started lose to each other in the South Carolina mountains and burned an area over half the size of Hilton Head Island are nearly contained, authorities said.
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This is what forecasters mean when they talk about a 100-year flood

This is what forecasters mean when they talk about a 100-year flood

Weather forecasters sometimes warn of storms that unleash rains so unusual they are described as 100-year or even 500-year floods.
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