Flooding from heavy rain causes Laredo, Texas day care to evacuate, forces rescuesSeptember 30th, 2009 Floods cause Laredo, Texas, day care to evacuateLAREDO, Texas — Six motorists trapped in floodwaters have been rescued and a day care was evacuated after thunderstorms dumped several inches of rain in southern Texas. The San Antonio Express-News reports that crews waded through chest-deep water Tuesday to carry about 90 preschool-aged children from a Laredo day care.
170,000 evacuated as Typhoon Ketsana approaches Vietnam's central coastSeptember 30th, 2009 170,000 evacuated as typhoon approaches VietnamHANOI, Vietnam — Authorities in Vietnam have evacuated 170,000 people as Typhoon Ketsana bears down on the country's central coast. The storm killed 240 people in the Philippines.
Police: Attacker armed with an ax wounds 9 students at high school in southern GermanySeptember 17th, 2009 Police: Attacker injures 9 students in GermanyANSBACH, Germany — Police say a 19-year-old armed with an ax has attacked a high school in southern Germany, wounding nine students. Nuremberg police spokeswoman Elke Schoenwald says the student attacker stormed his high school in the Bavarian town of Ansbach early Thursday.
Pay 100 yuan for a chance to net 150,000 yuan house in ChinaSeptember 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Beijing resident has come up with an unusual way of selling off an apartment. The 26-year-old man is looking for some 1,500 Internet users to invest in an apartment, and the owner will be chosen on the basis of a lucky draw, reports the China Daily.
Taiwan typhoon toll rises to 136August 19th, 2009 TAIPEI - The toll in typhoon Morakot that devastated the country Aug 7 has risen to 136 Wednesday, officials said. Six rescue workers were also killed during the relief work, emergency officials said.
State TV says train in southern China derails, killing 4 people and injuring 50July 29th, 2009 Train derails in southern China, killing 4BEIJING — A landslide caused a train to derail in southern China on Wednesday, killing at least four people and injuring 50, state media said. The official Xinhua News Agency said the train derailed in the pre-dawn hours in Liuzhou city in the Guangxi region.
Torrential rains hinder efforts to rescue 23 trapped miners in northeastern ChinaJuly 23rd, 2009 Rain hinders efforts to rescue 23 miners in ChinaBEIJING — Heavy rains hindered efforts to rescue 23 miners who became trapped early Thursday in flooding at a mine in northeastern China, a local authority said. After a week of torrential storms, the Xinyongfeng Coal Mine in Heilongjiang province flooded around 2 a.m.
Texas storms batter Dallas area, causing flooding, cancelled flights, no power to thousandsJune 12th, 2009 Texas storms flood, cancel flights, shut off powerDALLAS — A series of powerful storms packing heavy rains and frequent lightning strikes grounded dozens of flights, left hundreds of thousands without power and caused widespread damage across portions of Texas on Thursday. No deaths or injuries were reported from the storms that began whipping the Dallas-Fort Worth area Wednesday night with winds up to 70 mph.
Thirty-three stranded Mansarovar pilgrims evacuated to NepalganjJune 10th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Thirty-three stranded Indian pilgrims returning from Kailash and Mansarovar have been evacuated to Nepalganj on Wednesday. With this, forty-seven pilgrims have been evacuated.
Mother: Teens on field trip heard several gunshots in Holocaust museum, then evacuatedJune 10th, 2009 Teens in Holocaust museum heard shots, evacuatedWASHINGTON — The mother of a Massachusetts teenager says students on a school trip to the U.S. Holocaust Museum heard several gunshots before they were evacuated from the building.
Severe storms in northern Missouri leave 1 dead, damage dozens of buildingsMay 14th, 2009 Severe storms kill 1 in northern MissouriKIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Violent storms that spawned at least one tornado left a path of destruction in northern Missouri on Wednesday, killing a woman and damaging dozens of buildings.
Southern storms hit Alabama for 2nd day; possible tornado traps family in mobile homeMay 8th, 2009 Southern storms hit Alabama for 2nd dayTUSKEGEE, Ala. — A day after heavy wind, rain and hail damaged homes across the South, torrential rains and possible tornadoes hit central Alabama on Thursday, flooding roads and briefly trapping a family when a tree fell on their mobile home.
Wildfire burns above Santa Barbara, Calif.; 1,200 homes ordered evacuatedMay 6th, 2009 1,200 homes ordered evacuated amid Calif. wildfireSANTA BARBARA, Calif.
Man sets himself on fire in crowded square in Chongqing in southern ChinaApril 29th, 2009 Man sets himself on fire in southern ChinaBEIJING — A man is in serious condition after setting himself on fire in a crowded square in a southern Chinese city. Xinhua News Agency says the man used flammable liquid to set himself alight in Chongqing's bustling Liberation Monument Square around noon Wednesday.
China Southern Airlines says 1Q profit down 71 percent as travel demand weakensApril 28th, 2009 China Southern Airlines 1Q profit down 71 percentBEIJING — China Southern Airlines Ltd., one of China's three major state-owned carriers, said Tuesday its profit fell 71 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier amid a slump in traffic. Profit for the three months ending March 31 was 222 million yuan ($32.4 million) or 0.03 yuan per share, the carrier said.
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