Storm that spawns tornado kills as many as 16, injures dozens along Argentina-Brazil border

September 12th, 2009 RIO DE JANEIRO - Heavy rains in southern Brazil over the last few days have killed two people and forced some 19,000 people to abandon their homes, officials said. In the state of Santa Catarina, the hardest hit by the storm, a 60-year-old woman was drowned on a highway flooded by the Ararangua River near the town of Praia Grande, according to the latest bulletin from regional officials.

September 8th, 2009 Tornado, storms kill up to 15 in Argentina, BrazilBUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A violent storm that spawned a tornado has killed as many as 15 people across northern Argentina, southern Brazil and Uruguay, authorities said Tuesday. Dozens were injured in the winds and hail as their homes were destroyed.

September 8th, 2009 BUENOS AIRES/RIO DE JANEIRO - At least 13 people were killed, one person was missing and more than 100 were injured by storms that raked the regions along the border between Brazil and Argentina. Nine people were kiled - included six children - while a young girl was missing and 61 others were injured early Tuesday when a tornado hit San Pedro in Misiones province of northeastern Argentine, authorities said.

September 8th, 2009 Tornado, storms kill 14 in Argentina, BrazilBUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A violent storm that spawned a tornado has killed 14 people across northern Argentina, southern Brazil and Uruguay, authorities said Tuesday. Dozens were injured in the winds and hail as their homes were destroyed.

September 8th, 2009 Tornado, mudslides kill 15 in Argentina, BrazilBUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A violent storm that spawned a tornado and mudslides killed at least 15 people across northern Argentina and southern Brazil, authorities said Tuesday. Dozens were injured in the winds and hail as their homes were destroyed.

August 21st, 2009 Suspected tornado kills Ontario boyTORONTO — Officials say an 11-year-old boy was killed during a violent storm that spawned as many as four suspected tornadoes in Ontario. Grey County emergency services manager Mike Muir says the boy was at a day camp in a conservation area near the southwestern Ontario town of Durham when a violent storm Thursday collapsed buildings and sent debris flying.

August 19th, 2009 Tornados reported along Minnesota-Wisconsin borderMINNEAPOLIS — The National Weather Service is getting reports of several possible tornados along the central Minnesota-Wisconsin border, including one near downtown Minneapolis. Powerful winds on Wednesday tore off part of a 90-year-old metal church steeple in the city, toppled trees and scattered large outdoor tents and chairs set up for a Lutheran convention.

August 18th, 2009 Lightning kills 2 girls, injures 4 in south MexicoTUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico — Officials say at least two girls have been killed and four others seriously injured after being struck by lightning during an outdoor religious service in southern Mexico. Chiapas state officials say two girls, ages 12 and 14, died after being struck by lightning on a soccer field in the city of Tuxtla Gutierrez.

July 10th, 2009 Earthquake in China's south kills 1, injures 324BEIJING — A moderate earthquake rocked southwest China killing one person, injuring at least 324 others and collapsing some 18,000 homes, state media said. The magnitude-6.0 temblor, centered in Yunnan province's Yao'an county, also damaged nearly 40,000 homes on Thursday, the Xinhua News Agency said.

July 10th, 2009 Canadian tornado kills 2 US menEAR FALLS, Ontario — Two Oklahoma men were killed and one remains missing after a tornado ripped through a tourist resort in northwestern Ontario, a meteorologist said Friday. Geoff Coulson, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, said the men were inside a cabin when it was ripped from the ground and thrown into a lake as the storm passed through Fisherman's Cove Resort Thursday night.

June 16th, 2009 Midwest storms cause flooding, spawn 1 tornadoDREXEL, Mo. — Midwestern storms raised flooding concerns in already soggy areas and spawned at least one tornado.

June 5th, 2009 Storm kills 22 people in central ChinaBEIJING — A storm with gale-force winds killed 22 people and seriously injured 117 in central China, state media said Friday. Heavy rain and winds of up to 67 miles (108 kilometers) per hour swept through Shangqiu and Kaifeng in Henan province Wednesday night, ripping up trees and sending them crashing into homes, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

June 4th, 2009 Storm kills 16 people in central ChinaBEIJING — A storm with gale-force winds killed 16 people and seriously injured 46 in the central province of Henan, Chinese state media said Thursday. Winds of up to 67 miles (108 kilometers) an hour swept through four counties in Henan's Shangqiu city Wednesday night, ripping up trees and crashing them into homes, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

May 9th, 2009 Famed S. American Iguazu falls hit hard by droughtSAO PAULO — The famed Iguazu falls that straddle the border of Brazil and Argentina have been hit hard by a drought and are dumping less than a third of their usual volume into a river below. The amount of water flowing at one of South America's biggest tourist destinations is now 480,000 liters (127,000 gallons) per second.

May 8th, 2009 BRASILIA/BUENOS AIRES - Brazil and Argentina have joined the growing list of countries that have confirmed infections of swine flu within their borders. Brazil reported four cases as Health Minister Jose Gomes Temporao declared: 'The virus has arrived in Brazil.' The four patients were doing well, he said Thursday.