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El Salvador Floods: 91 Dead After Mudslides, Flooding

AP | DIEGO MENDEZ | Posted 11.09.2009 | World

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VERAPAZ, El Salvador — Mud and boulders loosened by heavy rains swept down a volcano and partly buried a small town Sunday, swallowing up homes ...

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California's Impending Mudslides: How To Stay Prepared

Posted 10.13.2009 | Impact

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A powerful storm is poised to strike California on Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing with it the risk of flash floods and mudslides in the areas affecte...

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The Philippines: Destruction, Heartbreak and a Plea for Help

Ann M. Veneman | Posted 10.10.2009 | World

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Ann M. Veneman

Earlier this week I returned from a trip to the country, seeing first-hand some of the extensive damage and visiting with victims and relief workers.

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Deluge in rain-soaked Philippines kills over 160

AP | HRVOJE HRANJSKI | Posted 10.10.2009 | World

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MANILA, Philippines — Driving rain on the heels of back-to-back storms triggered dozens of landslides across the northern Philippines on Friday,...

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Taiwan Typhoon Kills 500: President

AP | PETER ENAV | Posted 09.14.2009 | World

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CISHAN, Taiwan — Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou sharply raised the expected death toll from Typhoon Morakot on Friday to more than 500, amid m...

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