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From flood to famine: Rainfall chaos fuels Africa’s drought crisis

Extreme weather events, including heatwaves, droughts, and floods, have increased in frequency by a factor of two or three since 1990 and are expected to intensify further.

Africanews

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Deadly heatwave across Europe sparks wildfires, shuts nuclear plant

An ongoing heatwave has broken records and sparked alarm across Europe, as temperatures reach above 40 degrees Celsius in parts of the continent.

Euronews

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Skydiving plane crashes in New Jersey, several hospitalized

More than a dozen people went to the hospital after a skydiving aircraft crashed in New Jersey. CBS News New York is tracking the investigation.

CBS America

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Indonesia suspends search for 30 missing after ferry sinks near Bali

Indonesian rescuers on Thursday (July 3) temporarily halted a search for 30 people still missing after a ferry carrying 65 people sank near the island of Bali with the loss of six lives, the national search and rescue agency said.

Reuters

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Search continues after ferry sinks near Bali

Many survivors were pulled from the sea unconscious after hours adrift. Family members, gripped by fear, gathered at the port desperate for news. 32 people remain missing.

Africanews

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The manga that’s sparking fears of a megaquake in Japan

Japan gets earthquakes every day – but viral predictions of a July 5 megaquake, from psychics to feng shui masters, have spooked some travelers into canceling their trips. While scientists can’t predict quakes, the government warns a cat...

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Seven still missing after fireworks warehouse explosion in California

Seven people are still missing after an explosion went off at a fireworks warehouse in Northern California. CBS News Sacramento's Kayla Mueller reports.

CBS America

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Three killed after AU military helicopter crashes at Mogadishu airport

The exact number of casualties remains unclear. Three surviving passengers have been taken to hospital for treatment, according to the African Union mission in Somalia.

Africanews

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Video shows explosion at California fireworks warehouse

A fireworks warehouse in northern California exploded, causing multiple fires across about 80 acres, officials said, and forcing evacuations in the area. Firefighters say the cause of the explosion hasn't been determined.

CBS America

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Turkey's wildfire season intensifies as crews struggle

Wildfires are raging across Turkiye, forcing more than 50,000 people to evacuate their homes. The blazes, which have been burning for three days, have swept through forests from Izmir in the west to Hatay in the south.

Al Jazeera

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USAID cuts could to lead to 14M deaths, study says

For the past 20 years, the United States has been the leading government donor to humanitarian response plans, development aid and multilateral development banks — particularly in African countries.

Scripps News

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Intense wildfires sweep through Turkey's Izmir region

More than 50,000 people have been evacuated from western Turkey due to rapidly spreading wildfires fueled by strong winds. Many evacuees, especially from forested coastal areas near Izmir, were relocated to safer zones.

France 24

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At least 101 dead in Eastern Cape floods

Victims include 38 children. The youngest fatality is an infant about 12 months old.

Africanews

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Dad jumps off Disney cruise to rescue child who fell overboard

More details are coming out about a father who jumped into the ocean to save a child who fell overboard while on a Disney cruise.

CBS America

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Father jumps to rescue child who fell overboard from Disney cruise

A father jumped into the ocean to rescue his child after she fell overboard from a Disney cruise ship returning to Fort Lauderdale from the Bahamas. CBS News Miami's Morgan Rynor has the latest details.

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Wildfires threaten popular tourist towns near Turkiye's Izmir

More than a thousand firefighters have been deployed in Turkiye, to battle fast-moving wildfires. The flames are threatening villages and towns in the western province of Izmir.

Al Jazeera

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Lightning, hailstorm forces hundreds of canceled flights in Atlanta

Lightning flashed over the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport as an intense thunderstorm hammered the area and triggered hundreds of flight cancellations nationwide.

CBS America

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Several killed in road crash in Egypt’s governorate of Menofia

A truck collided with a minibus carrying workers on a regional road in Ashmoun city in Menofia Governorate, the labour ministry said. Only three people survived the accident

Africanews

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Pakistan flash floods kill at least 20 as monsoon rains intensify

Heavy rains have triggered deadly flash floods across Pakistan. Authorities warn of more to come as monsoon season worsens.

Al Jazeera

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Heatwave across Greece sparks health and fire warnings

In a cluster of small coastal towns near Athens, wildfires have destroyed homes and forced both residents and tourists to evacuate. As temperatures continue to rise, such disasters are becoming increasingly frequent in Greece.

France 24

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Hundreds of Venezuelan families lose everything in flooding

Devastating floods hit Merida State in Venezuela after the Chama River overflowed, sweeping away everything in its path. Hundreds of families have been affected, and many poor communities have lost their homes entirely.

Al Jazeera

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Girl rescued from sewer in China after seven hours

Firefighters rescued an eight-year-old girl trapped in a sewer drain for seven hours in Guizhou, China, according to the local firefighting department. The southwestern province has been hit with heavy rains and floods since June 17, wit...

CNN

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Violent storms rip through Paris

Torrential rains and ferocious winds flying upwards of 100 kilometers per hour ripped through Paris, flooding the subway system, uprooting trees, and even leaking into the French Parliament building.

France 24

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China's Guangxi deluged by floodwaters from upstream province

Towns and villages by a major river in China's Guangxi lay half-submerged as floodwaters from a province upstream roared into the mountainous region, with the expected landfall of a tropical cyclone later on June 26 compounding disaster ...

France 24

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29 dead and 260 injured in stampede at Bangui high school

At least 29 students have been killed and more than 250 injured in a stampede at a high school in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic.

Africanews

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Drone video captures Brazilian hiker before her tragic death

26-year-old Brazilian tourist Juliana Marins died after nearly four days of search and rescue operations when she fell hundreds of meters from a ridge near volcano Mount Rinjani on Indonesia’s island of Lombok, authorities said.

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One dead, several injured after lightning strikes across Southeast

The Southeastern U.S. has seen several lightning-related incidents this week. In South Carolina, 20 people were injured at a lake when lightning struck, and a Colorado man died after being hit on a beach in Florida. CBS News national cor...

CBS America

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West Virginia community relies on its own to recover after flood

People in McDowell County, West Virginia, aren't accustomed to getting outside help, so they turned to neighbors and good Samaritans to bridge the gap after a devastating flood in February. Scott MacFarlane reports.

CBS America

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Tornado-warned storms arrive in the High Plains

AccuWeather's Tony Laubach reports live from Colorado as severe storms returned to the region with the potential for tornadoes.

AccuWeather

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West Virginia's 'coal country' still recovering from February floods

West Virginia has been hard hit by storms this year, with flash floods sweeping through the city of Wheeling this month, killing at least eight people. In "Eye on America," Scott MacFarlane shows how the state's coal country is still str...

CBS America