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Environment
One person killed in Ecuador, ports closed in Peru due to huge waves
Huge waves are crashing onto the coasts of Ecuador and Peru. Huge waves of up to 13 feet (4 meters) pounded the coasts of Ecuador and Peru, closing numerous ports and killing at least one person on Saturday, authorities said. Piers and public squares were submerged in some parts of Peru, and residents were evacuated to higher ground, footage from…
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At least 62,000 people are estimated to have been killed in Sudan’s civil war, but the real number may be much higher.
Credit: The Conversation Sudan’s ongoing war has often been overlooked amid major conflicts raging on multiple continents. But the lack of media and geopolitical attention to the 18-month-old conflict does not make the devastation in terms of human life any less dire. More than 14 million people have been killed in the country since fighting broke out in April 2023…
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At least 16 people killed during Hurricane Milton cleanup in Florida
Streets flooded with debris from Hurricane Milton in Siesta Key, Florida, where the storm made landfall. Florida officials announced Friday that the death toll from Hurricane Milton had risen to at least 16 as residents began the painful process of putting their lives and homes back together. Nearly 2.5 million homes and businesses are still without power, and some areas…
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3 people killed in flash floods in northern Thailand
Tourists were evacuated from a hotel in the Thai city of Chiang Mai through knee-deep muddy water. Three people were killed in flash floods in Thailand’s popular tourist destination Chiang Mai, health officials said Sunday, as tourists were evacuated from hotels in knee-deep mud and shops in the city center closed. Two elephants also drowned in rapidly rising floodwaters north…
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Two killed in Mexico as Hurricane John weakens to tropical storm
A woman transports a table from the southern Mexican coast ahead of Hurricane John. Officials said Tuesday that Hurricane John struck Mexico’s southern Pacific coast overnight, killing at least two people. The cyclone has since weakened to a tropical storm and is expected to weaken further. However, forecasters warned that heavy rain and flash flooding would inundate coastal areas over…
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