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A Czech town faces hard recovery after massive flooding

BOHUMIN, Czech Republic (AP) — Torrential rains have gone, flooding waters have been receding and the sun was shining again in the Czech town of Bohumin. But Zuzana Kublova was not in a mood to enjoy it.

Sep 17, 2024 10:07 AM Read more >

Residents of a Czech town face hard recovery after massive flooding

BOHUMIN, Czech Republic (AP) — Torrential rains have gone, flooding waters have been receding and the sun was shining again in the Czech town of Bohumin. But Zuzana Kublova was not in a mood to enjoy it.

Sep 17, 2024 9:55 AM Read more >

North Carolina's coast has been deluged by the fifth historic flood in 25 years

Parts of southeastern North Carolina were still underwater Tuesday after a storm that wasn't quite organized enough to get a name dropped historic amounts of rain on an area that has suffered floods of a lifetime at least four other times in the past

Sep 17, 2024 9:51 AM Read more >

6 die in a landslide caused by heavy rains in Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A landslide caused by heavy rains has killed six people near Mexico City, authorities said.

Sep 17, 2024 9:37 AM Read more >

Flames from massive pipeline fire near Houston subside but continue burning

DEER PARK, Texas (AP) — A flame that towered over a southeast Houston suburb had subsided Tuesday, but continued to burn following a massive pipeline explosion after a vehicle drove through a fence and struck an above-ground valve, officials said.

Sep 17, 2024 7:34 AM Read more >

Sea turtles make big comeback on sandy beaches at 2 British military bases in Cyprus

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Protected green and loggerhead turtles are making a big comeback on the beaches of two British military bases in Cyprus, with the number of nests surpassing last year’s record count by nearly 25%, environmentalists said Tuesday

Sep 17, 2024 7:15 AM Read more >

Bill Gates calls for more aid to go to Africa and for debt relief for burdened countries

NEW YORK (AP) — The billionaire Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates thinks the richest governments should increase their support for African countries that have been overshadowed by development funding increasingly going toward the hum

Sep 17, 2024 6:34 AM Read more >

PHOTO COLLECTION: Climate Extreme Weather Floods

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors. The Associated Press

Sep 17, 2024 6:25 AM Read more >

Fortified bouillon cubes are seen as a way to curb malnutrition in Africa as climate worsens hunger

IBADAN, Nigeria (AP) — In her cramped, dimly lit kitchen, Idowu Bello leans over a gas cooker while stirring a pot of eba, the thick starchy West African staple made from cassava root.

Sep 17, 2024 6:00 AM Read more >

Sea turtles make big comeback on sandy beaches at 2 British military bases in Cyprus

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Protected Green and Loggerhead turtles are making a big comeback on the beaches of two British military bases in Cyprus, with the number of nests surpassing last year’s record count by nearly 25%, environmentalists said Tuesday

Sep 17, 2024 4:49 AM Read more >