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ReutersUkrainian drone attack triggers earthquake-sized blast at arsenal in Russia's Tver region
LONDON (Reuters) -A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on Russia triggered an earthquake-sized blast at a major arsenal in the Tver region on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of a nearby town, war bloggers and some media reported. Unverified video and images on social media showed a huge ball of flame blasting high into the night sky and multiple detonations thundering across a lake about 380 km (240 miles) west of Moscow. "The enemy hit an ammunition depot in the area of Toropets," said Yuri Podolyaka, a Ukrainian-born, pro-Russian military blogger.
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A once-in-1,000-year rainfall event from an unnamed storm floods homes and forces rescues in North Carolina
Floodwater surged into homes, stranded vehicles and forced water rescues in coastal North Carolina Monday after a tropical storm-like system dumped historic amounts of rain on the area in a matter of hours.
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Latest Atlantic hurricane forecast revealed for the rest of September
The odds have been released for just how active the remainder of September will be across the Atlantic for tropical activity. Get the details with meteorologist Tyler Hamilton.
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Trail camera captures 'truly amazing' two-legged bear in West Virginia: Watch
Kirk Price, an outdoorsman, told USA TODAY that his trail camera captured the two-legged animal in the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia.
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Latest update from the NHC on Tropical Depression Gordon for Tuesday, Sep 17
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Northern lights possible over Canada (again!)
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A bewildered seal found itself in the mouth of a humpback whale
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'Homegrown' storm approaches US coast. What are they and why are they a threat?
A storm currently spinning off the Southeast coast is an example of what meteorologists call a "homegrown" storm.
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Severe storms, rain threaten the Prairies, tornado risk over northwestern Ont.
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The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Here's where Atlantic's next storm may be lurking
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Central Europe faces more deadly flooding, Poland declares disaster
STORY: Bursting their banks and inundating towns - more rivers across central Europe have been unable to deal with a deadly deluge of heavy rain from the worst flooding in at least two decades.And on Monday Poland's government declared a disaster in affected areas and said that it had set aside $260 million to help victims.Prime Minister Donald Tusk said his country and others affected would seek financial aid from the European Union.The southern Polish town of Klodzko was still inundated with water on Monday after border areas between the Czech Republic and Poland were hit hard over the weekend. Surging water levels collapsed some bridges, forced evacuations, and left a trail of destruction.And in Nysa, swollen rivers caused a hospital to evacuate its patients including pregnant women and elderly people in rafts.The country's Education Minister said 420 schools had been closed across four provinces. Water levels in some parts of Poland were not expected to peak until Wednesday. Thousands have been evacuated in the Czech Republice and in the town of Jesenik, floods stormed through on Sunday destroying vehicles, roads and homes.Some residents have begun the clean-up after water levels began to drop.This man saw water as high as two meters running through the street.He says his house may need to be taken down and telephones lines are not working Water and electricity are also out.Devastating impacts have also been felt in Eastern Romania, where villages and towns were submerged.Countries along the Danube river including Slovakia and Hungary were also on watch as levels were expected to rise.Budapest has declared 12,000 soldiers are on standby to respond.In Austria, the levels of rivers and reservoirs fell overnight as rain eased but officials were bracing for a second wave as heavier rain was expected.
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National Hurricane Center monitoring area of interest in Caribbean that may impact Florida
National Hurricane Center monitoring area of interest in Caribbean that may impact Florida
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Tracking the Tropics | September 17, Morning Update
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Factbox-Central Europe experiencing worst floods in at least two decades
Central Europe is experiencing the worst floods in at least two decades, with a trail of destruction from Romania to Poland and and the deaths of at least 23 people so far. * Four provinces in southwestern Poland are covered by the highest level of hydrological warnings against level 3 floods. * The Polish defence ministry said more than 14,000 soldiers had been deployed to flood-hit regions.
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Testing begins on filtering murky East River water for a floating pool making it safe for swimmers
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Escaped capybara 'probably living her best life'
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We're Willing to Die for This Baby Hippo Called Moo Deng
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Firefighters give lifesaving CPR to dog rescued from a cooking blaze
Utah firefighters rescued a dog from an apartment blaze that seems to have been caused by cooking, officials say.
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Cities in Central Europe reinforce riverbanks ahead of more flooding
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Soldiers and firefighters used sandbags to reinforce river embankments and delivered food and drinking water to cut-off communities as the worst flooding in years moved Tuesday across a broad swath of Central Europe, taking lives and destroying homes.