Days of Disaster Continue

Six killed by tornadoes ripping through US Midwest Swissinfo, Switzerland by Kay Henderson DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Tornadoes killed four people at a boy scout camp in Iowa and two others in Kansas late on Wednesday as more ...

30 Tornadoes rip through US Midwest Macedonia, Canada - 6 hours agoThe deadly twister was one of more than 30 that roared through four US Midwestern states on Wednesday. It hit the Little Sioux Scout Ranch in western Iowa ...

Midwest Braces for More Flooding New York Times, United States - by CHRISTOPHER MAAG and JOHN HOLUSHA CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Sodden communities in the upper Midwest braced for more flooding on Wednesday as rising rivers ...

Sri Lanka Floods Leave 400,000 Homeless; GFA Calls for Prayer, Emergency Aid Gospel for Asia SRI LANKA (ANS) -- More than 400,000 people have been driven from their homes by unusually heavy monsoon floods on the island of Sri Lanka. The continuous, torrential rains have killed at least 20 people, left hundreds of homes destroyed and rendered thousands of others unlivable.

Fires fed by wind, heat continue to pummel Northern Calif.
San Diego Union Tribune by Don Thompson AP SACRAMENTO – Wind-driven wildfires raked Northern California for a second day Wednesday, including a raging forest fire that forced ...

Historic flooding batters Midwest
Thousands impacted, volunteers begin response efforts, more storms predicted
BY VICKI DESORMIER June 10, 2008
Nearly half a dozen people have died after rain in the Midwest caused flooding that turned streets into rivers and rivers into wild torrents that burst through dams and thundered over banks, destroying buildings and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of homes in the region.

Fatal Floods in Midwest, Wicked Heat in East ABC News - Jun 9, 2008Eight deaths were attributed to wicked wet weather in the Midwest, and three states were forced to declare disaster areas. Wisconsin Gov. ...

Wicked Weekend Storms Kill Ten People KHON2, HI - Jun 9, 2008In Michigan, at least six died as a result of the wicked weather, including two people out delivering newspapers. The storms also knocked out power to ...

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