Monday, June 16, 2008

Days of Disaster Continue

7.2 Japan Quake Leaves At Least 6 Dead
(AP) A magnitude 7.2 earthquake ripped across the mountains and rice fields of northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least six people as it sheared off hillsides, jolted buildings and shook nuclear power plants. At least 11 people were missing.

Million flee south Chinese floods
Flooding in southern China has killed at least 55 people and forced more than one million to flee their homes, the government says. Torrential downpours have affected nine provinces, China's civil affairs ministry says. More rain is expected in the coming days, forecasters warn.

Thousands flee rising rivers
Jeff Zogg, a National Weather Service hydrologist in Davenport said he was "amazed" by the enormity of the flood in Cedar Rapids and elsewhere in the Midwest. "Usually if you break a record, you only do it by an inch or two."

Wildfires burn across Northern California
Several wildfires burned across Northern California on Sunday, even as those closest to the Bay Area were winding down and residents in the Santa Cruz Mountains were allowed to return home.

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