Libya floods: Morgues overwhelmed as floods death toll tops 6,000

CNN  —  Libya is racing to bury its dead as bodies pile up in the streets of Derna, the northern coastal city devastated by flooding after a torrential downpour smashed through two dams, washing homes into the sea. The death toll rose to over 6,000 people as of Wednesday morning local time, according to Saadeddin …

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Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is erupting again after months of quiet

CNN  —  Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano began erupting again after nearly three months of quiet, with glowing lava flows bursting within one of its craters Sunday, according to the US Geological Survey. The eruption started around 3:15 p.m. local time in Halemaʻumaʻu crater in Kilauea’s summit caldera at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, according to USGS. Kilauea is the …

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Morocco earthquake: More than 1,000 dead after worst quake in decades

CNN  —  More than 1,000 people have been killed after the deadliest earthquake in decades struck central Morocco, with rescuers digging through rubble in remote mountainous areas to find victims. The 6.8-magnitude earthquake shook Morocco’s High Atlas mountain range shortly after 11 p.m. local time on Friday at the relatively shallow depth of 18.5 kilometers …

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Possible Hurricane Lee: The Atlantic’s next major hurricane is expected by this weekend

CNN  —  A newly-formed tropical depression in the Atlantic Ocean has become Tropical Storm Lee and is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane by Thursday as the season approaches its typical peak in early September. Tropical Depression 13 formed Tuesday morning in the central tropical Atlantic, almost 1,000 miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde …

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Deadly Tropical Storm Idalia floods parts of South Carolina, including Charleston, after pummeling Florida

Editor’s Note: Affected by the storm? Use CNN’s lite site for low bandwidth. CNN  —  Idalia weakened to a tropical storm Wednesday evening as it dumped heavy rain, unleashed strong winds and knocked out power in parts of southern Georgia and the Carolinas, just hours after pummeling Florida’s west coast and inundating communities there with …

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Helicopter crash: Two killed when a fire rescue helicopter goes down in Pompano Beach, Florida

CNN  —  A Broward County, Florida, sheriff’s fire rescue helicopter crashed into an apartment complex Monday morning, leaving two people dead and two others injured. Authorities identified the dead as Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue Capt. Terryson Jackson, who was in the helicopter, and an unnamed adult woman who lived in the apartment complex. The crash …

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Idalia is expected to make landfall in Florida as a Category 3 hurricane with dangerous rain, winds and storm surge

CNN  —  Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to strengthen into a hurricane Monday and could bring potentially catastrophic winds, heavy rain and flooding to Florida’s Gulf Coast as a powerful Category 3 storm later this week, prompting evacuations and school closures in parts of the state. By Monday night, Idalia was “almost a hurricane” as …

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Tropical Storm Idalia could threaten the Gulf Coast and Florida this week

Editor’s Note: Find the latest coverage here. CNN  —  A hurricane watch has been issued for portions of Florida’s Gulf Coast as the state braces for Tropical Storm Idalia, which is expected to strengthen to a hurricane and make landfall this week. The hurricane watch stretches from Englewood to Indian Pass, including Tampa Bay, according …

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At least five killed in severe storms in Michigan

CNN  —  At least five people have died in Michigan during severe storms that struck late Thursday into the overnight hours, bringing heavy rains, strong winds and at least one confirmed tornado to the region. Just under 660,000 homes and businesses are also without power in parts of Michigan and Ohio early Friday. One woman …

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