Two more killed as Rapid City floods surge
Rapid City, South Dakota reports two more fatalities from renewed flooding Saturday night. The deaths occurred when a van was washed from a street into a drainage ditch. The city had already counted 216 dead with 384 missing from the June floods. Mayor Don Barnett ordered martial law briefly as residents along creeks evacuated and sought high ground amid four foot waters downtown.
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Don Barnett
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Robbinsdale
South Canyon
Black Hills
Don Halligan
Civil Defense
Tornado injures dozens as Agnes skirts Cuba toward Florida
Hurricane Agnes brushed the western Cuba lip and moved toward the Florida panhandle triggering a tornado in a Key West trailer park. About 40 people were injured but not seriously. Evacuation urged for offshore islands and low beaches as the storm approached. A Hendry County death and several injuries were also reported.
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Cuba
Florida Panhandle
Dry Tortugas Islands
Florida Keys
Robert H. Simpson
Hurricane Center
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Panama City
Cedar Key
Pensacola
Simpson
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Lake Okeechobee
Sheriff's Office
Hong Kong mudslide toll climbs after torrential rain
Heavy rains over three days trigger landslides and floods across the British colony. At least 57 killed, 90 injured, 8 missing, with a 12 story building toppled and multiple rescues underway as waters rise and more slides are feared.
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Hong Kong
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Kowloon
Hong Kong Island
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