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WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Gavin Abundis watched as firefighter Adrian Chairez demonstrated how he uses pulleys and harnesses to rappel down buildings. “You’ve probably seen it in the…

ToplineThunderstorms that prompted flash flood warnings in the Dallas area disrupted hundreds of flights at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on Saturday, interfering with transit at…

Schools in parts of Texas reopened their doors two months earlier than planned this summer. But the reason was tragic.They were transformed into “relief hubs” to…

Azadeh MoshiriPakistan correspondentBBCArif Khan was one of many helping in rescue effortsAs villagers carried out the bodies of two children, soaked in mud, the large crowd…

Army says military doctors are treating survivors and engineers are repairing damaged infrastructure.Pakistan has restored 70 percent of electricity service and reopened damaged roads in the…

At least 194 people have died in the last 24 hours in heavy monsoon floods and landslides in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir.Most of the deaths, 180,…

President Xi Jinping orders ‘all-out’ rescue operations to save the missing people, CCTV says.At least 10 people have been killed and 33 are missing in flash…

More than 350mm (13.8 inches) of rain was recorded – the highest daily rainfall for August in over 140 years.Hong Kong has been hit with record-breaking…

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman.With summer heat domes slamming down on parts of the U.S. and hurricane season ramping up, you’ve…

Thunderstorms and flooding could pose a danger to life in parts of the UK this weekend, according to forecasters.The Met Office has issued an amber thunderstorm…