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At least 4 dead after tornado and severe storm batters St. Louis, mayor says | World News

At least 4 dead after tornado and severe storm batters St. Louis, mayor says ST LOUIS – At least four people died and authorities were searching from building to building for people who were trapped or hurt after severe storms including a possible tornado swept through St Louis. The storms Friday afternoon tore roofs off […]

Tourist boats capsize in sudden storm in southwest China, leaving 9 dead and 1 missing

Rescue operations underway (AP)” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”/> Rescue operations underway (AP) BEIJING: Four boats capsized in a sudden storm on a river in southwestern China, leaving nine dead and one missing, state media said Monday. More than 80 people fell into the Wu River when strong winds hit the scenic area in Guizhou province on Sunday […]

Two boats capsized in China’s southwest after sudden storm, leaving 20 missing

Representative Image (AI-generated) BEIJING: Two boats carrying roughly 70 people capsized in the Wu river in China’s southwestern Guizhou province Sunday afternoon, leaving about 20 people missing. As of Sunday evening, rescuers had gotten 50 people out of the water, according to the official Xinhua news agency. Rescuers were still looking for others late Sunday […]

Tornado emergency declared as deadly storm tears through Arkansas and Midwest

The US national weather service declared a tornado emergency as a large and destructive tornado tore through Lake City, Arkansas, and surrounding areas in the northeast of the state.Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued a state of emergency on Wednesday, confirming on social media platform X that she had received reports of tornado and storm […]

Tufts luck: Indian-American educator, judge in eye of ICE storm over detention of Turkish scholar

The TOI Correspondent from Washington: The India-born President of Tufts University and an Indian-American judge are caught up in the turbulence surrounding the detention and prospective deportation of a Turkish scholar Rumeysa Ozturk, accused of pro-Hamas activism on the campus of an institution with more than 1200 international students, and strong ties with India. Sunil […]