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Dam bursts and death toll rises in Brazil floods
More than 30 people have been killed and 60 are missing in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul.BBC News - Top stories - Brazil -
Kenya orders flood evacuations as it warns dams could spill
Residents near 178 bodies of water have been told to leave as flooding is set to worsen.BBC News - Top stories -
Parched Philippine dam reveals centuries-old town, luring tourists
The ruins of a centuries-old town have emerged at a dam parched by drought in the northern Philippines, giving residents a rare spectacle and luring tourists.NBC News - Top stories -
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Mississippi’s First Serious Bid to Expand Medicaid Collapses
State lawmakers failed to reach a compromise, dashing hopes of extending largely free health care to most low-income residents and supporting struggling rural hospitals.The New York Times - Top stories -
Ruined centuries-old town re-emerges as Philippines dam dries up during heatwave
After a long spell of intense heat and little rain, water levels have fallen to reveal parts of a sunken church, tombstones and foundations at Pantabangan. Ruins of a centuries-old town have emerged at a dam parched by drought in the northern ...The Guardian - World -
Chinese driver praised for helping reduce casualties in deadly highway collapse
A Chinese truck driver has been praised in local media for parking his vehicle across a highway and preventing more cars from tumbling down a slope after a section of the road in the country’s mountainous south collapsed and killed at least 48 peopleABC News - World -
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China dispatches vice premier, urges better safety measures after highway collapse killed 48
China has dispatched a vice premier to oversee recovery efforts and urged better safety measures after a highway collapse killed at least 48 in the country's mountainous southABC News - World - China -
Chubb is preparing to make a $350 million insurance payout to Maryland in connection with the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge before the rebuilding of the span begins.
Chubb is preparing to make a $350 million insurance payout to Maryland in connection with the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge before the rebuilding of the span begins.The Wall Street Journal - World