| Ida spurs tropical storm warning for Grand Cayman
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AP - A tropical storm warning has been issued for Grand Cayman Island as Ida gains strength over Caribbean waters.
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| Ida returns to tropical storm strength
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AP - Ida has become a tropical storm again, with top winds of 45 mph (72 kph), as it swirls in the Caribbean on a track that could bring it to the U.S. Gulf Coast next week.
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| 40,000 affected as storm batters Nicaragua
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AFP - Nicaragua's Caribbean coast faced a battering by high winds and heavy rains Friday, as remnants of hurricane Ida wrecked homes and officials warned as many as 40,000 could be affected by the storm.
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| Man spends 3 days in tree during Vietnam storm
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AP - The 69-year-old watchman couldn't swim so when Tropical Storm Mirinae sparked a flash flood he ran, shimmied up a tree and hung on — for three nights and two days.
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| Depression Ida dumps heavy rain on Nicaragua
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Reuters - Hurricane Ida weakened to a tropical depression as it churned through eastern Nicaragua on Thursday after cutting power and ripping roofs on little-developed Caribbean islands.
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| Hurricane Ida downgraded to tropical storm off Nicaragua
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AFP - Ida was downgraded to a tropical storm on Thursday after slamming into Nicaragua as a category one hurricane, the US National Hurricane Center said.
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| Hurricane Ida strikes eastern Nicaragua
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AFP - Hurricane Ida made landfall as a category one storm on the eastern coast of Nicaragua Thursday, the US-based National Hurricane Center said.
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| Vietnam flood toll rises to 98
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AFP - The number of people killed by floods in central Vietnam rose to 98 on Thursday, as rescuers ferried emergency aid by helicopter to coastal regions battered by Tropical Storm Mirinae, officials said.
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| Tropical storm Ida could trigger Nicaragua mudslides
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| Reuters - Tropical Storm Ida strengthened off the coast of Nicaragua on Wednesday as heavy rains forced a Caribbean island to evacuate and the Central American nation, fearing devastating mudslides, was put on hurricane watch. |
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| Allstate swings to profit, catastrophe losses dip
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AP - A milder hurricane season this year helped Allstate Corp. turn a third-quarter profit as its losses for storms and other catastrophes dropped sharply.
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| Storm kills 42 in Vietnam, several missing
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Reuters - Tropical storm Mirinae killed 42 people after plowing into central Vietnam this week and several others are missing, state media reported on Wednesday.
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| Storm kills at least 40 in Vietnam: official
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AFP - Tropical storm Mirinae, which hit the Philippines as a deadly typhoon at the weekend, killed at least 40 people and left 11 missing in Vietnam, a national disaster official said Tuesday.
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| Corps starts $1B barrier for western New Orleans
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AP - Mindful that the suburban West Bank of New Orleans has regained its pre-Hurricane Katrina population and is primed for growth, the Army Corps of Engineers is launching a $1 billion effort to keep the next storm at bay.
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| Storm 'kills at least 40 people' in Vietnam
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AFP - Tropical storm Mirinae, which hit the Philippines as a deadly typhoon at the weekend, killed at least 40 people and left 11 missing in Vietnam, a national disaster official said Tuesday.
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| New Orleans mayor wants cuts, fees for budget hole
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| AP - As New Orleans struggles to keep its recovery from Hurricane Katrina on track, it's facing one of its largest ever budget deficits, $68 million, and the prospect of higher fees for residents and forced furloughs for many city workers to address it. |
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| Citizens gets 5.4 percent Fla. insurance rate hike
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| AP - State-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has won approval to raise rates by an average of 5.4 percent for homeowner coverage that includes hurricane damage, except in high-risk coastal areas where premiums will be revised later. |
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| Analyst: Quiet storm season hurts Beacon Roofing
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| AP - The quiet hurricane season is bad for business at Beacon Roofing Supply Inc., and two branches extending its reach into new markets won't do much for sales, an analyst said Tuesday. |
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| New Orleans lives on in 'Year Before the Flood'
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AP - Hurricane Katrina gave Ned Sublette a dramatic coda — and title — for his memoir.
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| NY Coast Guard chief disciplined over storm outing
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AP - A New York Coast Guard officer has been relieved of command after dramatic photos surfaced on the Internet of two rescue boats training in heavy surf generated by Hurricane Bill off the eastern end of Long Island.
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| Typhoon Lupit spares Philippines
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AFP - The Philippines breathed a sigh of relief on Saturday as typhoon Lupit, now downgraded into a tropical storm, veered away from the country which is still dealing with the devastation from two previous deadly storms.
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