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Brazil Sees $1.5 Billion Fiscal Impact From Post-Flood Measures

Brazil’s aid measures after historic floods battering Rio Grande do Sul state will result in a fiscal impact of 7.7 billion reais ($1.49 billion) for the federal government, Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Wednesday. Most of the impact will …

New York, East Coast Face Power-Outage Threat from Deadly Storm

New York and the rest of the U.S. East Coast face a day of shaking trees and the threat of broken power lines as a deadly storm that hammered the South and Midwest over the weekend rolls toward large cities. …

Appeals Court Allows Lawsuit Against Engineering Firm in Pittsburgh Flood Deaths

An appeals court has cleared the way for refiling of a lawsuit against an engineering firm in the deaths of four people killed in flash flooding in Pittsburgh, Pa., more than five years ago. Judge R. Stanton Wettick Jr. earlier …

Mass Cremation for People Killed in India Flooding

Authorities are preparing to cremate the bodies of hundreds of people who perished in monsoon flooding in northern India, as soldiers attempt to rescue tourists and pilgrims who remain stranded in a remote town. Truckloads of wooden logs were loaded …