As The World Turns

As The World Turns

Russia is burning

From NASA's Resource Management System of Fire Information, six days ago.

Collision in Mumbai

Dramatic scene after ships collide

Containers tumble into the ocean as a cargo ship that ran aground lists sharply off Mumbai.

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• Latest on Gulf oil spill
• Oil expert dies
• More on Mumbai, India

Mud and Flood in China

Desperate search for mudslide survivors

Relatives and rescuers in China look for signs of life as hundreds remain missing.

Photos of the devastation 

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• Death toll rising
• Worst mudslides
• Photos: Moscow smog

More than 700 Die in Landslides in China

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The death toll from mudslides in northwestern China rose to 702, state-run media reported Tuesday.

Flood Misery Rises: 1,100 Missing In China

Rescuers in three countries across Asia struggled Tuesday to reach survivors from massive flooding that has afflicted millions of people, as the death toll climbed in a remote Chinese town where hundreds died and more than 1,100 were missing from landslides.

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