Maryland county fields more than 100 rescue calls in two-hour period during flash floods

Maryland county fields more than 100 rescue calls in two-hour period during flash floods

A Maryland county reported more than 100 rescue calls Saturday in a two-hour period during intense rainfall and flash floods — numbers normally seen in a 24-hour period. Significant rainfall from storms caused flash flooding in parts of Montgomery County, Maryland, located north of Washington, D.C., on Saturday, trapping many in buildings and cars.  Across…

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Live: Latest as Typhoon Wipha hits S China

Live: Latest as Typhoon Wipha hits S China

After Typhoon Wipha made landfall near Jiangmen City in south China’s Guangdong Province on Sunday night, it’s expected to move west off the southern coast of China, triggering persistent downpours across Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan. Emergency responses including the citywide suspensions of production, classes and transport, as well as hundreds of thousands of evacuations, have been…

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