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Los Angeles inferno cools

A smattering of rain and easing temperatures have helped more than a thousand firefighters battling the largest wildfire in the history of the city of Angels

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The cost of Hurricane Harvey

Storm Harvey could cost billions.

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Explosions, smoke at flood-hit chemical plant in Texas

Smoke and an explosion were reported at a flood-hit chemical plant in Crosby, Texas, about 40 km northeast of Houston.

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Houston braces for more misery from Harvey as more rain predicted

Houston mayor declares night-time curfew amid reports of crime spree across city as authorities struggle to provide shelter

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Storm Harvey flooding to worsen

President Trump to visit Texas after 'catestrophic' flooding as forecasters say things will get worse

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Fears of more flooding as emergency declared for Louisiana

President Trump declared a state of emergency for Louisiana as rains continue to pummel the region

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Panic in Texas as hurricane victims try to reach dry ground

Scores of people in Texas, many carrying pets in their arms, attempt to escape surging floodwaters

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In pictures: Hurricane Harvey hits Houston hard as roads turn into rivers

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Helicopters racing to get to Texas flooding victims

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Locals pull together in Texas rescue effort

With emergency services under strain, it's up to local residents to help their flooded neighbours to safety

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At least one person killed as Hurricane Harvey moves inland

The most powerful storm to hit Texas in more than 50 years has killed at least one person and is now threatening catastrophic flooding in the region.

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Hurricane Harvey downgraded to Tropical Storm

Texas is now being soaked by Tropical Storm Harvey after the hurricane lost its zip after making landfall in the US.

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Hurricane Harvey downgraded to Tropical Storm

Hurricane Harvey downgraded to Tropical Storm, but Texas still lashed by torrential rain as flood fears grow.

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Hurricane Harvey's might seen from the International Space Station

Images from the International Space Station showed the full scale of Hurricane Harvey as it smashed into the US coast.

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The US prepares for Hurricane Harvey

Residents in the Gulf of Mexico are filling hundreds of sandbags, in preparation for possibly the worst hurricane in 12 years to hit the mainland United States since Hurricane Wilma struck Florida in 2005.

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Harvey is upgraded to a hurricane as it approaches landfall in Texas

A hurricane could hit Texas for the first time since 2008 as Harvey takes aim

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At least 16 dead at Typhoon Hato batters southern China

At least 16 people have died after Typhoon Hato, the most powerful storm in 50 years, came aground in southern China.

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Elephants rescue tourists in flood-hit Nepal

Some 250 people have died in India, Bangladesh and Nepal which has suffered its worst rains in more than a decade

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Sierra Leone: hundreds feared dead in massive mudslide after heavy rain in Freetown

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Floods wreak havoc in Nepal