Flooding from Matthew causes the closure of oyster harvesting
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BATON ROUGE, La. Oyster harvesting was closed in south Louisiana due to the possibility that Tropical Storm Matthew dirtied oyster reefs.
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Heavy rains caused flooding across parts  of eastern Australia on Saturday, forcing the evacuation of  hundreds of people as rural towns throughout the area were put  on flood alert.
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Carlisle is said to have been completely cut off after severe flooding forces the closure of all routes into the city.
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By Michael Newsom, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 17--More than 3,000 volunteers crawled over the beach like ants, making South Mississippi a little more tidy as 2006 Mississippi Coastal Cleanup rolled along Saturday morning.
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NEW ORLEANS - Tropical Storm Matthew, the 13th named storm of the 2004 hurricane season, flooded roads and homes across southeastern Louisiana on Saturday as it blew toward the Gulf of Mexico with high tides and torrential rainfall.    The National Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm warning for residents from Intracoastal City to the Alabama-Florida border...
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By Catherine Kozak, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Mar. 5--It was during what some locals called "the summer of the piping plover." Two vehicles were parked on the beach on the south end of Hatteras Island. Nearby, on a pole shoved crookedly in the sand, was a sign: AREA CLOSED.
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Tropical Storm Matthew, the 13th named storm of the 2004 hurricane season, flooded roads and homes across southeastern Louisiana on Saturday as it blew toward the Gulf of Mexico with high tides and torrential rainfall.
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By Kirsten Valle, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Jun. 10--Thousands of fish have died in Mecklenburg County ponds this  month after a spell of hot and dry weather, county officials said.
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NEW ORLEANS - Tropical Storm Matthew, the 13th named storm of the 2004 hurricane season, moved ashore into southern Louisiana on Sunday, causing scattered flooding as the area was drenched with heavy rain.    Elsewhere, the 14th named storm, a "subtropical" system named Nicole, blew gusty wind across Bermuda...
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Service was restored Monday for residents of a Louisiana city where Tropical Storm Matthew broke a water main, but residents of some coastal areas were still waiting for a wind shift to push high water back out to sea.
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RICHMOND, Va. - An area of about 20 blocks of downtown Richmond was roped off and was being condemned Tuesday after the remnants of Tropical Storm Gaston flooded the city and other parts of central Virginia with a foot or more of rain...
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RICHMOND, Va. - An area of about 20 blocks of downtown Richmond was roped off and was declared uninhabitable Tuesday after the remnants of Tropical Storm Gaston flooded the city and other parts of central Virginia with a foot or more of rain...
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Residents of a previously drought-stricken area of southeastern Australian were Friday being evacuated to safety as rising floodwaters threatened to swamp homes and farmland.
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Â· Fall in water levels grants reprieve to stricken areas  Â· Body of woman in river takes death toll to seven.
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By The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 21--GULFPORT -- Work crews will close 30th Avenue between 22nd Street and Pass Road beginning at 8 a.m. Thursday   The closing will allow for installation of sewage lines across the roadway. It will be closed until 8 p.m. Saturday.
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Water sports enthusiasts are warned to stay clear of timber from a sunken cargo ship as a beach is closed.
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British rail and road links were disrupted by flooding on Monday while residents were evacuated in northern England after rivers burst their banks, transport officials said.