Pacific NW winds kill four, leave 500,000 powerless
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The Pacific Northwest was on Saturday recovering from a violent windstorm as about 500,000 remained without power, officials said.
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Tokyo- A powerful typhoon raked Japan&#39;s Pacific coastline Saturday, killing at least two people and leaving at least five others missing in the most powerful storm to hit the nation in a decade, officials said.
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Tropical Storm Jeanne, a slow-moving system loaded with torrential rains and deadly wind gusts, hovered over the Dominican Republic on Friday, tearing off roofs and triggering mudslides. At least four people in its path were killed.
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The National Weather Service says a tornado destroyed four homes in the Florida Panhandle.
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Almost 400,000 northern and central California customers were without power as of 8:30 a.m. PST (11:30 EST/1630 GMT) Friday due to high winds and rainy weather, said utility Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
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Typhoon Xangsane weakened over the   Philippines on Thursday but fierce winds and driving rains   killed at least eight people, displaced nearly 5,500 and   devastated parts of the central islands and Manila.
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Winter storms at both ends of the country dumped snow and snarled air and land travel Friday, killing at least 10 people, blocking major highways and even stranding 400 train passengers in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest.
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Storms battered the western United States on Saturday with strong winds, heavy rains and a blanket of snow that caused widespread power outages, a levee break in Nevada and two deaths in California.
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Tropical storm Meari battered Japan yesterday, killing five people and injuring 52 as it whipped up waves and winds that damaged homes, downed electricity lines and forced thousands to evacuate to shelters.
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Four family members were found dead Monday in their home of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning, bringing the death toll from the Northwest's worst windstorm in a decade to 14.
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REAL, Philippines, Dec. 4 -- Helicopters delivered food to famished survivors and picked up casualties as the weather cleared on Saturday in villages ravaged by back-to-back storms that killed 640 people and left nearly 400 missing in the northern Philippines.
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REAL, Philippines  - Helicopters delivered food to famished survivors and picked up casualties as the weather cleared on Saturday in villages ravaged by back-to-back storms that left 640 people dead and nearly 400 missing in the northern Philippines.
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Powerful Typhoon Chaba hit southwestern Japan on Monday, leaving five people dead, 54 injured, and four freighter crew members missing since Sunday, and paralyzing transportation systems in the region.
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TOKYO - A rapidly expanding low-pressure system brought typhoon-class winds to the Japanese archipelago from Saturday night to Sunday night, causing blackouts, stranding ships and paralyzing some air and land traffic.
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SIX people died Friday when hurricane-strength winds lashed Paris and large areas of northern and eastern France, cutting power to hundreds of thousands of homes and disrupting air, rail and road traffic.
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Typhoon No. 23 has left at least 31 people dead and 39 missing as of Thursday morning, the national NHK TV station reported. The powerful typhoon, which almost swept through the
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The Pacific Northwest was on Saturday recovering from a violent windstorm as about 600,000 remained without power, officials said.