A series of tsunamis smashed into the Pacific island nations of American and Western Samoa killing possibly more than 100 people, destroying villages and injuring hundreds, officials said on Wednesday. A Pacific-wide tsunami warning was issued after a huge 8.0 magnitude undersea quake
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Hundreds of homes threatened in French blaze
July 23rd, 2009 |
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A wildfire sparked by practice shelling by the military raged on the outskirts of Marseille early Thursday, threatening hundreds of homes but claiming no victims, rescue services said. The blaze, one of the worst to hit France in recent years, which forced the evacuation of a retirement
Hundreds of homes threatened in French blaze
July 23rd, 2009 |
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A wildfire sparked by practice shelling by the military raged on the outskirts of Marseille early Thursday, threatening hundreds of homes but claiming no victims, rescue services said. The blaze, one of the worst to hit France in recent years, which forced the evacuation of a retirement