A triggered by torrential rains in India鈥檚 western Maharashtra state killed at least 10 people, with many others feared trapped under piles of debris, officials said Thursday. In this image captured by Associated Press photographer Rafiq Maqbool, a woman holds the hand of her relative as family members of people trapped under rubble wail after a landslide washed away houses.
In Greece, a huge fire was contained , but authorities braced Thursday for a new round of extreme weather. Searing heat across Europe鈥檚 Mediterranean south has maintained a high or very high risk of fires in Spain, Italy and Greece. And in the Balkans, a storm that followed an intense heat wave left , including a Coatian firefighter.
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鈥擨n a refugee camp in , food shortages left kids hungry amid a drought even before Russia ended the grain deal. One farmer was forced to give most of his produce as tax to al-Qaida-linked extremists who have controlled parts of Somalia for years, and the little that remained wasn鈥檛 enough to feed his family during Somalia鈥檚 , Evelyne Musambi reports.
__A study found that the exclusion of race from a federal could worsen air pollution exposure disparities along racial lines in the U.S., Drew Costley reports.
鈥擳emperatures have peaked at or above 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 degrees Celsius) the entire month of July in Phoenix and has been a lifeline for many in the city. Isabella O鈥橫alley and Beatrice Dupuy explain how the heat wave has some residents concerned about the energy bills they鈥檒l receive.
鈥擳ravelers, considered a bellwether for the U.S. insurance industry due to its size, said Thursday that catastrophe in its most recent quarter as severe wind and in a number of regions led to rising coverage claims, Michelle Chapman reports.
鈥擟anada鈥檚 worst-ever has choked much of North America with for months, coupling with deadly in a summer that鈥檚 focusing the world鈥檚 attention on the perils of . See the photos by Noah Berger .
鈥擳he tornado damage to a Pfizer plant in North Carolina will likely mean hospitals need, Tom Murphy reports.
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鈥淭his level of heat that we are having in Phoenix right now is enormously dangerous, particularly for people who either don鈥檛 have air conditioning or cannot afford to operate their air conditioner,鈥� said Evan Mallen, a senior analyst for Georgia Institute of Technology鈥檚 Urban Climate Lab.
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