A woman was also critically injured in the collision, which happened on Shearon Harris Reservoir, about 25 miles southwest of Raleigh, N.C., the authorities said.

Outraged residents took to the streets of the southern African nation when a taxi strike descended into chaos.

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Three other people were rescued on Saturday when a group of people strayed into an unsafe section of the Deschutes River near Bend, Ore., the authorities said.

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Scholars and designers of early warning systems say that there are still huge gaps in our ability to predict flash floods and warn those at risk.

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