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Fed flood insurance program gets 60-day extension
Congress has given itself two more months to come up with long-term solutions for the debt-burdened federal program that provides insurance for homes and businesses in areas subject to flooding.A voice vote in the House Wednesday extended the life of the National Flood Insurance Program for 60 days, assuring that people in flood-risk areas will continue to have access to the flood insurance they need

Senate acts to extend flood insurance program

The Senate on Thursday voted to extend the life of the National Flood Insurance Program for 60 days, giving lawmakers time to work on a long-term extension that would seek to restore fiscal

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1,000 people evacuated due to flood in Russia's Far East
Russia: At least 1,000 people were evacuated on Monday after a flood inundated half of a town in Russia's Far Eastern Yakutia region, Itar-Tass news agency reported. Most of the evacuees in the

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Flash flood kills 19 in Afghanistan; many missing
Flood waters ravaged a provincial capital in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 19 people and destroying hundreds of homes, officials said Sunday.

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Amazon tributary hits record high after rains
A mighty tributary of the Amazon River has hit a record high level after weeks of heavy rains.

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5 die as river bursts banks in Georgia's capital