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From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (On Vacation) (jesse{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Wed Jul 31 2002 - 13:25:42 EDT

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Here are some storm reports from the Associated Press from this week.

Tornado in Romania (AP REPORT)

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020731/ap_wo_en_po/romania_tornado_death_1
"BUCHAREST, Romania - A tornado struck a motor home, killing a woman
vacationing in eastern Romania, an official said Wednesday.
Torrential rains and flooding throughout Romania has killed five other
people and destroyed hundreds of homes and farms in the past two weeks."

500 Dead, 15,000,000 Displaced in Asian Floods (AP REPORT)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020731/ap_wo_en_ge/south_asia_floods_1
"Unrelenting monsoon rains claimed another nine lives in India and eight in
Bangladesh on Wednesday, raising the death toll from floods in the South
Asian region to 500, relief officials said. Fed by torrential monsoon
rains, flooded rivers have stranded or displaced nearly 15 million people
in Bangladesh, India and Nepal. Tens of thousands of floods victims have
taken shelter in schools or embankments built to protect towns and
villages. The flooding is the worst in four years. "

Rains in Scotland force police to rescue people from hotel, some homes
"The operation took place after the hotel's power failed during heavy rain
storms that battered large parts of Scotland. There were also fears that
flood water pouring down a nearby hillside could destabilize the building. "
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020730/ap_wo_en_po/britain_flooding_2

Storms leave more than 800 people homeless in South Africa (Associated Press)

"Driving rains and gale-force winds badly damaged several shack settlements
at the weekend, forcing more than 800 people to seek refuge in community
halls, relief officials said Monday."
Gale force winds continued to batter the city Monday morning, but the
weather bureau forecast they would abate later in the day. "
Meanwhile in eastern South Africa, mopping up operations continued
following a week of snowfalls and heavy rain, which destroyed about 3,000
homes, downed power lines and damaged roads.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020729/ap_wo_en_po/south_africa_storms_1

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