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The death toll from floods triggered by Typhoon Hagupit rose to 41 as rescue workers began to reach isolated villages devastated by a storm that has caused at least $65 million in damage, officials said Monday.
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Residents stand in a flooded street of Ghardaia, 600 kilometers (370 miles) south of Algiers, Algeria, Thursday Oct. 2, 2008. Torrential rain in the Algerian Sahara caused flash floods that killed 30 people and injured dozens in a historic oasis region,...
