Hungarian Science Academy says heavy metal content of sludge well below danger levels

Scientists say heavy metal in sludge not dangerous

Hungary says toxic red sludge has reached the Danube but no immediate damage seen yet

Hungary: Toxic red sludge has reached the Danube

Flood death toll nearly doubles in Vietnam as more rain continues to punish region

Floods continue to punish Asia, killing nearly 140

Floods force evacuation of 130,000 in China, death toll in Asia flooding climbs to nearly 140

Floods force evacuation of 130,000 in China

Massive floods kill 26 in central Vietnam; helicopters drop aid to isolated villages

Massive floods kill 26 in Vietnam; 9 missing

Another hill collapses in southern Mexico, raising death toll from landslides to 23

Death toll in Mexico mudslides up to 23; 9 missing

Mexico resumes search for 11 missing in collapsed hillside as slide kills 16 in another town

Mexico: Landslide in another town kills 16 people

Mexico resumes search for 11 missing in collapsed hillside as slide kills 12 in another town

Mexico: Landslide in another town kills 12 people

Rescue efforts resume for 11 missing after hillside collapses in southern Mexican town

Search resumes for 11 missing in Mexico mudslide

Huge mudslide smashes into Mexican mountain town, but only 11 missing after disaster

Mexico: Mudslide proves less deadly than feared

Mexican authorities backtrack on landslide, say no deaths are confirmed and only 11 missing

Mexico: No confirmed landslide deaths, 11 missing

Flooding and landslides from typhoon kill 33 in China, dozens still missing

Typhoon flooding kills 33 in China, dozens missing

From tense hunt to idyllic scene; 13 members of Calif. religious sect found praying in park

13 from Calif. sect found in park after tense hunt

Missing members of a breakaway religious sect found praying at a California park

Missing Calif. sect members found praying at park

Deputy spoke with sect members early Sunday while they were praying outside school

Sect members prayed outside school early Sunday

Friends of Calif. woman described as leader of missing sect say she was devout but not fanatic

Friends: Missing sect leader devout, not fanatic

Authorities search Calif. for 13 from ‘cult-like’ sect; families believe are ‘brainwashed’

Authorities search for 13 from ‘cult-like’ sect

Sheriff’s officials say 13 members of ‘cult-like’ group reported missing by families

Sheriff’s search for 13 members of LA-area ‘cult’

Number of victims in Calif gas line blast unclear as some residents prepare to return to homes

Number of victims in Calif. gas line blast unclear

Police chief says 5 people still missing from gas pipeline blast that killed 4 in Calif.

Police: 5 people missing from gas pipeline blast

Bodies of 2 missing in Hermine-fueled Texas floodwaters found, pushing death toll to 6

Hermine death toll climbs to 6 as 2 bodies found

Divers pulled off search for woman swept away during flooding that killed 4 in Texas, Oklahoma

Divers pulled off search for Texas flooding victim

4 dead, 3 still missing after Hermine flooding in Texas, Okla.; search to resume Friday

4 dead, 3 still missing after Hermine flooding

Death toll rises from Hermine flooding after Texas swimmer found dead, Okla. motorist drowns

Death toll rises from Hermine flooding

SAN ANTONIO — The death toll from flooding caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine climbed Thursday after Texas authorities recovered the body of a missing swimmer and an Oklahoma driver drowned trying to cross a swollen creek.

Death toll could increase from Hermine flooding as search slows for 2 missing Texas swimmers

Texas officials stop search for 2 missing swimmers

Toll of Colorado wildfire grows, destroys nearly 150 homes and counting

Colorado wildfire destroys more than 130 homes

Toll of Colorado wildfire grows, with at least 136 homes now destroyed

Toll of Colorado wildfire grows

BOULDER, Colo. — Authorities say at least 136 homes have been destroyed by a wildfire burning in canyons and foothills west of Boulder.

Toll of Colorado wildfire worsens as authorities look for 4 missing residents

4 people missing in Colo. wildfire

BOULDER, Colo. — Four residents of an area burned by a wildfire near Boulder remain missing.

8 people who didn’t evacuate Colorado wildfire unaccounted for

8 people missing in Colo. wildfire

BOULDER, Colo. — Firefighters encountered a tangle of rattlesnakes, downed power lines and combustible propane tanks Wednesday as they struggled to get an upper hand on a wildfire that has destroyed dozens of homes.

8 people who didn’t evacuate Colorado foothills wildfire are unaccounted for, authorities say

8 missing in Colo. fire that has burned 53 homes

Southern China landslide kills 4, leaves 44 missing as death toll from floods rises to 3,185

South China landslide kills 4, leaves 44 missing

Southern China landslide kills 3, leaves 57 missing as death toll from floods rises to 3,185

South China landslide kills 3, leaves 57 missing

Out of rubble of Haiti hotel, online family is born as Facebookers vow to leave no one behind

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10 people reported missing in Austria after their boats capsize during a rafting tour

Austria: 10 people missing after rafting accident

7 people reported missing and feared dead by landslide in northern Vietnam

7 people reported missing by landslide in Vietnam

Small plane with 3 rangers, 1 other person aboard missing in southwest Alaska

Small plane with 4 on board missing in Alaska

Rains batter China anew with 50,000 people evacuated from a flooded city

Rains batter China anew; 50,000 evacuated in flood

Rescuers search for scores listed as missing and feared dead in SW China mudslides

Scores still missing in SW China mudslides

36 killed, hundreds injured in latest flooding from heavy rains in China’s Gansu province

36 killed, hundreds injured in new China flooding

Bosnian lab that identifies victims of atrocities and disasters helps Iraq unearth war secrets

Bosnian lab helps Iraq unearth war secrets

China holds national day of mourning for landslide dead; flags lowered, ceremony on state TV

China holds day of mourning for landslide dead

China to mark day of mourning for victims of massive landslide; clean water remains a concern

China declares day of mourning after landslide

24 more die in China’s flood-hit northwest as new rains trigger more landslides

24 more die in China’s flood-hit northwest

1 person missing since floodwaters swept cars away in Iowa creek; divers on standby

1 person missing in storm-flooded Iowa creek

Dive teams search for 2 or 3 people missing since floodwaters swept cars away in Iowa

Up to 3 people missing in storm-flooded Iowa creek

Death toll in China landslides, floods up to 1,117, state media say

Death toll in China landslides, floods up to 1,117

China searches for 1,100 missing as floods spread despair in Asia; 13.8M affected in Pakistan

Man trapped for 50 hours after landslides in China

China searches for 1,100 missing as floods spread despair in Asia; Pakistan says 13M affected

1,100 missing in China amid widespread Asia floods

Toll in China landslide rises to 337 dead, 1,100 missing as flooding spreads despair in Asia

Death toll in China landslide rises to 337

More than 70 people rescued, 10 die after ferry sinks in eastern Indonesia

Ferry sinks in eastern Indonesia; 10 die, 77 saved