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The unluckiest city in America
In New Orleans the healing has barely begun for some since Hurricane Katrina five years ago and, more recently, the great Gulf spill.
![Storm that found a nation wanting](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Storm that found a nation wanting
Five years on, Rupert Cornwell looks back on the hurricane and floods that shamed America
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Authorities battle to save city from floodwaters
Authorities in Pakistan were battling yesterday to save a city in a flood-devastated southern province.
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Double jolts made tsunami fierce
The tsunami that struck Tonga and Samoa last year was the result of a rare geological event.
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Early warning for global disasters
The world's leading climate scientists are gathering in the United States this week.
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Big wet to become even wetter over next nine days
Waterlogged North Island areas won't get an immediate reprieve as forecasters warn of more "wet events".
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Volcano collapse underlines threat of tsunami
A huge undersea volcano has dramatically reduced in size after partly collapsing more than 100 metres toward the ocean floor.
![Flood-hit towns begin clean-up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Flood-hit towns begin clean-up
As rising floodwaters threatened to wash away his home of four years all Peter Brake could do was wait, watch and hope for the best.
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Homeowners forced to evacuate
Bay of Plenty flood levels are dropping, but 15 people have been evacuated from their Whakatane homes.
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More rain to lash country
The eastern Bay of Plenty town of Opotiki remains isolated this morning.
![Skiers freed as Mt Hutt road reopens](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Skiers freed as Mt Hutt road reopens
Many of the skiers enjoyed their night on Mt Hutt, including a quiz, hot food, and "spooning" - while at least two now have a coffee date.
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High winds trap skiers on Mt Hutt
About 1200 skiers - including several hundred schoolchildren - remain trapped on Mt Hutt this morning after gales of over 200km/h closed the only road off the mountain.
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Winds drop but skiers still stuck
Around 1200 mountaingoers are still trapped at Mt Hutt skifield, with conditions still too dangerous to leave.
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I just tried to stay on top, says avalanche survivor
A skier caught in an avalanche on Mt Hutt has described how he fought to stay on top of the snow.
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Kiwis caught in Vanuatu quake
A NZ man last night told of fleeing his Port Vila office building when a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu, sending frightened residents and tourists rushing for high ground.
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China mudslides strike lethal blow
Rescuers dug through mud and wreckage searching for 1,300 people still missing. Photos / AP