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September 16, 2015
SHAKE AND BLOW
Flash flood toll rises to eight in US state of Utah
Washington (AFP) Sept 15, 2015
Eight people were killed and five were listed as missing after flash floods struck a town in the western state of Utah overnight, state officials said early Tuesday. A wall of water hit people in two vehicles in Hildale, washing the automobiles and their 16 passengers downstream, Washington County Emergency Services said in a statement posted on Facebook. Only three people in the vehicles made it out safely and among those dead and missing were children, including a four-year-old, Hildale assis ... read more
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