Disaster_Accident

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A home burns during a large wildfire Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, in Luther, Okla. A wildfire whipped by gusty, southerly winds swept through rural woodlands north and south of Oklahoma City on Friday, burning several homes as firefighters struggled to contain it in 113-degree heat. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Bryan Terry)

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A car sits in floodwaters in suburban Taipei, Taiwan, on Thursday. The slow-moving tropical strorm slammed into eastern Taiwan early Thursday, flooding farmlands, disrupting transportation and turning the capital of Taipei into a ghost town. (Associated Press)

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Massive waves break ahead of the arrival of the approaching Saola, a deadly storm, on the coast of Badoutze, northeastern Taiwan on Wednesday. Saola weakened from a typhoon to a tropical storm by late afternoon on Thursday. (Associated Press)

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Ryan Homes is building town homes and condominiums at the Villages at Dakota Crossing in the District, located on Fort Lincoln Drive Northeast. The homes have 1,200 to 2,218 finished square feet, with base prices from $289,990 to $424,990.

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Washington Nationals relief pitcher Sean Burnett walks off the field in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in Washington. The Phillies won 3-2. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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**FILE** A fire burns May 23, 2012, on a nuclear submarine at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine. A civilian employee working as a painter and sandblaster aboard the submarine has been charged with setting the fire, which caused $400 million in damages to the vessel. (Associated Press/WMUR, Jean Mackin)

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** FILE ** Iranian oil technician Majid Afshari makes his way to the oil separator facilities in Iran's Azadegan oil field southwest of Tehran on April 15, 2008. (Associated Press)

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After a major storm goes through, everybody’s got a chainsaw and wants to get out there and get involved, and generally, your hospitals, they’re prepared,” said Rob Springer, safety and training coordinator for Bartlett Tree Experts. “They know they’re going to see a higher frequency of chainsaw cuts.” (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times)

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Residents wait on the roof of a flooded building in Anju City, South Phyongan province, North Korea on Monday. Officials said 1,000 houses and buildings were destroyed and 5,683 acres of farmland were completely submerged in the city. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** A large dust storm, or haboob, sweeps across downtown Phoenix on July 21, 2012. (Associated Press)

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James Hetfield, lead singer for the heavy metal rock band Metallica, performs July 28, 2012, during a concert at the Sports Palace in Mexico City. (Associated Press)