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PARIS (AP) — French police said at least three people were killed when a tropical storm packing fierce winds and torrential rains thumped the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion on Friday.

It's the warmth that triggers a "rapid increase" in airborne allergens.

VANCOUVER — An overnight windstorm along British Columbia's south coast knocked out power for thousands of residents. СÀ¶ÊÓƵ Hydro at one point reported more than 7,000 people along southern Vancouver Island were affected by outages on Tuesday.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Another $500 million would be spent toward Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in western North Carolina in legislation the state House unanimously approved Tuesday.

Three tropical cyclones are spinning in the South Pacific, an occurrence that scientists say is unusual. Tropical cyclones Rae, Seru and Alfred are all churning as the region is in the peak of a season that starts in November and ends in April.

An earthquake has struck off the British Columbia coast, less than four days after major population centres were shaken by a similar-sized tremor.

Environment Canada says wind gusts could hit 90 km/h in parts of Metro Vancouver.

WINTER PARK, Colo. (AP) — One person was killed in an avalanche in central Colorado on Saturday, marking just the latest fatality stemming from avalanches in the western U.S. this season.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked Congress to approve nearly $40 billion in aid to help the Los Angeles area recover from January's devastating wildfires , which he said could become the costliest natural disaster in U.

Some residents in southwestern British Columbia are sounding the alarm after reports of sporadic and inconsistent alerts from the national early warning system during the 4.7-magnitude earthquake on Friday.