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The Dec. 26, 2004, tsunami struck after a 9.1-magnitude earthquake off Sumatra. It was one of modern history’s worst natural disasters.

High winds are again hitting the coast of British Columbia, as gusts surpassing 100 km/h have been reported at several outlying islands.

AYOD, South Sudan (AP) — Long-horned cattle wade through flooded lands and climb a slope along a canal that has become a refuge for displaced families in South Sudan .

MIRERENI, Mayotte (AP) — Crowds in Mayotte vented their frustration at French President Emmanuel Macron, with some booing, as he toured destruction wrought by the strongest cyclone to hit the French territory in nearly a century.

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MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Thursday in the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte to survey Cyclone Chido’s destruction and was immediately confronted with a first-hand account of devastation across the French territor

Winds are expected to ease Thursday afternoon.

The highway was closed for just over 12 hours.

The Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte is reeling from Cyclone Chido , the most intense storm to hit the French territory in 90 years.

British Columbia's government expects to plant nearly 60 million fewer trees next year — a 23 per cent drop from this year's planting season.