The widespread flood disaster in Mozambique is worsening, as thousands of deaths are being blamed on the deluge, and more than 100,000 stranded victims are still awaiting rescue, according to disaster response and emergency aid officials.

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A powerful storm pushed across parts of the West on Tuesday, bringing snow to the mountains of Washington, Oregon and California. Gusty storms also moved across the Plains and Great Lakes.

Residents in northern Australia braced Tuesday for powerful Cyclone Steve, which earlier in the week had drowned a teen, left much of Queensland state under water and a tourist city in the dark.

Tons of mud loosened by a rainstorm collapsed on a shantytown, killing 11 people and injuring four in South America's biggest city, the civil defense department said Tuesday.