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Flooding has forced thousands to evacuate areas of southeastern Norway. (August 11)

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More evacuations considered in Norway where the level in swollen rivers continues to rise
By JAN M. OLSEN - Associated Press
Fri,08/11/23-3:37AM , 69 Reads
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Authorities were on standby to evacuate more people in southeastern Norway Friday, where huge amounts of water, littered with broken trees, debris and trash, were thundering down the usually serene rivers after days of torrential rain.
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A dam in southern Norway partially burst Wednesday following days of heavy rain that triggered landslides and flooding in the mountainous region and forced downstream communities to evacuate. (August 10)

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Norwegians prepare for more flooding and destruction after days of heavy rain
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Thu,08/10/23-5:06AM , 59 Reads
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Rescuers on Thursday evacuated inundated areas of southeastern Norway and residents braced for more landslides and flooding as rivers swollen by days of heavy rain carried large amounts of water through the mountainous landscape.
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Water breaks through the dam at Braskereidfoss, Norway, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. Authorities in Norway say a dam has partially burst following days of heavy rain that triggered landslides and flooding in the mountainous southern parts of the country. Communities downstream already had been evacuated. (Cornelius Poppe/NTB Scanpix via AP)

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Dam in Norway partially bursts after days of heavy rain, flooding and evacuations
By JAN M. OLSEN - Associated Press
Wed,08/09/23-3:58AM , 79 Reads
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A dam in southern Norway partially burst Wednesday following days of heavy rain that triggered landslides and flooding in the mountainous region and forced downstream communities to evacuate, officials said.
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The royal warship Vasa is seen at the Vasamuseet museum in Stockholm, April 24, 2011. A U.S. military laboratory has helped Swedes confirm what was suspected for years: A woman was on the famed 17th-century warship that sank on its maiden voyage and is on display in a popular Stockholm museum, the museum said Tuesday April 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Scanpix Sweden, Anders Wiklund, File)

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DNA: Woman was on famed 17th century Swedish warship
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Tue,04/04/23-7:03AM , 90 Reads
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A U.S. military laboratory has helped Swedes confirm what was suspected for years: A woman was among those who died on a 17th-century warship that sank on its maiden voyage, the museum that displays the ship said Tuesday.
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