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Hurricane Lala lashes Hawaii with strong winds and torrential rain

If the storm makes landfall, it will be Hawaii's first direct hit by a hurricane in 34 years.

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Hurricane Lala is now a Category 1 storm as it nears Hawaii's Big Island, bringing heavy rain, life-threatening flooding and mudslides as Gov. Josh Green calls a state of emergency. Andrew Kozak has more.

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Hurricane Lala impacts Hawaii

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Hurricane Lala has weakened to a tropical storm after its eye passed about 30 miles off Hawaii's Big Island, leaving catastrophic flash-flood and mudslide damage, at least one death, at least 100 homes damaged or lost, washed-out roads that have trapped at least one community, and widespread power outages as cleanup begins. Tropical storm warnings remain for some islands as the storm progresses west.

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In this event Woman returns to her community to survey damage from Hurricane Lala in Hawaii: "We need help" Earlier coverage Hawaii braces for direct hit from Tropical Storm Lala Earlier coverage
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Hawaii governor calls state of emergency as hurricane Lala expected to pummel Big Island

Hurricane Lala is now a Category 1 storm as it nears Hawaii's Big Island, bringing heavy rain, life-threatening flooding and mudslides as Gov. Josh Green calls a state of emergency. Andrew Kozak has more.

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Hurricane Lala lashes Hawaii with strong winds and torrential rainBBC News – Science & Environment
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Hurricane Lala lashes Hawaii with strong winds and torrential rain

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Hurricane Lala lashes Hawaii - with 89,000 losing powerSky News – Front Page
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Hurricane Lala lashes Hawaii - with 89,000 losing power

Hurricane Lala is lashing Hawaii with strong winds and heavy rain - leaving more than 89,000 households without power across the state.

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Hurricane Lala strengthens as it heads to Hawaii

Hurricane Lala is headed toward Hawaii's Big Island. If it makes landfall there, it'd be the first hurricane to do so since 1871.

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Flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border have killed at least 543 people—538 in Nepal and five in Tibet—with more than 1,500 still missing, according to the latest reports. The floods, triggered by a massive glacial collapse in the Himalayas on Wednesday, swept away roads, bridges and villages. Rescue operations resumed but were halted in Tibet after a newly formed barrier lake raised fears of a second flood.

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