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A minor earthquake shook residents awake in the D.C. area early Friday, rattling windows and jostling dishes but apparently causing no serious damage.

The first typhoon to lash the Philippines this year flooded streets in the capital and toppled power lines Wednesday, causing widespread blackouts and suspending flights, classes and work in some government offices.

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico early Wednesday, shaking buildings in Mexico City, the U.S. Geological Survey and Reuters witnesses reported.

A tornado that ripped the roof off an arena also tore apart a casino, bar and laundromat in the downtown area.

Deadly tornadoes touched down Thursday in Minnesota, killing at least two people, police said.

An earthquake has rocked Southern California, shaking the Los Angeles area and forcing a halt to the Toronto Blue Jays-San Diego Padres game in San Diego.

Search crews on Monday found the last person known to have gone missing when a flash flood swept through a popular campground, but they planned to continue looking, authorities said Monday.

Flash floods killed at least 12 people at a campground in western Arkansas, state police said on Friday.

A tornado touched down in central Illinois Saturday, police said, but there were no immediate reports of injuries.

The death toll from Tropical Storm Agatha is growing, with 123 reported killed in Guatemala, 14 in Honduras and nine in El Salvador.