— Lighter winds are helping firefighters make gains on a voracious and deadly wildfire in central California that has burned 150 homes and claimed two lives.
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Surrounded by muddy devastation, Cathy Light and her husband Chris thought it was “heaven sent” they had free burgers to munch on in a Clendenin parking lot Saturday.
Crews and utility workers began cleaning up widespread damage on Thursday left by severe storms that spawned tornadoes across six states in the South and Midwest, killing at least 14 people and destroying scores of homes.
The governor of Texas on Monday declared states of disaster in 24 counties, citing the severe weather and flash flooding that have killed at least two people.