under water. rescuers still struggling for safety stranded in the deluge. and it is is not over yet. more severe storms are on the way. good morning, everyone welcome to early start. i m john berman. and i m christine romans. it s wednesday, may 27th. 5:00 a.m. in the east. let s bring with breaking news. tens of thousands of people in texas and oklahoma cleaning up following historic flooding. they are bracing this morning for more. at least 18 people are dead. more than a dozen people still missing. in houston, where the storms killed at least five dramatic scenes like this have been playing out. crews rescuing people trapped in their homes. at least 2500 waterlogged cars. look at that lining houston s roads and highways. abandoned by people who didn t follow repeated advice by authorities including texas governor greg abbott. don t drive in the rising water. you know the common phrase, turn around, don t drown. it has a sense of reality to it right now that we need
Iraq enjoys tremendous oil wealth but many hard-scrabble farmers in the north say crude spills have contaminated their lands, piling on pressure as they already battle drought. Oil spills in Iraq a country ravaged by decades of conflict, corruption and decaying infrastructure have contaminated farmland in the northern province, especially during the winter rains.
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At least 130 people, mostly civilians, have been killed by landmines and abandoned or unexploded ordnance in Libya since the armed group called the Libyan Arab Armed Forces withdrew from Tripoli’s southern suburbs in June 2020.