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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) 鈥� France was rushing help by ship and military aircraft to its poor overseas territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean on Monday after the island was shattered by its worst storm in nearly a century.

MONTREAL 鈥� The Quebec government has made payments in less than 10 per cent of the nearly 10,000 claims it has received since the remnants of Hurricane Debby hit the province in August, causing severe flooding and damage.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) 鈥� A tornado near a mall in central California swept up cars, uprooted trees and sent several people to the hospital. In San Francisco, authorities issued the first-ever tornado warning.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) 鈥� The death toll in the French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido is 鈥渟everal hundred鈥� and may run into the thousands, the island鈥檚 top government official told a local broadcaster Sunday.

MONTREAL 鈥� Officials in some Quebec municipalities ravaged by past flooding say they fear possible financial repercussions for residents as the province prepares to introduce new flood maps that would greatly expand areas deemed at risk.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) 鈥� At least 11 people have died after Cyclone Chido caused devastating damage in the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, France's Interior Ministry said Sunday.

VANCOUVER 鈥� At least one person is dead after a strong windstorm hit British Columbia's coast Saturday.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) 鈥� Inclement weather plagued areas of the U.S.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) 鈥� A major ice storm created treacherous driving conditions across Iowa and eastern Nebraska this weekend and prompted temporary closures of Interstate 80 after numerous cars and trucks slid off the road.

BENGALURU, India (AP) 鈥� Despite two weeks of U.N.-sponsored talks in Saudi Arabia鈥檚 Riyadh, the participating 197 nations failed to agree early Saturday on a plan to deal with global droughts, made longer and more severe by a warming climate.