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US: Airport Fire Expands In Southern California, Destroys Homes 3

Airport Fire burning in Orange and Riverside Counties, Southern California has grown to more than 23,000 acres as of Wednesday morning, September 11. The fire injured at least seven people and destroyed homes.

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CHINA-JIANGSU-WHIS-HONGZE LAKE IRRIGATION SYSTEM (CN)

(231113) -- NANJING, Nov. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members patrol the Hongze Lake levee in Huai'an, east China's Jiangsu Province, Nov. 8, 2023. The Hongze Lake Irrigation System in eastern Jiangsu Province is a water storage irrigation area. Since the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220), ancient people have diverted water for irrigation and farming. The irrigation system, which has been designated as World Heritage Irrigation Structures (WHIS) in 2023, nowadays keeps irrigating farmland. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-WHIS-HONGZE LAKE IRRIGATION SYSTEM (CN)

(231113) -- NANJING, Nov. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Nov. 8, 2023 shows a view of Hongze Lake levee in Huai'an, east China's Jiangsu Province. The Hongze Lake Irrigation System in eastern Jiangsu Province is a water storage irrigation area. Since the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220), ancient people have diverted water for irrigation and farming. The irrigation system, which has been designated as World Heritage Irrigation Structures (WHIS) in 2023, nowadays keeps irrigating farmland. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-WHIS-HONGZE LAKE IRRIGATION SYSTEM (CN)

(231113) -- NANJING, Nov. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members patrol the Hongze Lake levee in Huai'an, east China's Jiangsu Province, Nov. 8, 2023. The Hongze Lake Irrigation System in eastern Jiangsu Province is a water storage irrigation area. Since the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220), ancient people have diverted water for irrigation and farming. The irrigation system, which has been designated as World Heritage Irrigation Structures (WHIS) in 2023, nowadays keeps irrigating farmland. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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Aftermath of torrential rain in China

Photo taken on Aug. 1, 2023, shows a levee breached by recent torrential rain in Beijing.

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N. Korean border area with China

Photo taken June 10, 2023, from Dandong, a Chinese border city, shows people repairing a levee on the North Korean side of the Yalu River.

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N. Korean border area with China

Photo taken June 10, 2023, from Dandong, a Chinese border city, shows people repairing a levee on the North Korean side of the Yalu River.

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N. Korean border area with China

Photo taken June 10, 2023, from Dandong, a Chinese border city, shows people engaged in levee raising work on the North Korean side of the Yalu River.

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N. Korean border area with China

Photo taken June 10, 2023, from Dandong, a Chinese border city, shows people engaged in levee raising work on the North Korean side of the Yalu River.

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Two dead along flooded highway in California on New Year's Day

STORY: Two dead along flooded highway in California on New Year's Day DATELINE: Jan. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. aerial view of the flooded highway 2. various of vehicles stuck in the flood STORYLINE: Two people died after a strong winter storm hitting northern California's Sacramento County on Saturday caused a double levee breach along a local river and flooded parts of a state highway, local media said Sunday. One of them died after being pulled from the water, and the other was found dead in a submerged vehicle, local media said. The breach along the Cosumnes River near Wilton, 35 km south of the city of Sacramento, flooded parts of Highway 99, the main thoroughfare through California's 47,000-square-km-large Central Valley. Local emergency personnel have been performing rescues since Saturday, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Dozens of people have been plucked from their cars that got stuck in floods. Sacramento County proclaimed a local

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Coastal levee at Tomari nuclear plant in Hokkaido unveiled

SAPPORO, Japan - Hokkaido Electric Power Co. in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido unveils to the press on Dec. 16, 2014, its coastal levee to protect the Tomari nuclear power plant in Tomari village from possible tsunami.

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Waves lap levee being built on tsunami-hit Fukushima beach

SENDAI, Japan - Waves lap a coastal levee under construction on a beach in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Sept. 3, 2014, to cope with disasters like the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan in 2011.

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Levee under construction on tsunami-hit beach in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Construction of a coastal levee is under way on a beach in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Sept. 3, 2014, to cope with disasters like the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan in 2011.

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Levee raising work for Onagawa Nuclear Power Station

ONAGAWA, Japan - Construction work to heighten the Onagawa Nuclear Power Station's coastal levee is seen underway in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 20, 2014.

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Test facility simulates how tsunami flows over levee

ABIKO, Japan - An experimental facility in Abiko, Chiba Prefecture, shown to the press by the Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry on April 22, 2014, simulates how tsunami flow over a coastal levee.

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Abe in disaster-hit Iwate

MIYAKO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front C) is briefed on April 6, 2013, by Masanori Yamamoto (front R), mayor of the city of Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, at a levee in the Toro area of the city that was heavily damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo)

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2 years after Japan quake

IWAKI, Japan - Candles are lit on a levee in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 11, 2013, in memory of the victims of the massive earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan two years earlier.

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2 years after Japan quake

MIYAKO, Japan - Buddhist monks march while offering prayers on a levee in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on March 11, 2013, the second anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan's northeast.

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Japan premier in disaster area

MIYAKO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (front center) views disaster areas from the top of a levee in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 27, 2012. The areas were hit by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami. (File photo)

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IAEA team inspection at Onagawa nuclear plant

ONAGAWA, Japan - Sujit Samaddar (C), head of the International Atomic Energy Agency's International Seismic Safety Center, answers reporters' questions in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 31, 2012. The 20-member IAEA delegation team started an inspection the previous day at the Onagawa nuclear power plant, which was relatively undamaged by the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit the area in March 2011. The turbine building for the No. 2 reactor and a levee at the plant can be seen in the back.

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IAEA team inspection at Onagawa nuclear plant

ONAGAWA, Japan - Members of a delegation of the International Atomic Energy Agency examine a levee at the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 31, 2012. The 20-member delegation started an inspection the previous day at the plant, which was relatively undamaged by the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit the area in March 2011.

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Downpour in Kyushu

HITA, Japan - A levee is seen collapsed as the Kagetsu River swelled in Hita, Oita Prefecture, on July 4, 2012, when heavy rains hit the northern Kyushu region.

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Kiribati people in fear of submergence

TARAWA, Kiribati - Children play among the ruins of a levee destroyed by rough waves in Tarawa, Kiribati, in May 2012. The South Pacific island nation is considered particularly vulnerable to global climate change.

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Levee under construction at nuclear plant

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - A levee to protect against tsunami is constructed in front of the No. 3 reactor building at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in Niigata Prefecture on June 22, 2012.

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Levee at nuclear plant

ONAGAWA, Japan - Tohoku Electric Power Co. shows to local municipal assembly members a levee, rising to 17 meters above sea level, built at its Onagawa nuclear power station in Miyagi Prefecture on May 8, 2012.

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1st anniversary of tsunami

MIYAKO, Japan - People join hands and offer prayers on a levee in the Taro district of Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on March 11, 2012, the first anniversary of the quake and tsunami.

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Miyako soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show a levee in Taro district in the city of Miyako, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 23, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 1, 2012 (bottom).

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2 years after tsunami in Chile

DICHATO, Chile - A levee is under construction to prepare for a future tsunami in Dichato, Chile, on Feb. 23, 2012, nearly two years after a major quake and tsunami hit the area.

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Levee at nuclear power plant

NIIGATA, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. shows to reporters the construction of a levee to protect against tsunami at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in Niigata Prefecture on Feb. 14, 2012.

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Poster project to support disaster-hit areas

MIYAKO, Japan - About 150 people gather for a photo shoot in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on Jan. 28, 2012, for the poster project ''A Beacon of Rebirth'' which aims to support the reconstruction of areas hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The levee in the back was swallowed by the tsunami on March 11, 2011. The proceeds from sales of the posters will be donated to disaster-hit municipalities.

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New levee prevented total power loss at nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2008 shows the Tokai Daini nuclear power plant run by Japan Atomic Power Co. in Ibaraki Prefecture. The plant managed to avoid a total power loss during the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami thanks to a levee the company was reconstructing voluntarily, sources familiar with the matter said Oct. 23, 2011.

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Levee broke at lake in Fukushima after March 11 quake

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken April 19, 2011, shows a broken levee (L) at Lake Fujinuma in Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture. It was broken shortly after the March 11 earthquake and water from the dam swallowed a village near the lake, killing seven people. A 1-year-old boy remains missing.

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Destroyed levee in Iwate

MIYAKO, Japan - Photo taken on March 16, 2011, shows a coastal levee damaged by the March 11 quake-triggered tsunami in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture.

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11 anglers washed away by rough waves

NIIGATA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 25 shows a levee on the Sea of Japan in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, where 11 anglers were washed away by rough waves but were saved by rescuers in the morning.

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-BLACK-HEADED GULLS (CN)

(220201) -- KUNMING, Feb. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 1, 2022 shows black-headed gulls at Caohai Levee of Dianchi Lake in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo by Liang Zhiqiang/Xinhua)

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Prosperity

A general compilation of the year 1967. The seats in the House of Representatives remain unchanged after the dissolution of the Black Fog, and distrust of politics increases the strain on society. An old man's suicide note, the state funeral of former Prime Minister Yoshida, the Osaka Detention Center, boxing, wads of cash, date of shooting unknown, release date: December 22, 1967.

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The Second Report of Typhoon Ise Bay

Typhoon Ise Bay left behind unprecedented damage, with over 5,000 dead and 100 billion yen in damage. People living in houses submerged in water Evacuees calling for mass evacuation People boarding helicopters People boarding boats Crowded evacuation centers People praying People praying People eating at evacuation centers People infected with contagious diseases Wandering people Women searching for the bodies of their relatives Relief supplies being transported Prime Minister Kishi receiving a petition His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince visiting his wife The levee destroyed by the storm surge, footage of an experiment to verify the strength of the storm surge in a V-shaped bay, and a person rowing a boat.

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Crown prince, princess visit tsunami-struck area

Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako visit a coastal levee in the northeastern Japan city of Miyako, devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster, on June 21, 2016. Renovation work has continued on the coastal levee for more than five years since the disaster. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown prince, princess visit tsunami-struck area

Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako bow towards the sea as they offer a moment of silence at a coastal levee in the northeastern Japan city of Miyako, devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster, on June 21, 2016. Renovation work has continued on the coastal levee for more than five years since the disaster. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown prince, princess visit tsunami-struck area

Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako visit a coastal levee in the northeastern Japan city of Miyako, devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster, on June 21, 2016. Renovation work has continued on the coastal levee for more than five years since the disaster. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown prince, princess visit tsunami-struck area

Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako visit a coastal levee in the northeastern Japan city of Miyako, devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster, on June 21, 2016. Renovation work has continued on the coastal levee for more than five years since the disaster. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Construction of Hamaoka plant's coast levee to complete

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 28, 2016, shows Chubu Electric Power Co.'s Hamaoka nuclear plant in central Japan. Construction of a coastal levee to protect against tsunami from a possible Nankai Trough earthquake will be completed on March 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Construction of Hamaoka plant's coast levee to complete

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 28, 2016, shows Chubu Electric Power Co.'s Hamaoka nuclear plant in central Japan. Construction of a coastal levee to protect against tsunami from a possible Nankai Trough earthquake will be completed on March 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Construction of Hamaoka plant's coast levee to complete

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 28, 2016, shows Chubu Electric Power Co.'s Hamaoka nuclear plant in central Japan. Construction of a coastal levee to protect against tsunami from a possible Nankai Trough earthquake will be completed on March 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan marks 5 years since quake, tsunami, nuclear disasters

Residents in the northeastern Japan city of Miyako offer silent prayers at a coastal levee to commemorate victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2016, the time that a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck five years ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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5 years since quake, tsunami, nuclear disasters

Photo taken March 11, 2016, in the northeastern Japan city of Rikuzentakata shows the "miracle pine," a symbol of the reconstruction of the city from the damage caused by a massive quake and tsunami five years ago, and a crane used for coastal levee construction. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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5 years since quake, tsunami, nuclear disasters

Photo taken March 11, 2016, in the northeastern Japan city of Rikuzentakata shows the "miracle pine," a symbol of the reconstruction of the city from the damage caused by a massive quake and tsunami five years ago, and a crane used for coastal levee construction. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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5 years since quake, tsunami, nuclear disasters

Photo taken March 11, 2016, in the northeastern Japan city of Rikuzentakata shows the "miracle pine," a symbol of the reconstruction of the city from the damage caused by a massive quake and tsunami five years ago, and a crane used for coastal levee construction. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tsunami in Japan: 5 years on

Combined photos show a coastal area of Yamada, Iwate Prefecture in northeastern Japan: on March 31, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by massive tsunami; and the same area nearly five years later on March 3, 2016, with a huge levee under construction. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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5th anniversary of Japan's March 2011 disaster

Combined photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show the northeastern Japanese city of Natori hit by tsunami on March 11, 2011, (top) and the city's current state on Feb. 18, 2016. The construction of a coastal levee was completed in August 2015, and a disaster-prevention project is under way. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo