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Typhoon Bualoi Aftermath - Vietnam

A tree and a utility pole are toppled in Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam, Sept. 29, 2025. The death toll from Typhoon Bualoi in Vietnam has risen to 11, with 13 people still missing and 33 others injured, local daily newspaper Nhan Dan (People) reported Monday. Handout photo by VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kharkiv deals with consequences of overnight Russian drone strike

Municipal workers use an aerial work platform to repair a damaged utility pole after an overnight Russian drone attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 30, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Aftermath of Russian drone attack in Odesa on March 8, 2025

A worker of an Internet service provider is on the ladder next to a utility pole after a Russian drone strike in Odesa, Ukraine, on March 8, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

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Smoke And Damages Caused By Hughes Fire - USA

A damaged utility pole leans precariously over a road near the burn scar of the Hughes Fire in Santa Clarita, CA, USA on Jan. 23, 2025. The wildfire caused widespread destruction to power lines and infrastructure, with officials warning of prolonged outages in the affected area. Photo by David Pashaee/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Smoke And Damages Caused By Hughes Fire - USA

A charred utility pole and debris litter the scorched ground near the Hughes Fire burn area in Santa Clarita, CA, USA on Jan. 23, 2025. The wildfire, fueled by dry conditions and strong winds, caused significant damage to infrastructure, leaving communities in the area without power. Photo by David Pashaee/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Smoke And Damages Caused By Hughes Fire - USA

A fallen utility pole blocks a road near the burn area of the Hughes Fire in Santa Clarita, CA, USA on Jan. 23, 2025. High winds and intense heat from the wildfire caused widespread damage to infrastructure, complicating recovery efforts. Photo by David Pashaee/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Smoke And Damages Caused By Hughes Fire - USA

A charred road sign and damaged utility pole stand amidst the scorched landscape left by the Hughes Fire near Santa Clarita, CA, USA on Jan. 23, 2025. The blaze, fueled by dry conditions and strong winds, left behind widespread devastation, impacting infrastructure and natural habitats. Photo by David Pashaee/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan: Moment Lightning Strikes Power Pole Captured On Dashcam

A dashcam captured the moment a lightning struck a power pole in Shikokuchuo City, Ehime Prefecture, southwestern Japan Thursday, September 12.

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Typhoon Shanshan – Storm Leaves Damage In Kyushu 5

Typhoon Shanshan left damage across Kyushu as it made landfall near Sendai, Kagoshima Prefecture Thursday morning, August 29. In Miyazaki City, gusty winds, apparently a tornado, caused damage to houses late Wednesday. More than 10 people were injured due to the winds, according to reports. This video shows debris on the road and a toppled utility pole in Miyazaki City Thursday morning, apparently caused by a tornado.

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Aftermath of August 26 Russian attack in Dnipropetrovsk region

DNIPROPETROVSK REGION, UKRAINE - AUGUST 26, 2024 - A broken utility pole is in a dacha cooperative after the massive Russian combined attack in Dnipropetrovsk region, east-central Ukraine.

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Cost of living relief for all Australians to drive down inflation: PM

STORY: Cost of living relief for all Australians to drive down inflation: PM SHOOTING TIME: May 15, 2024 DATELINE: May 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Parliament of Australia 2. various of Canberra street views 3. various of utility pole STORYLINE: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended his government's decision to offer every Australian, including high earners, cost of living relief. Under the federal budget for 2024-25, which was handed down by Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Tuesday night, every Australian will receive a tax cut from July and every household an energy bill rebate worth 300 Australian dollars (198.7 U.S. dollars) regardless of their income. Asked on Wednesday why the energy discount was not targeted to help only those in need of financial help, Albanese said offering it to every household would deliver cost of living relief and put downward pressure on inflation. "We want to make sure that every Australian gets

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Blahodatne and Partyzanske villages in Mykolaiv Region

BLAHODATNE, UKRAINE - JULY 19, 2023 - A crushed car is seen in the middle of the road in Blahodatne village which was destroyed by Russian occupiers, Mykolaiv Region, southern Ukraine.

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Novodarivka

NOVODARIVKA, UKRAINE - JULY 21, 2023 - A house destroyed by the shelling of Russian troops is pictured in Novodarivka village, Zaporizhzhia Region, southeastern Ukraine. Situated on the border between Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk Regions, the settlement that had been occupied since March 2022 was liberated by the Ukrainian military on June 4, 2023.

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Novodarivka

NOVODARIVKA, UKRAINE - JULY 21, 2023 - A house destroyed by the shelling of Russian troops is pictured in Novodarivka village, Zaporizhzhia Region, southeastern Ukraine. Situated on the border between Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk Regions, the settlement that had been occupied since March 2022 was liberated by the Ukrainian military on June 4, 2023.

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Novodarivka

NOVODARIVKA, UKRAINE - JULY 21, 2023 - A house destroyed by the shelling of Russian troops is pictured in Novodarivka village, Zaporizhzhia Region, southeastern Ukraine. Situated on the border between Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk Regions, the settlement that had been occupied since March 2022 was liberated by the Ukrainian military on June 4, 2023.

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Typhoon Hagupit sweeps Philippines, including Haiyan-hit areas

TACLOBAN, Philippines - A utility pole is snapped by strong winds brought by powerful typhoon Hagupit on the Philippine island of Leyte on Dec. 7, 2014. The area was also hit by super typhoon Haiyan in November 2013.

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Birdhouse fixed on top of concrete utility pole

OKAYAMA, Japan - A birdhouse is fixed on the top of a concrete utility pole in Kibichuo, Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, as seen in this file photo taken on May 29, 2014.

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Disaster-relief drills held at Hamaoka power plant

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Chubu Electric Power Co. employees build a makeshift utility pole at the company's Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, on May 21, 2014, as part of a disaster-relief drill in anticipation of a potential massive earthquake along the Nankai Trough off central and western Japan.

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Life after typhoon in Philippines

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - A woman hangs the laundry on a wire of a fallen utility pole on Nov. 18, 2013, in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines, devastated by powerful Typhoon Haiyan.

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Tornados hit Saitama, Chiba

KOSHIGAYA, Japan - Residents clean up in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, after a strong gust of wind, an apparent tornado, hit the city on Sept. 2, 2013. A fallen utility pole can be seen in the back.

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Tornadoes hit Ibaraki, Tochigi

TSUKUBA, Japan - Photo shows a utility pole broken by an apparent tornado in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture on May 6, 2012. A teenage boy died, around 40 people were injured and up to 500 houses were damaged after apparent tornadoes hit Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures, north of Tokyo, local police and firefighters said.

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Typhoon lands in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Material from a house hangs over a utility pole that is leaning due to strong winds caused by Typhoon Melor on Oct. 8, 2009, in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture.

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(3)Photos from train crash site in Hyogo Pref.

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Workers remove a utility pole which was crushed by the train in the April 25 derailment accident in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 8.

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(5)Typhoon Songda causes severe damage across Japan

SAPPORO, Japan - A utility pole, felled by strong winds of Typhoon Songda, hits an ambulance in Sapporo's Chuo Ward on Sept. 8.

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(1)1 dead, 23 hurt in train-car crash in Aichi

INAZAWA, Japan - A utility pole hangs in front of a limited express train of Nagoya Railroad Co. (Meitetsu) near a railway crossing in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 26 after the train collided with a car (L). The first two cars of the train derailed and the passenger car was severely damaged in the collision, which left the car's driver dead and injured 23 people.

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3 dead as light airplane crashes in western Japan

OKAYAMA, Japan - Photo shows wreckage of light airplane that crashed in rice paddies in the town of Yanahara, Okayama Prefecture in western Japan on Aug. 16. After skimming over the roof of a house (background), the Cessna 172 plane carrying three people crashed into a utility pole and burst into flames. All three on board -- the captain and two photographers -- were killed.

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PAKISTAN-QUETTA-FLOODS-AFTERMATH

(220827) -- QUETTA (PAKISTAN), Aug. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A utility pole is seen damaged after heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods in Quetta, southwestern Pakistan, on Aug. 27, 2022. At least 45 people were killed and 113 others injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods and other rain-related incidents in the last 24 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has said. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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JAPAN-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(220318) -- MIYAGI, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 18, 2022 shows an inclined utility pole after an earthquake in Shiroishi City of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, Part of the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train service was suspended Thursday morning after the earthquake derailed a train between Fukushima Station and Shiroishizao Station, but all 78 passengers and crew members aboard were not injured, according to East Japan Railway Company. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(220318) -- MIYAGI, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 18, 2022 shows an inclined utility pole after an earthquake in Shiroishi City of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, Part of the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train service was suspended Thursday morning after the earthquake derailed a train between Fukushima Station and Shiroishizao Station, but all 78 passengers and crew members aboard were not injured, according to East Japan Railway Company. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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(5)Typhoon Songda causes severe damage across Japan

SAPPORO, Japan - A utility pole, felled by strong winds of Typhoon Songda, hits an ambulance in Sapporo's Chuo Ward on Sept. 8. (Kyodo)

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Massive floods in eastern Japan

Ground Self-Defense Force personnel use a helicopter to rescue Masao Sakai (bottom) holding on to a utility pole in muddy waters caused by flooding of the Kinugawa River in Joso, eastern Japan, in a photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 10, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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White stork travels 150 km to build nest in Tokushima, western Japan

A male stork, identified from information on its leg band, builds a nest on top of a utility pole in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan, on May 10, 2015, after traveling some 150 kilometers across the Seto Inland Sea from Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture, where it was born. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(3)Photos from train crash site in Hyogo Pref.

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Workers remove a utility pole which was crushed by the train in the April 25 derailment accident in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 8. (Kyodo)

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Typhoon lands in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Material from a house hangs over a utility pole that is leaning due to strong winds caused by Typhoon Melor on Oct. 8, 2009, in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Tornadoes hit Ibaraki, Tochigi

TSUKUBA, Japan - Photo shows a utility pole broken by an apparent tornado in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture on May 6, 2012. A teenage boy died, around 40 people were injured and up to 500 houses were damaged after apparent tornadoes hit Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures, north of Tokyo, local police and firefighters said. (Kyodo)

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Typhoon Hagupit sweeps Philippines, including Haiyan-hit areas

TACLOBAN, Philippines - A utility pole is snapped by strong winds brought by powerful typhoon Hagupit on the Philippine island of Leyte on Dec. 7, 2014. The area was also hit by super typhoon Haiyan in November 2013. (Kyodo)

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Heavy rain in southwestern Japan

A utility pole in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, leans over on July 1, 2019, following heavy rain that hit southern Kyushu region. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Train hits leaning utility pole in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 17, 2018, shows an Oigawa Railway train that was damaged after it hit a leaning utility pole in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Train hits leaning utility pole in central Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 17, 2018, shows an Oigawa Railway train that was damaged after it hit a leaning utility pole in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Train hits leaning utility pole in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 17, 2018, shows an Oigawa Railway train that was damaged after it hit a leaning utility pole in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Train hits leaning utility pole in central Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 17, 2018, shows an Oigawa Railway train that was damaged after it hit a leaning utility pole in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Train hits leaning utility pole in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 17, 2018, shows an Oigawa Railway train that was damaged after it hit a leaning utility pole in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan launches world's tiniest satellite-carrying rocket

Japan launches a rocket about the size of a utility pole from the Uchinoura Space Center in southwestern Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture on Feb. 3, 2018. The No. 5 vehicle of the SS-520 series, carrying a microsatellite weighing about 3 kilograms developed to collect imagery of the Earth's surface, was placed into orbit later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan launches world's tiniest satellite-carrying rocket

Japan launches a rocket about the size of a utility pole from the Uchinoura Space Center in southwestern Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture on Feb. 3, 2018. The No. 5 vehicle of the SS-520 series, carrying a microsatellite weighing about 3 kilograms developed to collect imagery of the Earth's surface, was placed into orbit later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan launches world's tiniest satellite-carrying rocket

Japan launches a rocket about the size of a utility pole from the Uchinoura Space Center in southwestern Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture on Feb. 3, 2018. The No. 5 vehicle of the SS-520 series, carrying a microsatellite weighing about 3 kilograms developed to collect imagery of the Earth's surface, was placed into orbit later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan launches world's tiniest satellite-carrying rocket

Japan launches a rocket about the size of a utility pole from the Uchinoura Space Center in southwestern Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture on Feb. 3, 2018. The No. 5 vehicle of the SS-520 series, carrying a microsatellite weighing about 3 kilograms developed to collect imagery of the Earth's surface, was placed into orbit later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trains halted by power trouble in Yokohama

Firefighters and utility workers gather around a power pole which emitted sparks in Yokohama on Feb. 14, 2017, causing the suspension of some East Japan Railway train services. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of quake in New Zealand

A road is seen cracked with a utility pole heavily tilted in Waiau in the South Island of New Zealand on Nov. 15, 2016, following a magnitude 7.8 quake that struck the area the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3 dead as light airplane crashes in western Japan

OKAYAMA, Japan - Photo shows wreckage of light airplane that crashed in rice paddies in the town of Yanahara, Okayama Prefecture in western Japan on Aug. 16. After skimming over the roof of a house (background), the Cessna 172 plane carrying three people crashed into a utility pole and burst into flames. All three on board -- the captain and two photographers -- were killed.