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Snow storm that covered South heads off to sea

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Cypress Mountain will host despite little snow

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Stranded tourists camp in train at Machu Picchu

Source: Reuters

* 1,400 tourists stuck near ancient ruins

* Hundreds camping out at train station

* Anger at pace of evacuation after 5 deaths

By Mariana Bazo

MACHU PICCHU, Peru, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Hundreds of tourists faced sleeping outdoors or in train carriages near Peru's Incan citadel Machu Picchu on Wednesday as they wait to be airlifted out after flooding and mudslides stranded them.

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Floods kill 12 people, destroy crops in Bolivia

Source: AlertNet

LA PAZ, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Floods, heavy rains and hail storms have killed at least 12 people in Bolivia in recent weeks and have wiped out more than 17,300 acres (7,000 hectares) of crops, local media reported on Wednesday.

Heavy rains have pounded the eastern provinces of Beni and Santa Cruz -- Bolivia's agricultural heartland -- and the central Cochabamba region, and could trigger food shortages in the near future, the government has said.

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231-mph NH wind gust is no longer world's fastest

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Fla. manatees die in record numbers from cold

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El Nino helping Green River Valley avoid floods

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Winter storm in Midwest brings fierce winds

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Rain, wind lead to flood warnings, airport delays

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Loans to be forgiven for hurricane-hit U.S. cities

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. government will begin granting loan forgiveness to cities devastated by the hurricanes of 2005, citing their weakened financial conditions, Vice President Joseph Biden said on Friday.

"Today's loan forgiveness announcement is just another example of our common-sense approach to rebuilding in the region -- we're removing unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles and providing faster turnaround on assistance," he said in New Orleans which was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina, according to a statement.

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