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News Articles: severe storms

Ezra Croft from North Carolina saw his annual homeowners' insurance surge to $1,600, a $700 increase. Many others across the country are also seeing surging auto and home insurance premiums.

'Everything is rising at a scary rate': Why car and home insurance costs are surging

The cost of auto and home insurance is rising much faster than overall inflation, thanks in part to a string of billion-dollar storms. A growing number of people are going without insurance.

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  • Scott Horsley
A river carried mud and downed trees in the Zapata neighborhood on the outskirts of the city of Acapulco, Mexico, after Hurricane Otis swept through the area.

Mexico's Acapulco grows desperate for help after Hurricane Otis ravaged the area

The Category 5 storm slammed into Mexico's Pacific coast early Wednesday, killing at least 27 people, with at least four still missing.

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  • James Fredrick
A man holding an umbrella stands near a fallen tree during stormy weather in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

Powerful storms killed 2 people and left more than 1 million customers without power

A severe summer storm system swept from Alabama to New York on Monday, leaving a trail of toppled trees, damaged buildings and transportation headaches in its wake.

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  • Emily Olson
Damage from a late-night tornado is seen in Sullivan, Ind., Saturday. Multiple deaths were reported in the area following the storm.

Death toll rises to 26 after tornadoes sweep across the South and the Midwest

The powerful storm system spread destruction in several states. In Illinois, one person died and 28 were hurt after a theater roof caved in during a concert.

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  • Juliana Kim