Jan. 9, Costa Rica: at least 20 are killed and thousands more are left homeless after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes the verdant mountains of northern Costa Rica, setting off landslides.
more than 200 people are missing and feared dead when a 250 passenger ferry sinks off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi during a storm. A fishing boat finds and rescues 18 passengers and the captain floating in life rafts.
- Jan. 24, France and Spain: over 15 people die and more than one million homes are left without when winds of more than 100 mph swept across France and Spain during the most severe storm to hit the region since 1999.
- Jan. 26, Turkey: an avalanche slams into a group of 17 Turkish hikers on Mount Zigana, dragging them more than 1,640 feet and killing 10 of them.
- Jan. 27, Arkansas: at least seven people die due to a severe storm that covered roads and power lines with snow and ice. Schools close and thousands of homes are left without electricity.
Jan. 9, Costa Rica: at least 20 are killed and thousands more are left homeless after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes the verdant mountains of northern Costa Rica, setting off landslides.
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