The Real Affordability Agenda
Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election was due in large part to his promises to pursue an America First foreign policy and rein in inflation.
One year later, prices remain high, and President Trump is more focused on overseas meddling than on the American people.
This has helped enable Democrats to win governor races in Virginia and New Jersey, and self-described Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani to win the New York City mayor race by running on "affordability." Since the election, President Trump has made a number of proposals to ease the burden of high prices.
One of the president's proposals is changing federal housing regulations to encourage lenders to offer 50-year mortgages.
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Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election was due in large part to his promises to pursue an America First foreign policy and rein in inflation.
One year later, prices remain high, and President Trump is more focused on overseas meddling than on the American people.
This has helped enable Democrats to win governor races in Virginia and New Jersey, and self-described Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani to win the New York City mayor race by running on "affordability." Since the election, President Trump has made a number of proposals to ease the burden of high prices.
One of the president's proposals is changing federal housing regulations to encourage lenders to offer 50-year mortgages.
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🇱🇧Israeli strike kills school principal in south Lebanon
According to Lebanese officials, an Israeli strike on a car in south Lebanon killed a school principal identified as Mohammad Shweikh, amid rising cross-border tensions.
UNIFIL reported tank fire on its forces as Israel continues to violate a ceasefire agreement that ended months of destructive fighting.
NNA earlier reported Israeli drone activity over villages in the western sector, particularly the Tyre district, as well as over Zahrani and nearby areas.
The agency said Israeli aircraft also dropped flares over the border town of Yaroun, while Israeli forces "threw a smoke bomb toward the Ain Square in the town of Adaisseh" in southern Lebanon.
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According to Lebanese officials, an Israeli strike on a car in south Lebanon killed a school principal identified as Mohammad Shweikh, amid rising cross-border tensions.
UNIFIL reported tank fire on its forces as Israel continues to violate a ceasefire agreement that ended months of destructive fighting.
NNA earlier reported Israeli drone activity over villages in the western sector, particularly the Tyre district, as well as over Zahrani and nearby areas.
The agency said Israeli aircraft also dropped flares over the border town of Yaroun, while Israeli forces "threw a smoke bomb toward the Ain Square in the town of Adaisseh" in southern Lebanon.
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"You can't handle the truth": UK health watchdog reportedly refuses to release data on vaccine deaths
The United Kingdom's public health service is reportedly refusing to release data on the potential relationship between the COVID vaccine and excess deaths.
The reason?
It would upset people to know the truth.
The question is whether British citizens have become so passive and yielding that they will support their government, keeping them from learning the facts about vaccines and allowing them to reach their own conclusions.
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The United Kingdom's public health service is reportedly refusing to release data on the potential relationship between the COVID vaccine and excess deaths.
The reason?
It would upset people to know the truth.
The question is whether British citizens have become so passive and yielding that they will support their government, keeping them from learning the facts about vaccines and allowing them to reach their own conclusions.
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Climate scientists claim that global warming is going to cause a new ice age?
In the past, climate change has been consistently ranked as a "top concern" for people all over the world.
However, that priority has shifted in recent years according to a revealing study published in October by global research firm Ipsos.
The change has been dramatic.
In 2025, public concern over climate change has fallen sharply behind concerns of war and economic instability, with geopolitical turmoil and the cost of living crisis.
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In the past, climate change has been consistently ranked as a "top concern" for people all over the world.
However, that priority has shifted in recent years according to a revealing study published in October by global research firm Ipsos.
The change has been dramatic.
In 2025, public concern over climate change has fallen sharply behind concerns of war and economic instability, with geopolitical turmoil and the cost of living crisis.
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Christine Pelosi announces she won't run for mom Nancy's House seat
Christine Pelosi won't run to succeed her mother Nancy in Congress, ending the Pelosi dynasty in the House of Representatives.
The younger Pelosi, 59, announced on Monday that she'd run for California state Senate instead, opening the field for a competitive Democratic primary to rep Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco district in 2026.
"In courtrooms, campaigns and corridors of power, I've fought to build power for the people.
And that's why I'm running for California Senate," Christine Pelosi said in her Monday announcement.
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Christine Pelosi won't run to succeed her mother Nancy in Congress, ending the Pelosi dynasty in the House of Representatives.
The younger Pelosi, 59, announced on Monday that she'd run for California state Senate instead, opening the field for a competitive Democratic primary to rep Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco district in 2026.
"In courtrooms, campaigns and corridors of power, I've fought to build power for the people.
And that's why I'm running for California Senate," Christine Pelosi said in her Monday announcement.
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Geological Fault in Santander Leaves Colombian Town Cut Off
For a week now, the town of Vélez in Colombia has been cut off due to a geological fault that damaged a large stretch of a highway in the department of Santander connecting to Boyacá and the Caribbean coast.
So far, authorities have no solutions to restore mobility in the area.
The landslide on the Transversal del Carare highway is about 1.9 miles from where the epicenter occurred.
This situation has affected over 14,000 people who are part of the Vélez community, primarily engaged in agriculture.
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For a week now, the town of Vélez in Colombia has been cut off due to a geological fault that damaged a large stretch of a highway in the department of Santander connecting to Boyacá and the Caribbean coast.
So far, authorities have no solutions to restore mobility in the area.
The landslide on the Transversal del Carare highway is about 1.9 miles from where the epicenter occurred.
This situation has affected over 14,000 people who are part of the Vélez community, primarily engaged in agriculture.
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Thought control: BBC apologises for editing Donald Trump speech, calling it an 'error of judgement'
Altering the speech "did give the impression of a direct call for violent action," BBC chair Samir Shah admits.
Mr Shah said there have been more than 500 complaints since the publication of the memo that raised concerns about the editing of the speech by Donald Trump, adding: "We accept that the way the speech was edited did give the impression of a direct call for violent action." Mr Shah continued: "I am absolutely clear that the BBC must champion impartiality.
It is more necessary now than ever before. " He said the corporation would need to "hold the highest standards in all our content - video, audio and online." Nigel Farage told LBC this morning that the BBC had "deeply offended the leader of the free world." Mr Farage went on to say the BBC "has been institutionally biased for decades."
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Altering the speech "did give the impression of a direct call for violent action," BBC chair Samir Shah admits.
Mr Shah said there have been more than 500 complaints since the publication of the memo that raised concerns about the editing of the speech by Donald Trump, adding: "We accept that the way the speech was edited did give the impression of a direct call for violent action." Mr Shah continued: "I am absolutely clear that the BBC must champion impartiality.
It is more necessary now than ever before. " He said the corporation would need to "hold the highest standards in all our content - video, audio and online." Nigel Farage told LBC this morning that the BBC had "deeply offended the leader of the free world." Mr Farage went on to say the BBC "has been institutionally biased for decades."
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🇮🇱BEST OF THE WEB: Investigation finds Swiss official tied to Israel ordered journalist Ali Abunimah's arrest
A Swiss parliamentary investigation into the detention and expulsion of journalist Ali Abunimah in January has concluded there was a series of irregularities and evidence of political interference.
The new federal report indicates abuse of power by a senior Swiss official with financial ties to Israel.
The ban "deviated from standard practice" and was "unsatisfactory" the report concludes.
In a statement posted to X this week, Abunimah called the report a major new development.
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A Swiss parliamentary investigation into the detention and expulsion of journalist Ali Abunimah in January has concluded there was a series of irregularities and evidence of political interference.
The new federal report indicates abuse of power by a senior Swiss official with financial ties to Israel.
The ban "deviated from standard practice" and was "unsatisfactory" the report concludes.
In a statement posted to X this week, Abunimah called the report a major new development.
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Education Department silences the critics on closure
Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced that the agency's sunset is in view, releasing detailed plans to collaborate with other federal agencies.
Instead of "throwing federal education programs into chaos," as critics of efforts to downsize the federal bureaucracy have claimed, federal officials spelled out a road map for offering services to children from low-income areas and on tribal lands while ultimately downsizing the department.
During the recent government shutdown, families using education savings accounts, public charter schools, and even traditional public schools did not need the U.S. Department of Education.
Students attended class in assigned schools, and parents in states such as Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, and more than two dozen others still had access to a variety of public and private education options.
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Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced that the agency's sunset is in view, releasing detailed plans to collaborate with other federal agencies.
Instead of "throwing federal education programs into chaos," as critics of efforts to downsize the federal bureaucracy have claimed, federal officials spelled out a road map for offering services to children from low-income areas and on tribal lands while ultimately downsizing the department.
During the recent government shutdown, families using education savings accounts, public charter schools, and even traditional public schools did not need the U.S. Department of Education.
Students attended class in assigned schools, and parents in states such as Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, and more than two dozen others still had access to a variety of public and private education options.
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Newly-leaked emails reveal a legitimate 'LGBTQ mafia' presence at the BBC
If we're lucky, the BBC may soon cease to exist.
As you may have already heard, President Trump's threat to sue the outlet for an edited speech that was grotesquely distorted and then aired in a documentary has increased from $1 billion to $5 billion — in the wake of Trump's threat, BBC released a statement that admitted to a "regretful" editing job, but denied any wrongdoing.
However...The Telegraph kind of blew that claim up, reminding us that in 2022, the BBC also aired a similarly-edited version of the same speech on its Newsnight program: Spliced footage of the speech, which aired in an episode in 2022, made it appear that Mr Trump was encouraging his supporters to riot.
The edit was similar to a version aired in a Panorama documentary broadcast last year.
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If we're lucky, the BBC may soon cease to exist.
As you may have already heard, President Trump's threat to sue the outlet for an edited speech that was grotesquely distorted and then aired in a documentary has increased from $1 billion to $5 billion — in the wake of Trump's threat, BBC released a statement that admitted to a "regretful" editing job, but denied any wrongdoing.
However...The Telegraph kind of blew that claim up, reminding us that in 2022, the BBC also aired a similarly-edited version of the same speech on its Newsnight program: Spliced footage of the speech, which aired in an episode in 2022, made it appear that Mr Trump was encouraging his supporters to riot.
The edit was similar to a version aired in a Panorama documentary broadcast last year.
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Green Depression: German companies fight for survival - Insolvencies reach peak in October!
BlackoutNews here reports that the German economy is currently battling massive turbulence as the latest figures on corporate insolvencies reached peaked in October 2025.
The German middle class, in particular, is increasingly coming under pressure amid the ongoing slump.
The wave of insolvencies is not hitting all sectors equally.
Particularly hard hit: transport, construction and restaurants and catering services.
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BlackoutNews here reports that the German economy is currently battling massive turbulence as the latest figures on corporate insolvencies reached peaked in October 2025.
The German middle class, in particular, is increasingly coming under pressure amid the ongoing slump.
The wave of insolvencies is not hitting all sectors equally.
Particularly hard hit: transport, construction and restaurants and catering services.
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🇺🇸🇹🇷Jeffrey Epstein asked US ambassador to Turkey to 'make him smile' with 'child' photo
Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein told current US ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack to "make me smile" with pictures of him and a "child", according to a 2016 email that was released in a trove of correspondence by Congress on Wednesday.
"Send photos of you and child.. - make me smile," Epstein, the disgraced late financier, wrote to Barrack in March 2016.
Epstein then responded to an email from Barrack, writing, "Photos look good." It is unclear what "child" Epstein was referring to in his email and what photos were contained in the emails sent by Barrack.
Barrack had no role with the US government at the time the emails were written.
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Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein told current US ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack to "make me smile" with pictures of him and a "child", according to a 2016 email that was released in a trove of correspondence by Congress on Wednesday.
"Send photos of you and child.. - make me smile," Epstein, the disgraced late financier, wrote to Barrack in March 2016.
Epstein then responded to an email from Barrack, writing, "Photos look good." It is unclear what "child" Epstein was referring to in his email and what photos were contained in the emails sent by Barrack.
Barrack had no role with the US government at the time the emails were written.
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Britain's police state unmasked: Map reveals shocking numbers clapped in handcuffs over 'offensive' social media posts
Britain's police state can today be unmasked as the Daily Mail can reveal which forces have made the most arrests for 'offensive' posts on social media.
Figures obtained by the Daily Mail show that some forces are making arrests for 'offensive' social media posts at 'extremely concerning' rates.
Cumbria Constabulary had the nation's highest arrest rate of 42.5 per 100,000 population (217 arrests) in 2024, 20 times higher than Staffordshire Police's low rate of 2.1 (21 arrests). Gwent Police came second with a rate of 33.9, a total of 204 arrests.
The crime of sending 'grossly offensive' messages or sharing content of an 'indecent, obscene or menacing character' on electronic communications networks is punishable by up to two years' imprisonment or an unlimited fine.
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Britain's police state can today be unmasked as the Daily Mail can reveal which forces have made the most arrests for 'offensive' posts on social media.
Figures obtained by the Daily Mail show that some forces are making arrests for 'offensive' social media posts at 'extremely concerning' rates.
Cumbria Constabulary had the nation's highest arrest rate of 42.5 per 100,000 population (217 arrests) in 2024, 20 times higher than Staffordshire Police's low rate of 2.1 (21 arrests). Gwent Police came second with a rate of 33.9, a total of 204 arrests.
The crime of sending 'grossly offensive' messages or sharing content of an 'indecent, obscene or menacing character' on electronic communications networks is punishable by up to two years' imprisonment or an unlimited fine.
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Furious White House reveals Jeffrey Epstein victim who 'spent hours' with Trump — and always said he never did anything wrong
House Democrats pulled a bait-and-switch on a new trove of Jeffrey Epstein documents Wednesday when they released just three select emails in which the pedophile financier mentioned President Trump, including one claiming, "Victim 1 spent many hours at my house with him." But the Dems on the House Oversight Committee deliberately withheld the name of the victim in the missive — Virginia Giuffre, who said before her death earlier this year that she witnessed no wrongdoing by Trump during their interactions.
Media outlets jumped on the limited document release anyway — led by the New York Times and CNN, which appeared to have gotten a sneak peek at the messages.
House Republicans and the Trump White House quickly fired back.
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House Democrats pulled a bait-and-switch on a new trove of Jeffrey Epstein documents Wednesday when they released just three select emails in which the pedophile financier mentioned President Trump, including one claiming, "Victim 1 spent many hours at my house with him." But the Dems on the House Oversight Committee deliberately withheld the name of the victim in the missive — Virginia Giuffre, who said before her death earlier this year that she witnessed no wrongdoing by Trump during their interactions.
Media outlets jumped on the limited document release anyway — led by the New York Times and CNN, which appeared to have gotten a sneak peek at the messages.
House Republicans and the Trump White House quickly fired back.
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Meet the Seven Sisters' 3,000 lost siblings
The Pleiades star cluster is part of a much larger complex that stretches across the entire sky, a new study shows.
Of all star clusters, the Pleiades are the most famous: Their brightest members, known as the Seven Sisters, are a delight to the naked eye.
Look at them tonight, one hour after dark, right above the eastern horizon — but be aware that what you're seeing (and what early humans have painted on cave walls and mysterious Bronze Age disks) is just the tip of the iceberg: By combining data from different observatories, a team of astronomers has managed to identify more than 3,000 stars that formed together with the Pleiades but are now spread across nearly 2,000 light-years.
They sprinkle the entire sky, with a notable concentration along the galactic plane.
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The Pleiades star cluster is part of a much larger complex that stretches across the entire sky, a new study shows.
Of all star clusters, the Pleiades are the most famous: Their brightest members, known as the Seven Sisters, are a delight to the naked eye.
Look at them tonight, one hour after dark, right above the eastern horizon — but be aware that what you're seeing (and what early humans have painted on cave walls and mysterious Bronze Age disks) is just the tip of the iceberg: By combining data from different observatories, a team of astronomers has managed to identify more than 3,000 stars that formed together with the Pleiades but are now spread across nearly 2,000 light-years.
They sprinkle the entire sky, with a notable concentration along the galactic plane.
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🇫🇷☄️Meteor fireball over the UK and France on November 18
We received 34 reports about a fireball seen over Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Centre-Val de Loire, England, Normandie and Wales on Tuesday, November 18th 2025 around 18:02 UT. For this event, we received one video and one photo.
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We received 34 reports about a fireball seen over Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Centre-Val de Loire, England, Normandie and Wales on Tuesday, November 18th 2025 around 18:02 UT. For this event, we received one video and one photo.
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Geological fault in Santander leaves Colombian town cut off
For a week now, the town of Vélez in Colombia has been cut off due to a geological fault that damaged a large stretch of a highway in the department of Santander connecting to Boyacá and the Caribbean coast.
So far, authorities have no solutions to restore mobility in the area.
The landslide on the Transversal del Carare highway is about 1.9 miles from where the epicenter occurred.
This situation has affected over 14,000 people who are part of the Vélez community, primarily engaged in agriculture.
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For a week now, the town of Vélez in Colombia has been cut off due to a geological fault that damaged a large stretch of a highway in the department of Santander connecting to Boyacá and the Caribbean coast.
So far, authorities have no solutions to restore mobility in the area.
The landslide on the Transversal del Carare highway is about 1.9 miles from where the epicenter occurred.
This situation has affected over 14,000 people who are part of the Vélez community, primarily engaged in agriculture.
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🇵🇷☄️Green meteor fireball flares in night sky over Puerto Rico on November 16
A stargazer in Puerto Rico captured a blazing meteor streaking across the night sky on November 16.
This footage, filmed by Frankie Lucena in the town of Cabo Rojo, shows the fireball appearing green as it flashing in the sky.
Credit: Frankie Lucena via Storyful
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A stargazer in Puerto Rico captured a blazing meteor streaking across the night sky on November 16.
This footage, filmed by Frankie Lucena in the town of Cabo Rojo, shows the fireball appearing green as it flashing in the sky.
Credit: Frankie Lucena via Storyful
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🇺🇦Viktor Orban: EU's Ukraine funding scheme could trigger collapse of the Euro
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has issued a new warning that the European Commission (EC)-proposed new loan amount to Ukraine of 135 billion euros will end up being paid for by the grandchildren of EU country populations.
"An astronomical sum that does not exist today.
It simply does not exist," he began by saying.
"The Brussels 'magic trick' would again be a joint European loan, a step that would guarantee that even our grandchildren would have to pay for the costs of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict," he said.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has issued a new warning that the European Commission (EC)-proposed new loan amount to Ukraine of 135 billion euros will end up being paid for by the grandchildren of EU country populations.
"An astronomical sum that does not exist today.
It simply does not exist," he began by saying.
"The Brussels 'magic trick' would again be a joint European loan, a step that would guarantee that even our grandchildren would have to pay for the costs of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict," he said.
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Two-year-old Oklahoma City girl killed by family dog
A two-year-old girl died after being attacked by a family dog late Tuesday night in Oklahoma City.
As reported by KOCO, Oklahoma City police responded to Northeast 26th Street and Prospect Avenue over reports of a baby that was unresponsive.
When police arrived on the scene, the child was no longer breathing and had injuries consistent with a dog attack.
"This is a tough case to talk about; it involves a small child," said Dillon Quirk with the Oklahoma City Police Department.
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A two-year-old girl died after being attacked by a family dog late Tuesday night in Oklahoma City.
As reported by KOCO, Oklahoma City police responded to Northeast 26th Street and Prospect Avenue over reports of a baby that was unresponsive.
When police arrived on the scene, the child was no longer breathing and had injuries consistent with a dog attack.
"This is a tough case to talk about; it involves a small child," said Dillon Quirk with the Oklahoma City Police Department.
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🇻🇳At least 41 dead as heavy rain, flooding and landslides hit central Vietnam - over 5 FEET of rain in 3 days
Authorities in Vietnam say at least 41 people have been killed in a barrage of torrential rain, flooding and landslides, as rescue crews worked to save stranded people from the rooftops of submerged homes.
Rainfall exceeded 150cm (60 inches) over the past three days in several parts of central Vietnam, a region home to a key coffee production belt and the country's most popular beaches.
At least 41 people have been killed across six provinces since Sunday, while the search was continuing for nine others, the environment ministry said on Thursday.
More than 52,000 houses were flooded, and nearly 62,000 people were evacuated from their homes, while several major roads remained blocked due to landslides, and one million customers were left without electricity.
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Authorities in Vietnam say at least 41 people have been killed in a barrage of torrential rain, flooding and landslides, as rescue crews worked to save stranded people from the rooftops of submerged homes.
Rainfall exceeded 150cm (60 inches) over the past three days in several parts of central Vietnam, a region home to a key coffee production belt and the country's most popular beaches.
At least 41 people have been killed across six provinces since Sunday, while the search was continuing for nine others, the environment ministry said on Thursday.
More than 52,000 houses were flooded, and nearly 62,000 people were evacuated from their homes, while several major roads remained blocked due to landslides, and one million customers were left without electricity.
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