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Three people are dead and three others are missing after torrential rains in Spain, wreaking havoc across the country. People started to panic as metro stations and trains flooded, and first floors of buildings were completely gone after in the rains. Streets were inundated quickly in flash floods, giving people no time to take cover as their cars and homes were quickly washed away. People were also stranded in their cars after at least 6 bridges were taken out by the flooded rushing rivers below them, and police and firefighters responded to over 1,200 cases overnight.
On another note, Typhoon Haikui is now making its second landfall after delivering a big blow to Taiwan, and it is now bringing heavy rain to southeastern China. Haikui slammed into Taiwan's southern region on Sunday with winds of 120 mph and considerable storm surge, and it mainly impacted the cities of Tainan and Kaohsiung before moving into the Taiwan Strait. It has now made landfall and is delivering winds of only 35 mph, but it is dumping heavy rain on the cities of Chaozhou and Shantou specifically. However, the storm won't last long- it is expected to quickly fizzle out by tomorrow.
Quote of the Day: I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have. (Thomas Jefferson)
Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Gauntlet (noun)- Gauntlet was first used in English to refer to the reinforced glove worn with a suit of armor in the Middle Ages. Gauntlet later came to refer to any long, heavy glove worn to protect the hand, as well as to an open challenge to an argument, fight, competition, etc., usually in the common phrase “throw down the gauntlet.”
In a Sentence: In marketing the product this way, the company has thrown down the gauntlet to its top two competitors.
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