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NBC Nightly News report on Kentucky floods, Utah fires, Venezuela quakes, US-Iran strikes
The June 27 broadcast opened with parallel dangerous weather events: flash flooding in Kentucky with a state of emergency and reported fatalities, and multiple out-of-control wildfires in Utah including the large Cottonwood Fire. It then covered back-to-back earthquakes in Venezuela causing more than 1,400 deaths, thousands injured, ongoing rescues, aftershocks, and public frustration with the government response. International aid was arriving. The program reported new US strikes on Iran following Iranian attacks on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, in the context of a fragile recent agreement.
▶ Source: NBC News
