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Plaster and debris can be clearly seen over a table, chairs and the floor with some diners in the restaurant covered in dust.

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The animals are increasingly stressed from changes in food availability, shipping traffic, noise pollution, waste discharge, disease and plastic debris, and their ability to avoid and survive these impediments is diminishing.

Angela suffered burns to her face and hands, while falling debris left Nick with burns on his arm and elbow.

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A tearful Ms Shih, whose 87-year-old mother was killed, told local media that her body was covered in debris inside their home.

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Although floodwaters have receded in the city, thick mud and debris remain, and search teams continue to go door-to-door in hopes of locating the missing.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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