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united states, canada and all around the world. im kim brunhuber. ahead on "cnn newsroom," an oil depot hit and nearly a dozen russian recruits killed in the region near the border with ukraine. were live in kyiv with a look at whats behind the latest setback in putins war. plus -- xi jinping has a message for taiwan as he prepares to secure a historic third term as party leader. were live in beijing and taipei with details. and the cdc is reporting an early wave of flu cases sweep...

Huge, right? just if you think about all of the branches and all of the garbage that has washed up and is up against fences now, it is going to be messy. >> reporter: the daunting task of cleaning up also facing people on the greek island of crete, where flash flooding there caused similar devastation, leaving a tangle of toppled cars and tree limbs. in some places, the floods spilled over embankments like waterfalls. witnesses say it was terrifying how quickly the water rushed in. >> translator...