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Bangkok faces the risk of widespread disease
Health experts are warning of an outbreak of the disease in Bangkok when floodwaters are expected to recede in the coming days and the government says the worst flooding…
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Nearly 600 people died from earthquakes in Turkey
The Turkish government confirmed 596 people were killed and more than 4,100 were injured by the earthquake last week, after ordering all activities to search for victims.
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Anger broke out in Bangkok, the foreigners turned into dikes
Anger erupted along a dike protecting Bangkok's capital from a record flood when residents were angry with security forces to demand a floodgate that flooded their house…
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Thailand: Floodwaters attack wildlife parks
Floodwaters have invaded the Safari World wildlife park in Bangkok, Thailand, pushing thousands of animals, with many rare animals, into danger.
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Clean flood water by micro-ball in Thailand
Thai people make microbial balls from soil and rice bran to clean flood water in flooded areas.
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Nearly 300 people died, thousands of people slept outside in the cold
Thousands of people had to sleep the second night outdoors in the freezing cold after the 7.2-magnitude quake on Sunday, leaving at least 279 people dead, hundreds of bu…
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Floods surrounded Bangkok
People in Bangkok are living in fear when a large amount of water comes close, because the Thai government has failed to regulate flood discharge on the east and west si…
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Central Bangkok can flood up to 1.5m
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said yesterday that flood waters in some parts of Bangkok's capital could reach 1.5 meters.
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Causes terrifying earthquakes in Turkey
The strong earthquake of 7.2 richter magnitudes that shook the Eastern Turkey on Sunday (October 23) is a rare case in this area.
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Bangkok in flood
Many areas in Bangkok are flooded due to the failure of flood discharge and the dyke system is not strong enough to block the water flow too high and strong.
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Survive miraculously after 4 days buried by earthquake
A man was rescued from the ruins of a building in southeastern Turkey, 4 days after the 7.2 magnitude quake devastated the city of Ercis.
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Hero of the crocodile scene in the flood in Thailand
More than 100 crocodiles are believed to have escaped from crocodile farms in Thailand after severe floods in more than half a century flooded the stables and took them…
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The real cause of ice melting in the North Pole?
The image of cracks on the giant ice sheet in the Arctic is seen as clear evidence of the damage caused by global warming.
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Central Vietnam faces flood again
Due to the impact of tropical depressions, in the central provinces there is heavy rain to over 16,000 houses flooded, many places are at risk of flooding during the nig…