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4 consecutive earthquakes in Guatemala in just 2 hours
Four consecutive earthquakes rocked southeastern Guatemala in less than 2 hours yesterday afternoon, leaving at least one person dead when some walls collapsed. At least…
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Situation of people in Himalayan earthquakes
People affected by the Himalayan footprint struggled with a difficult life after suffering a seizure of 6.9 on the Richter scale, killing 67 people.
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Japanese people evacuated because of the storm
More than a million people in central Japan were asked to evacuate yesterday when a massive tropical storm swept through the area, leaving two people missing.
Environment
Super typhoon Roke devastated Japan, 4 people died
The extreme storm that landed in central Japan today killed 4 people and more than a million others were in danger of being evacuated.
Environment
There was a 3-magnitude earthquake in Dien Bien
At 21:59 (Hanoi time) on September 21, an earthquake of magnitude 3 occurred in Tuan Giao and Dien Bien districts.
Environment
Japanese power plant is safe in super typhoon
The powerful Roke storm yesterday swept across the Fukushima I power plant shortly after a seismic hit, but the nuclear facility was not seriously damaged.
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The 'killer' volcano is about to re-export
The last time the most terrifying volcano erupted was in 1815, killing the lives of 90,000 people in the region.
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Indonesia shakes because of strong earthquakes, at least 1 person dies
A powerful 6.6-magnitude earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Sumatra early this morning, killing a 12-year-old boy and causing people to rush to the streets in pa…
Environment
The flood of pipes again sweeped Lao Cai
The heavy rain that lasted from 4:00 am to 9:00 am 8-9 caused flooding on Ngan stream, the water level suddenly increased to 3-4m, sweeping over dozens of houses in Vach…
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Heavy rain in many days, flood in Central region is rising
In the past 3 days, the provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh have heavy rains and floods on rivers, and many roads are flooded with heavy rains.
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The Arctic ice sheet dropped a record
According to research by German scientists, the Arctic ice volume this summer has reached a record low due to the warming of the global climate.
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Explosion lethal in the French nuclear power plant
At least one person died and four were injured in a nuclear power plant explosion in southern France today.
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Disaster management for the Lower Mekong countries
In order to develop disaster management capabilities for the four countries in the lower Mekong River, Vietnam and the United States have organized a seminar on managing…
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Earthquakes in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia
A strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake just happened this morning (September 13) in the Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea, but no tsunami warning was issued, accordin…
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Flood and rain devastated western Nghe An
In the past several days in the mountainous districts of Nghe An, there are heavy rains, including Con Cuong and Tuong Duong districts which have been badly affected by…