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Several thousand people died from floods in India
At least 5,000 people may have been killed by flash floods and landslides in northern India over the past week, an official admitted.
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Russia sends software
The stress relief software for astronauts will be taken by the Russian astronaut Fyodor Yurchikhin to the International Space Station (ISS) via a memory drive, released…
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Strong earthquakes along the Pacific Ocean, hundreds of casualties
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocked the Pacific edge of Guatemala, El Salvador and Mexico, killing hundreds and wounding.
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Guatemala again shook because of the strong earthquake
Only a few days after a strong earthquake killed 52 people, on November 11, Guatemala suffered another magnitude 6.5 earthquake that panicked people.
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More than 100 people died from floods in Korea
The official Korean news agency KCNA said the total number of deaths due to the disaster has soared to 119. 31 deaths due to landslides and lightning strikes in heavy ra…
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Sydney caught the biggest rain in 100 years
The Minister of New South Wales Duncan - Gay State Road said the city of Sydney on March 8 had suffered the heaviest rain in 100 years, causing the city to fall into cha…
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Bold cold raging in Europe, many people die
At least 18 people died in Ukraine and 10 died in Poland after heavy snowfall and sudden drop in temperatures across eastern Europe.
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Indonesia: Breaking down affects 40,000 people
Indonesia's THX news media reported on January 2 that about 40,000 people living in 11,000 homes in Central Java province have been affected by floods after three river…
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Germany supports Vietnam to overcome the consequences of floods
The German government decided to support 1.4 million euros for people heavily affected by floods in the Mekong Delta region.
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South Asia is submerged in flood waters
Heavy rains last several weeks have caused a flood that destroyed many houses, roads and killed hundreds of people in India, Pakistan and Thailand.
Environment
Drought in Africa: 7-month-old babies weigh as much as babies
Mihag Gedi Farah, who is Somalia, is 7 months old but has a modest weight, equivalent to a newborn boy, while his skin resembles an old man.
Environment
Fires, floods occur in many parts of the world
A series of fires occurred in China, Algeria, Lebanon over the past days; while floods in Australia and Colombia are also serious.
Environment
The President directed the overcoming of floods in Phu Yen
In the evening of November 3, President Nguyen Minh Triet came to inspect the situation of flood prevention and overcoming in Phu Yen province.
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Central Vietnam overcomes flood, the North receives a new cold wave
By November 5, 2010, the rain has stopped, the flood water in many rivers and streams has been reduced, Ninh Thuan province has overcome the consequences of fast floods…
