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Large snowstorms in Japan killed eight people
The low pressure area covering northern Japan for many days has caused the victims' vehicles to be buried in thick snow.
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Australia mobilizes troops to participate in flood fighting
On January 29, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said the country's state of Queensland would receive support from the military to deal with a serious flood crisis.
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Tens of thousands of flooded Mozambican people
On January 22, Mozambique officials began to deploy emergency evacuation in the southern region of the country - where an estimated 55,000 people are seriously threatene…
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Malaysia: Heavy rain caused 1,500 people to flee
The second flood caused by heavy rains, which began on December 31, 2012 in Terengganu state in northeastern Malaysia, has made 31 schools, including 23 primary schools…
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The number of people killed by storms in the Philippines exceeded 1,000
Philippine officials yesterday confirmed the number of deaths after Typhoon Bopha swept through the south of the country to 1,020.
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Typhoon Bopha swept in the Philippines, 238 died
By December 5, the number of people killed by Typhoon Bopha swept on Minadao Island up to 238 people and hundreds were missing, according to AFP. This is the strongest s…
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Philippines: Bopha storms killed 900 people
According to the latest statistics released on December 6, more than 250,000 people have lost their homes, 477 people have died and about 380 people are still missing af…
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Tornado devastated New Zealand
Three people were killed and dozens were injured in a tornado swept across Auckland, New Zealand on 6 December.
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Filipinos in pain after the storm
Wrapped in a thick blanket, Imee Sayson, 7, still trembled. I was rescued after a long day buried in water and mud, when Typhoon Bopha attacked my remote village.
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Heavy rain in the UK, 800 houses were flooded
Big storms hit Britain last weekend, killing two people and leaving hundreds of people evacuated from their homes. Authorities warned that heavy rain will continue in th…
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Big storm struck the Philippines, 74 people were killed
Dozens of villagers and soldiers drowned yesterday when the flood of the biggest storm of the year poured down a storm shelter and barracks in southern Philippines.
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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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100 people injured in earthquakes in Myanmar
According to the latest news, at least 1 person was killed, more than 100 were injured and 5 people were missing in the earthquake 6.8 Richter happened 11/11 in Singu in…
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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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Hurricane Sandy in the US: More than 80 people were killed, $ 50 billion in damage
The number of people killed by Hurricane Sandy in the United States continues to rise, now over 80, when the storm has passed 3 days.