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Strong earthquakes in Yunnan, hundreds of people were injured
Authorities in Yunnan, China, said that a magnitude 6 earthquake struck the province last night (July 9), leaving more than 300 people injured and more than 10,000 house…
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Russia declared a state of emergency due to the hot sun
On July 20, authorities in southern Russia formally declared a state of emergency due to the abnormal hot sun that continued for several days.
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Earthquake 7.9 degrees, causing tsunami warning in the South Pacific
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake shook the nation of Tonga in the South Pacific today, causing authorities to issue a tsunami warning.
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Tungurahua volcano 'wakes up'
On January 9, a volcanic activity researcher in Ecuador said the Tungurahua volcano is working again. Authorities evacuated 10 villages living there.
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Typhoon Krosa landed in China, one million people were evacuated
After Typhoon Krosa hit the eastern provinces of China last afternoon (October 7), the authorities have evacuated more than 1.4 million people in Fujian and Zhejiang pro…
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Flooding continues to devastate South Asia
Authorities say the number of people displaced by floods in northeastern India and Bangladesh has increased to about 1.5 million.
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2008 Olympics: Shoot roket clouds for good weather
For the sun to be beautiful on the days of the Beijing Olympics, in August 2008, China planned to fire a roket into the sky to penetrate clouds that could cause rain.
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Pakistan: 65 people were killed by flooding
Police and Pakistani authorities on July 1 said heavy rains and floods killed more than 60 people in the southwest of the country and left about 200,000 people homeless.
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China: 360 people died in the rainy season
Chinese authorities say flooding and landslides in recent weeks have killed at least 360 people, most of them in the Gia Lang river valley (Xiuyen province), and caused…
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India: 41 people died from floods
Indian authorities said on Tuesday that heavy downpours and flash floods over the past three days in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh have killed at least 41 people…
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Europe was hit by floods, 18 people were killed
According to European authorities, today (May 28), heavy storms, landslides, flash floods and lightning strikes killed at least 18 people in France, Greece and Turkey.
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China: canceled 190 flights due to fog
Due to the heavy fog, on February 21, Beijing International Airport was forced to cancel 190 flights, of which 91 flights were and 99 flights were taken.
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Investigate the smell of gas in New York
New York authorities are investigating the smell of gas spread in many parts of lower Manhattan. Police said they had received information from people saying they had a…
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Malaysia: Floods raging, 90,000 people evacuated
A second flood forced Malaysian authorities to evacuate more than 90,000 people in the state of Johor in the southern part of the country. The first flood had caused mor…
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Philippines: begin evacuating people to avoid typhoon Durian
Philippine authorities issued a warning to dozens of provinces on Luzon island when Typhoon Durian was rising with winds of more than 180 km / h, over 200 km / h and thr…