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Lightning 'hate' anglers
Fishermen account for the largest percentage of the victims of lightning deaths in the US in the past few years. The US National Weather Service (NWS) said 238 people di…
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65 people were killed by flooding and landslides in India
An Indian police official said on June 18 that at least 65 people died, 60,000 pilgrims were trapped in northern India because of flooding and landslides caused by the m…
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Nuclear power: 'Carved crystal' of climate change
The development of uncontrolled large-scale natural gas use will not solve the climate problem but also cause more deaths than the development of nuclear power.
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Thousands of German and Hungarian people evacuated because of record high floods
Flood waters continued to rise in eastern Germany, forcing local officials to evacuate many families and a hospital, while Hungary increased protection against the risk…
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Heavy rains last in China, killing 15 people
The National Committee on China Disaster Control on June 8 said prolonged heavy rains in some of the eastern and southern provinces of the country in the past few days h…
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More than 500 people died due to prolonged heat in India
The Indian Disaster Management Agency (DMM) announced on May 29 that up to 524 people have died in the country due to the heat from April 1 to May 28.
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Heavy rain caused heavy damage in Central Europe
Heavy rains hit Central Europe on June 2, killing three people and at least eight people missing, causing flooding, landslides, traffic interruptions and forcing hundred…
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Sri Lanka: Typhoon Mahasen killed 7 people
Sri Lankan authorities on May 15 said the Mahasen cyclone caused serious damage when at least 7 people were killed, about 864 houses were damaged including 98 houses wer…
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Tornadoes ravaged America, 100 casualties
Reuters reported that at least six people were killed and 100 injured when tornadoes swept across the northern part of central Texas (USA).
Environment
Volcanic eruption in the Philippines, 5 people died
Mayon, located in Albay Province, is one of the most active volcanoes in the Philippines. It erupted abruptly when about 20 people were climbing to its top.
Environment
Strong earthquake in Sichuan, 152 people died
At least 152 people were killed and 3,000 injured in the quake nearly 7 on the Richter scale in Sichuan province, China on the morning of April 20, five years after a de…
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The number of people killed by earthquakes in China increased to more than 200
Chinese media reported that authorities found 203 bodies and about 11,500 people were injured by the earthquake in Sichuan province on April 20.
Environment
1.2 million Chinese people die from air pollution
China has 1.2 million deaths due to air pollution in 2010, accounting for 40% of all deaths due to this cause globally.
Environment
A Russian city is being swallowed up
In recent weeks, underground caves have been constantly exposed on the streets, swallowing cars, buses, even large trucks, and killing at least 1 person.
Environment
WHO warns about dangers from air pollution
The World Health Organization (WHO) on April 8 warned that the threat from air pollution was much greater than previously reported, and repeated the global call to actio…