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Flood caused 4 casualties, damage of 11 billion
Environment

Flood caused 4 casualties, damage of 11 billion

After the consequences of the flood on July 2, the damage of 4 localities in Dien Bien province continued to increase due to the prolonged rain with great intensity on J…

December 16, 2018
Heavy storms caused heavy damage in China
Environment

Heavy storms caused heavy damage in China

Chinese officials on July 9 said the heavy rainstorm caused floods in many cities in Sichuan Province, in the southwestern region, leaving two people dead and thousands…

December 16, 2018
Landslide buried 17 people in China
Environment

Landslide buried 17 people in China

Seventeen people in southwestern China were buried in a landslide, while heavy rain followed flash floods that also destroyed many houses and bridges in the area.

December 16, 2018
8,000 people were killed in flooding in India
Environment

8,000 people were killed in flooding in India

On June 24, the rescue of flood victims in Uttarakhand state, northern India, had to be halted due to continued rain pouring in and causing two landslides on the roads R…

December 16, 2018
Severe floods in the southern region of France
Environment

Severe floods in the southern region of France

On June 18, thousands of pilgrims were evacuated from a famous shrine in the city of Lourdes in southern France due to flooding that drowned some administrative areas in…

December 16, 2018
Heavy rains last in China, killing 15 people
Environment

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…

December 16, 2018
Taiwan shakes because of 6.7 Richter earthquake
Environment

Taiwan shakes because of 6.7 Richter earthquake

At 13:43 Beijing time (12h 43 minutes in Vietnam) on June 2, in Taiwan's Nantou district (China), an earthquake with magnitude of 6.7 on Richter scale occurred, killing…

December 16, 2018
Heavy rain caused heavy damage in Central Europe
Environment

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…

December 16, 2018