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America: Six more people died from tornadoes
A series of violent tornadoes claimed the lives of at least six people in the state of Indiana yesterday and caused great damage in Tennessee and Kentucky states.
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Australia suffered the most severe flood
Tens of thousands of Australians are facing the most serious flood in 35 years in the country.
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Philippines: 230 natural disasters over two decades
The Philippines is the most vulnerable country among the five Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia and Vietnam.
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Dozens of people were injured by earthquakes in Peru
A seismic incident occurred in central Peru that left dozens of people hospitalized but no one was in danger.
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Landslides in Brazil caused many deaths and disappearances
At least eight people have been killed and 14 people gone missing on January 9 in a devastating landslide in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.
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There are thousands of small dams in danger of unsafe
At present, there are still thousands of small dams in danger of unsafe, which need to be prioritized, but due to limited budget, the demand is not met. Facing the above…
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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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Tanzania faces the worst flood in 50 years
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's capital, is experiencing the worst flooding in more than 50 years, killing at least 23 people and nearly 5,000 people falling into
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1500 people killed by Typhoon Washi
Flooding deaths in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao as of the morning of December 27 have skyrocketed to nearly 1,500 people and are expected to continue to ri…
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50 people died of typhoons in the Philippines
Tropical storm Washi swept across the southern Philippines today, causing widespread flooding and killing at least 50 people.
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Philippines: Nearly 500 people were killed by typhoon Washi
After causing a cataclysm that killed nearly 500 people in the Philippines, Typhoon Washi went south to the South China Sea and 16:00 pm on December 18 from the Spratly…
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Washi storm raged on the South China Sea
At 04:00 on December 19, the location of the center of the storm was about 9.7 degrees Vi Bac; 113.9 degrees east longitude, about 250 km away from Truong Sa archipelago…
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Flash floods in the Philippines: 650 deaths, 800 missing
The number of people killed in flash floods caused by the tropical storm Washi, which landed in the southern Philippines early on Saturday morning, rose to 650 people.
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Washi headed for the Spratly Islands
This morning, the heart of Washi was only about 190km away from Truong Sa, strong at level 8. With the speed of 20-25km, moving southwest, about 7 hours later the storm…
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Philippines devastated after a big storm
Washi swept across the southern Philippines killing 650 people and leaving more than 800 people missing. The search and rescue are continuing amid the ruins.