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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.
Environment
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.
Environment
Washi weakened into a tropical depression
This morning after going into the Spratly Islands No. 7 area, it weakened into a tropical depression.
Environment
The number of deaths from typhoons in the Philippines exceeds 900
A senior Philippine official said today the number of people killed by the storm in Japan has exceeded 900.
Environment
Big storm attacked Scotland, wind turbines caught fire
A 100m high wind turbine, worth over $ 3 million, caught fire when a winter storm was the strongest in a decade, with winds of 266 km / h, attacking Scotland on 8 Decemb…
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Strong earthquakes shook Mexico, 2 people were killed
A 6.5-magnitude quake struck Mexico on December 11, killing at least two people, causing power outages in many areas of the capital, and causing many to panic into the s…
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6.1 Richter earthquake in Japan
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake just happened on November 24, off the northeastern coast of Japan, which has just suffered a tsunami disaster in March.
Environment
Flooding caused heavy damage in Binh Dinh - Quang Ngai
In the mountainous district of An Lao, the flood has flooded and divided 7 villages in the communes of An Hoa, An Tan and An Lao town.
Environment
2011 - one of the ten hottest years
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced that this year was one of the ten hottest years since 1850.
Environment
France helps Vietnam respond to climate change
French development agency will support Vietnam 20 million euros to implement climate change response projects.
Environment
Hundreds of houses collapsed due to earthquakes in China
A strong earthquake on December 1 shook the northwest of China, causing hundreds of houses to collapse.
Environment
Indonesian volcano erupted, thousands of people evacuated
Gamalama volcano in Indonesia awakens, spraying ash and lava covered eastern Indonesia, leaving thousands of people to leave their homes.
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The earthquake again raged Turkey
A moderate intensity earthquake continued to attack eastern Turkey early this morning, not long after the area was destroyed by two previous earthquakes.