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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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.
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Large snowstorms in Japan killed eight people
The low pressure area covering northern Japan for many days has caused the victims' vehicles to be buried in thick snow.
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Australia mobilizes troops to participate in flood fighting
On January 29, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said the country's state of Queensland would receive support from the military to deal with a serious flood crisis.
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Indonesia: Heavy rain makes thousands of houses flooded
Heavy rains during the past week have caused serious flooding in many parts of Jakarta, causing tens of thousands of houses and public buildings to flood in the country,…
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Tens of thousands of flooded Mozambican people
On January 22, Mozambique officials began to deploy emergency evacuation in the southern region of the country - where an estimated 55,000 people are seriously threatene…
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Malaysia: Heavy rain caused 1,500 people to flee
The second flood caused by heavy rains, which began on December 31, 2012 in Terengganu state in northeastern Malaysia, has made 31 schools, including 23 primary schools…
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The number of people killed by storms in the Philippines exceeded 1,000
Philippine officials yesterday confirmed the number of deaths after Typhoon Bopha swept through the south of the country to 1,020.
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Typhoon Bopha swept in the Philippines, 238 died
By December 5, the number of people killed by Typhoon Bopha swept on Minadao Island up to 238 people and hundreds were missing, according to AFP. This is the strongest s…
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Philippines: Bopha storms killed 900 people
According to the latest statistics released on December 6, more than 250,000 people have lost their homes, 477 people have died and about 380 people are still missing af…
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Tornado devastated New Zealand
Three people were killed and dozens were injured in a tornado swept across Auckland, New Zealand on 6 December.
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Filipinos in pain after the storm
Wrapped in a thick blanket, Imee Sayson, 7, still trembled. I was rescued after a long day buried in water and mud, when Typhoon Bopha attacked my remote village.