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The story of an old town is sinking in the sand
An ancient oasis in poor Gansu province along the Silk Road, Dunhuang is in danger due to the swallowing of sand from the Kumtag desert, at a speed of 4 meters a year. T…
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Indonesia: The volcano wakes up
On October 25, Soputan volcano in central Indonesia erupted, causing many pillars of smoke to shoot into the air, according to an official from the local monitoring syst…
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Strong earthquakes in Indonesia cause a tsunami of 3m high
A 8.2-magnitude earthquake happened off Indonesia's Sumatra island, causing tsunami warnings across the Indian Ocean. Nearly 3m high tsunami hit Padang town, about 20 mi…
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Typhoon into Quang Ninh: Power outages, shipwrecks, flooding
By 17:00 on July 5, the storm officially affected Quang Ninh province. In Co To district, according to the standing committee of the district flood control committee, th…
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A city 'visible' from the water
The longest and most severe drought in Australian history has drained 80% of the water on Lake Eucumbene, revealing the imposing skeleton of Adaminaby town after half a…
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The sun did not sleep in Syalbard
Longyearbyen is located at the 78th latitude in the Norwegian island of Svalbard. Svalbard Island was formerly an uninhabited island, but now there are 1,100 people. The…
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America: one day, 75 tornadoes
While the consequences of the tornadoes in southern Kansas have not ended, a series of new tornadoes continues to sweep at least six counties in central America.
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America: Vortex flattening a town
A tornado of 400k / h caused at least 7 deaths, 60 others were injured and flattened a small town in the state of Southern Kansas, USA. Red Cross officials say more than…
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Strong earthquake in Afghanistan
Yesterday (April 3), a fairly strong earthquake occurred in northeast Afghanistan, shaking both Pakistan and India, causing hundreds of people to rush out of the house.…
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Japan introduced automatic disaster warning system
Yesterday, Japan introduced the use of automatic disaster warning system, which relies on satellites to instantly transmit disaster warning information.
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Oil spill in Da Nang sea, Quang Nam: I don't know where oil comes from
Although nearly 2,000 bags of oil have been cleared (about 50-70kg each) on January 31, however, by the afternoon of 1.2, the lump of oil into large lumps still follows…
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Thua Thien - Hue: landfill at ... water source
Hundreds of households in area 7, Phu Loc town (Phu Loc district) suffer from heavy pollution due to the landfill located in the middle of the residential area which has…
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Malaysia: Floods raging, 90,000 people evacuated
A second flood forced Malaysian authorities to evacuate more than 90,000 people in the state of Johor in the southern part of the country. The first flood had caused mor…
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Philippines: toxic gas poisoning, 30 people hospitalized
The toxic gas emitted by chemical waste from a creek in Marilao town (24 km north of Manila, Philippines) has forced thousands of people to evacuate with dozens
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Japan: Tornadoes that killed at least 9 people
At least 9 people died, more than 15 were injured and 6 were missing when a cyclone and cyclone swept across the town of Saroma on Japan's Hokkaido island by noon, 7-11.