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Christmas typhoon leaves 28 dead, 12 missing in Philippines
Associated Press, Published on 27/12/2019
» MANILA: A strong typhoon that barreled through the central Philippines left at least 28 dead and 12 missing, and forced thousands to flee their homes, devastating Christmas celebrations in the predominantly Roman Catholic country.
19 dead in Siberian bus plunge
Associated Press, Published on 01/12/2019
» MOSCOW: Russian emergency officials say 19 people were killed when their bus plunged off a bridge onto a frozen river in eastern Siberia.
Typhoon leaves 25 dead as Japan launches major rescue
Associated Press, Published on 13/10/2019
» TOKYO: Helicopters, boats and thousands of troops were deployed across Japan Sunday to rescue people stranded in flooded homes Sunday as the death toll from a ferocious typhoon climbed to at least 25 with more than a dozen missing. One woman fell to her death from a rescue helicopter.
Strong quake rocks southern California
Associated Press, Published on 06/07/2019
» LOS ANGELES: A quake with a magnitude as large as 7.1 jolted much of California, cracked buildings, set fires, broke roads and caused several injuries, authorities and residents said.
Malaysia shuts 400 schools after chemical pollution sickens kids
Associated Press, Published on 25/06/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's government has shut more than 400 schools in a southern state after chemical pollution sickened dozens of students for the second time in three months.
'1,000 dead' in Mozambique cyclone
Associated Press, Published on 19/03/2019
» JOHANNESBURG: More than 1,000 people were feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the country, submerging entire villages and leaving bodies floating in the floodwaters, the nation's president said.
At least 50 missing after pipeline explodes in Nigeria
Associated Press, Published on 02/03/2019
» WARRI, Nigeria: More than 50 people are missing after a leaking oil pipeline exploded and caused a stampede in southern Nigeria, a local official said Saturday.
Typhoon Yutu kills 6 in Philippines
Associated Press, Published on 31/10/2018
» ILAGAN, Philippines: A strong typhoon blew across the northern Philippines on Tuesday, setting off landslides that left at least six people dead and forcing thousands to flee from villages that were still recovering from a deadly storm last month, officials said.
Venice flooded by mega tide as storms buffet Italy
Associated Press, Published on 30/10/2018
» MILAN, Italy: Venice was inundated by an exceptionally high tide on Monday, with three-quarters of the famed lagoon city under water as large swathes of Italy experienced flooding and winds that toppled trees and other objects, killing six people.
China orders evacuations after Tibet landslide
Associated Press, Published on 18/10/2018
» BEIJING: Around 6,000 people have been evacuated following a landslide in Tibet that blocked the flow of one of the region's key rivers, China's emergency services said Thursday.