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Typhoon Noru tears across Vietnam, Laos
AFP, Published on 28/09/2022
» Typhoon Noru tore roofs from homes and caused power outages across central Vietnam Wednesday, with hundreds of thousands of people taking refuge after the storm claimed at least 10 lives in the Philippines.
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Asia suffered hottest year on record in 2020: UN
AFP, Published on 26/10/2021
» GENEVA: Asia suffered its hottest year on record in 2020, the United Nations said Tuesday ahead of the COP26 summit, with extreme weather taking a heavy toll on the continent's development.
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The 97km that frustrate China's mastery of the Mekong
AFP, Published on 10/01/2020
» CHIANG KHONG: Ninety-seven kilometres of rocks in Thai waters stand between Beijing and dominance over the Mekong, a mighty river that feeds millions as it threads south from the Tibetan plateau through five countries before emptying into the South China Sea.
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Nearly 120,000 displaced in Myanmar floods
AFP, Published on 31/07/2018
» Nearly 120,000 people have been displaced after floods submerged a vast swathe of southeastern Myanmar, killing 11 people and sending panicked residents fleeing for dry ground with children perched on their shoulders and few belongings in tow.
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Lao PM: 131 missing from dam collapse, 26 bodies recovered
AFP, Published on 25/07/2018
» ATTAPEU, Laos: The Lao prime minister said Wednesday 131 people are still missing two days after a dam collapse swamped several villages in the country's south, killing at least 26 people.
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The rescue: How it unfolded
AFP, Published on 03/07/2018
» After nine days trapped in a flooded Thai cave 12 boys and their football coach have been found alive in a miraculous rescue.
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Thousands flee Christmas Day typhoon in Philippines
AFP, Published on 25/12/2016
» DARAGA (PHILIPPINES) - Thousands of residents were fleeing coastal and other hazardous areas in the eastern Philippines on Sunday as a powerful typhoon barrelled towards the disaster-prone archipelago.
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Myanmar: Rising from the ashes
AFP, Published on 08/11/2015
» YANGON - The eyes of the world are on Myanmar Sunday as the once pariah nation votes in general elections being contested by Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition for the first time in 25 years.
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World's strongest typhoon swirls towards Philippines
AFP, Published on 07/11/2013
» The most powerful typhoon of the year gained strength on Thursday as it swirled towards the Philippines, forcing mass evacuations, flight cancellations and school suspensions across the disaster-weary nation.
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World's strongest typhoon swirls towards Philippines
AFP, Published on 07/11/2013
» The world's most powerful typhoon of the year gained strength on Thursday as it swirled towards the Philippines, forcing mass evacuations, flight cancellations and school suspensions across the disaster-weary nation.
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