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Rain hits northern Japan
AFP, Published on 09/08/2013
» TOKYO - Two people were killed and five others missing on Friday as torrential rain hit northern Japan, local media reported.
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Indonesia village grapples with trash brought in by tides
Reuters, Published on 19/03/2024
» TELUK - Solikah, an Indonesian housewife living in the fishing village of Teluk, was in tears as she pointed to piles of trash strewn on a beach close to her home of 40 years.
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Two die in Japan as typhoon makes landfall
Published on 12/10/2019
» TOKYO: Heavy rain and strong winds pounded Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday evening as a powerful typhoon forecast to be Japan’s worst in six decades made landfall southwest of Tokyo, with streets, beaches and train stations deserted.
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Typhoon lashes south China after killing 28 in Philippines
Published on 16/09/2018
» HONG KONG: Typhoon Mangkhut barrelled into southern China on Sunday after lashing the northern Philippines with strong winds and heavy rain that left at least 28 dead from landslides and drownings.
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Air Bagan plane skids off Yangon runway, one injured
Published on 25/07/2015
» YANGON — A Myanmar passenger plane skidded off the runway on landing during heavy rain at Yangon International Airport, the carrier said on Saturday, leaving one injured.
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9 dead as Jakarta hit by worst flooding since 2013
Published on 01/01/2020
» JAKARTA: Heavy monsoon rain in the Indonesian capital and nearby cities since New Year’s eve triggered likely the worst flooding in almost seven years, submerging homes and cars, shutting one of Jakarta’s airports and leaving at least nine people dead.
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Three killed, thousands displaced by floods in Malaysia's Penang
Published on 05/11/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR: Military forces were deployed on Sunday to help thousands of displaced people in Malaysia's northern state of Penang, officials said, as floodwater rose from more than 24 hours of incessant rain.
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Sinking Cities
Asia focus, Published on 02/09/2019
» One of the most pressing challenges the world is facing as a result of climate change is rising sea levels. Scientists predict that oceans will rise by between 0.3 and 2.5 metres by 2100. This will put many coastal areas at risk, with potentially catastrophic consequences for large cities.
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Typhoon kills 11 in Japan, Kansai airport flooded
Published on 05/09/2018
» TOKYO: A powerful typhoon killed at least 11 people in western Japan and an airport company had to transfer some 3,000 stranded passengers by boats, public broadcaster NHK reported on Wednesday. More than a million homes were without power.
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Typhoon slams into eastern Philippines
Published on 07/12/2014
» LEGAZPI, Philippines - Typhoon Hagupit slammed into the central Philippines' east coast late Saturday, knocking out power and toppling trees in a region where 650,000 people have fled to safety, still haunted by the massive death and destruction wrought by a monster storm last year.
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