Disaster
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365.3-magnitude earthquake hits flood-ravaged Nepal
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake hit northwestern Nepal on Tuesday night, days after floods and landslides killed over 1,300 people and left thousands missing,...
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40More than 1 million under flood warnings as torrential rain hits Nagoya, Japan
As heavy rain caused flooding and raised rivers to dangerous levels in Japan’s Nagoya on Tuesday, authorities issued evacuation advisories to more...
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43Six dead as Delhi building collapses, several feared trapped
Six people were killed and several others were feared trapped after a five-storey building housing a boys’ paying guest accommodation collapsed in...
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56Heavy rain inundates roads and low-lying areas in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna
Monsoon flooding and waterlogging have disrupted daily life in Satna, Madhya Pradesh, central India, with roads inundated and floodwaters entering buildings after...
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54At least 22 people killed in fire at party venue in Congo capital
At least 22 people were killed and several others were injured after a fire broke out overnight at a party venue inside...
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57Category 4 Hurricane Lowell threatens Hawaii with heavy rain and life-threatening surf
Hurricane Lowell weakened slightly to a Category 4 storm Saturday with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph but forecasters warned that heavy...
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73Landslide kills 1, leaves 11 missing in eastern China after Typhoon Saudel rains
One person died and 11 others were missing after a landslip in eastern China early Saturday, a day after Typhoon Saudel brought...
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34Malaysia to close 647 Sarawak schools as haze poses health risks
Authorities in Malaysia’s Sarawak state will close 647 schools for five days from Sept. 7 to 11. Continued haze is a health...
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67Malaysia declares emergency in Serian as Indonesian wildfire haze reaches hazardous levels
After thick haze from forest and land fires in neighbouring Indonesia pushed air pollution to hazardous levels, Malaysian authorities declared a state...
