Disaster
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177More monsoon rain, flooding expected in northern Pakistan through Friday
Authorities have predicted additional monsoon rain over upper and northern Pakistan through Friday and urged vigilance in areas prone to heavy rain...
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136Rescuers save about 80 people in Grand Canyon floods that killed two and left one missing
The bodies of two people have been recovered after a major flash flood swept through the Grand Canyon, while one person remains...
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152Death toll from Nepal-China floods tops 1,000 as thousands remain missing
More than a thousand people have died in a series of devastating floods in Nepal and neighbouring China, officials said Tuesday, while...
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Nepal flood toll reaches 903, 4,247 remain missing
The death toll in Nepal’s devastating flash floods jumped to 903 on Monday, and 4,247 people were missing as rescuers scrambled to...
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267Tropical Storm Karina strengthens in Pacific, could become major hurricane
Tropical Storm Karina was strengthening southwest of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula on Saturday and was expected to become a hurricane later in...
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273Algeria reports 123 vegetation fires, with five still burning
Algerian authorities reported that 123 vegetation and agricultural fires had been recorded between Aug. 28 and Aug. 29, according to Algerian Civil...
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Nepal-Tibet floods death toll reaches 626, nearly 3,000 missing
At least 626 people have been killed and around 3,000 are still missing following torrential flash floods that tore through Nepal and...
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176Fire breaks out at raisin products factory in Ahmedabad’s Naroda GIDC
A fire broke out at a raisin products factory in Naroda GIDC Phase 3 of Ahmedabad on Saturday morning. Multiple fire stations...
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162Death toll from devastating Nepal floods climbs to 475
The death toll from devastating floods in north-central Nepal this week has risen to 475, police reported Friday, with rescue teams searching...
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164Nepal evacuates rescue workers as fresh flood threat grows near Tibet border
Nepal police ordered the rescue team to move from some parts of the devastating floods near the Tibet border on Thursday. The...
