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42 Dead As Kenya Dam Bursts, Rescue Ops Underway To Find Survivors
At least 42 people died when a dam burst its banks near a town in Kenya's Rift Valley, the local governor told AFP on Monday, as heavy rains and floods battered the country.
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Water Level In Russia's Orsk "Critical", More Floods Likely After Dam Burst
A major flood in the Russian city of Orsk forced thousands of people to evacuate, with Moscow reporting a "critical" situation Sunday and warning of danger water levels in Siberia.
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Russia Evacuates 4,500 People After Dam Burst Near Kazakhstan Border
Russia on Saturday said it had evacuated almost 4,500 people in the Orenburg region in the southern Urals due to flooding after a dam burst.
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Pilot Captures Dramatic Aerial Footage Of Water Pouring Out After Dam Burst
A pilot has captured dramatic aerial footage of water pouring out of a lake in Michigan after a dam failure.
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Maharashtra Minister Blames Crabs For Dam Burst That Killed 18
Advancing a bizarre theory, Shiv Sena Minister in Maharashtra, Tanaji Sawant, has held crabs responsible for the Tuesday dam burst incident in Ratnagiri that has claimed 18 lives so far.
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Laos Dam Collapse Death Toll Rises To 31, 130 Still Missing: Reports
The death toll from a massive dam collapse in southern Laos has jumped to 31, officials said, with scores still missing weeks after the unprecedented disaster that swept entire villages and farmland away.
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A Scramble For Survivors After Laos Dam Collapse, Thousands Await Rescue
Rescuers scrambled to reach homeless and stranded people in the remote southern tip of Laos on Thursday, three days after the collapse of a partially built hydropower dam sent a devastating torrent of water across paddy fields and through villages.
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After 44 Die In Kenya Dam Disaster, Top Prosecutor Calls For Investigation
Kenya's chief prosecutor on Friday ordered police to investigate a dam-burst on a commercial farm in the Rift Valley that killed dozens of people as a wall of water tore down a hillside, obliterating everything in its path.
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Kenya Burst Dam Toll Reaches 44, Search Still On For Survivors
The search for survivors after a dam burst its banks in central Kenya resumed Friday with 44 confirmed dead and a further 40 still missing, the region's governor said.
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21 Dead As Dam In Kenya Bursts Due To Heavy Rain
A dam burst in a Kenyan town after weeks of heavy rain, causing "huge destruction" and deaths, a government official said on Thursday.
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25 Minutes to Escape: Brazilian Village Destroyed in Dam Deluge
From when the first warnings were heard, the Brazilian village of Bento Rodrigues had about 25 minutes to escape.
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Dam Burst at Vale, BHP Mine Devastates Brazilian Town
A dam holding back waste water from an iron ore mine in Brazil that is owned by Vale and BHP Billiton burst on Thursday, devastating a nearby town with mudslides and leaving officials in the remote region scrambling to assess casualties.
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10 killed, 27 injured in dam burst in China
A dam collapsed in an eastern Chinese city on Friday following heavy rains, flooding the nearby areas and killing 10 people. Dikes of Shenjiakeng Reservoir, a rainwater pooling dam in eastern Zhejiang Province's Zhoushan City, collapsed on Friday morning.
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42 Dead As Kenya Dam Bursts, Rescue Ops Underway To Find Survivors
At least 42 people died when a dam burst its banks near a town in Kenya's Rift Valley, the local governor told AFP on Monday, as heavy rains and floods battered the country.
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Water Level In Russia's Orsk "Critical", More Floods Likely After Dam Burst
A major flood in the Russian city of Orsk forced thousands of people to evacuate, with Moscow reporting a "critical" situation Sunday and warning of danger water levels in Siberia.
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Russia Evacuates 4,500 People After Dam Burst Near Kazakhstan Border
Russia on Saturday said it had evacuated almost 4,500 people in the Orenburg region in the southern Urals due to flooding after a dam burst.
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Pilot Captures Dramatic Aerial Footage Of Water Pouring Out After Dam Burst
A pilot has captured dramatic aerial footage of water pouring out of a lake in Michigan after a dam failure.
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Maharashtra Minister Blames Crabs For Dam Burst That Killed 18
Advancing a bizarre theory, Shiv Sena Minister in Maharashtra, Tanaji Sawant, has held crabs responsible for the Tuesday dam burst incident in Ratnagiri that has claimed 18 lives so far.
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Laos Dam Collapse Death Toll Rises To 31, 130 Still Missing: Reports
The death toll from a massive dam collapse in southern Laos has jumped to 31, officials said, with scores still missing weeks after the unprecedented disaster that swept entire villages and farmland away.
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A Scramble For Survivors After Laos Dam Collapse, Thousands Await Rescue
Rescuers scrambled to reach homeless and stranded people in the remote southern tip of Laos on Thursday, three days after the collapse of a partially built hydropower dam sent a devastating torrent of water across paddy fields and through villages.
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After 44 Die In Kenya Dam Disaster, Top Prosecutor Calls For Investigation
Kenya's chief prosecutor on Friday ordered police to investigate a dam-burst on a commercial farm in the Rift Valley that killed dozens of people as a wall of water tore down a hillside, obliterating everything in its path.
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Kenya Burst Dam Toll Reaches 44, Search Still On For Survivors
The search for survivors after a dam burst its banks in central Kenya resumed Friday with 44 confirmed dead and a further 40 still missing, the region's governor said.
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21 Dead As Dam In Kenya Bursts Due To Heavy Rain
A dam burst in a Kenyan town after weeks of heavy rain, causing "huge destruction" and deaths, a government official said on Thursday.
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25 Minutes to Escape: Brazilian Village Destroyed in Dam Deluge
From when the first warnings were heard, the Brazilian village of Bento Rodrigues had about 25 minutes to escape.
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Dam Burst at Vale, BHP Mine Devastates Brazilian Town
A dam holding back waste water from an iron ore mine in Brazil that is owned by Vale and BHP Billiton burst on Thursday, devastating a nearby town with mudslides and leaving officials in the remote region scrambling to assess casualties.
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10 killed, 27 injured in dam burst in China
A dam collapsed in an eastern Chinese city on Friday following heavy rains, flooding the nearby areas and killing 10 people. Dikes of Shenjiakeng Reservoir, a rainwater pooling dam in eastern Zhejiang Province's Zhoushan City, collapsed on Friday morning.
