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8 Workers Reach Assam After Nepal Flood Rescue, 5 Remain Missing
The Assam Police brought back the eight Assamese workers after rescuing them from the Nepal border area of Bagdogra in North Bengal.
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Chinese Teenager Skips Holiday, Travels 13 Hours To Help Flood Victims
To avoid worrying his family, Wu told his parents that he was visiting Wuxi, a city west of Shanghai.
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Man Swims For 3 Hours Through Floodwaters To Check On His Parents In China
Xie's mother had called him to say that his father had gone to secure the rice he had harvested earlier but had not returned.
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14 Injured, 20 Missing After Landslides In Uttarakhand's Chamoli
Fourteen people were feared trapped and 20 were injured as landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rain flattened more than 30 houses in four villages in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand on Thursday.
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Survivors Claw Through Rubble After Deadly Pakistan Cloudburst, Many Still Trapped
Monsoon rain in northern Pakistan has caused flooding and landslides that have swept away entire villages, with around 200 people still missing.
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Over 2,600 Evacuated As Heavy Rains Trigger Flash Floods In Parts Of China
Chongqing, a sprawling municipality in southwest China, issued heightened warnings for heavy rain in 24 districts and counties on Friday, according to state media, as downpours pummel the area and numerous rivers threaten to overflow their banks.
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Pakistan Seeks Billions In New Loans After Floods: Report
The country needs "huge sums of money" for "mega undertakings" such as rebuilding roads, bridges and other infrastructure damaged or washed away, the Financial Times quoted Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif as saying.
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Nearly 1,500 Dead In Pakistan's Devastating Floods
Pakistan's unprecedented floods, which have submerged huge swathes of the South Asian nation, have killed nearly 1,500 people, data showed on Thursday.
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Shame, Misery As Pakistan Floods Leave Many Without Toilets
The stench of decay hangs over a makeshift camp in Pakistan's south, where hundreds of locals have sought shelter from the devastating monsoon floods that have put nearly a third of the country under water.
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BMW Group Donates 1.5 Million Euros To Support Flood Disaster Rescue Efforts In Europe
The BMW Group will contact rescue organisations in Rhineland-Palatinate, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Upper Bavaria to provide targeted help where it is most needed.
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After Kerala, Top Court Says Disaster Management Must Be Given Priority
The Supreme Court today took note of the devastating floods in Kerala and observed that disaster management must be given "priority" by all states and union territories.
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Schools, Colleges Re-Open After Flood Disaster In Kerala
As schools re-opened today in Kerala, teachers welcomed children by singing songs.
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India Rushes Help To Flood-Hit Sri Lanka;100 Killed
In the worst flood that Sri Lanka has seen since 2003, over 90 people killed and over 100 missing. According to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC), about 20,000 people were driven out of their homes both in the south and western parts of the country.
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Kedarnath Post-Office Washed Away In 2013 Functional Again
The post office at Kedarnath shrine which was washed away in the 2013 flash floods, has been restored and started operations, an official said today.
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Disaster Tourism: Bitter Lifeline For Mud Volcano Survivors
Harwati forces a smile as she guides visitors around a bubbling mud volcano in Indonesia, pausing as they snap selfies on the bleak wasteland she once called home.
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8 Workers Reach Assam After Nepal Flood Rescue, 5 Remain Missing
The Assam Police brought back the eight Assamese workers after rescuing them from the Nepal border area of Bagdogra in North Bengal.
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Chinese Teenager Skips Holiday, Travels 13 Hours To Help Flood Victims
To avoid worrying his family, Wu told his parents that he was visiting Wuxi, a city west of Shanghai.
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Man Swims For 3 Hours Through Floodwaters To Check On His Parents In China
Xie's mother had called him to say that his father had gone to secure the rice he had harvested earlier but had not returned.
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14 Injured, 20 Missing After Landslides In Uttarakhand's Chamoli
Fourteen people were feared trapped and 20 were injured as landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rain flattened more than 30 houses in four villages in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand on Thursday.
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Survivors Claw Through Rubble After Deadly Pakistan Cloudburst, Many Still Trapped
Monsoon rain in northern Pakistan has caused flooding and landslides that have swept away entire villages, with around 200 people still missing.
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Over 2,600 Evacuated As Heavy Rains Trigger Flash Floods In Parts Of China
Chongqing, a sprawling municipality in southwest China, issued heightened warnings for heavy rain in 24 districts and counties on Friday, according to state media, as downpours pummel the area and numerous rivers threaten to overflow their banks.
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Pakistan Seeks Billions In New Loans After Floods: Report
The country needs "huge sums of money" for "mega undertakings" such as rebuilding roads, bridges and other infrastructure damaged or washed away, the Financial Times quoted Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif as saying.
-
Nearly 1,500 Dead In Pakistan's Devastating Floods
Pakistan's unprecedented floods, which have submerged huge swathes of the South Asian nation, have killed nearly 1,500 people, data showed on Thursday.
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Shame, Misery As Pakistan Floods Leave Many Without Toilets
The stench of decay hangs over a makeshift camp in Pakistan's south, where hundreds of locals have sought shelter from the devastating monsoon floods that have put nearly a third of the country under water.
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BMW Group Donates 1.5 Million Euros To Support Flood Disaster Rescue Efforts In Europe
The BMW Group will contact rescue organisations in Rhineland-Palatinate, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Upper Bavaria to provide targeted help where it is most needed.
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After Kerala, Top Court Says Disaster Management Must Be Given Priority
The Supreme Court today took note of the devastating floods in Kerala and observed that disaster management must be given "priority" by all states and union territories.
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Schools, Colleges Re-Open After Flood Disaster In Kerala
As schools re-opened today in Kerala, teachers welcomed children by singing songs.
-
India Rushes Help To Flood-Hit Sri Lanka;100 Killed
In the worst flood that Sri Lanka has seen since 2003, over 90 people killed and over 100 missing. According to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC), about 20,000 people were driven out of their homes both in the south and western parts of the country.
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Kedarnath Post-Office Washed Away In 2013 Functional Again
The post office at Kedarnath shrine which was washed away in the 2013 flash floods, has been restored and started operations, an official said today.
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Disaster Tourism: Bitter Lifeline For Mud Volcano Survivors
Harwati forces a smile as she guides visitors around a bubbling mud volcano in Indonesia, pausing as they snap selfies on the bleak wasteland she once called home.
