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Who Was Pratik Pandey, Indian-Origin Engineer Found Dead At Microsoft Office
Pratik Pandey, an Indian-origin software engineer at Microsoft, was found dead at the firm's Silicon Valley office on August 20.
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Pakistan Floods: 800 Killed, 7,000 Homes Damaged Due To Poor Planning
Floodwaters gushing through mountain villages, cities rendered swamps, mourners gathered at fresh graves -- as Pakistan's monsoon season once again delivers scenes of calamity, it also lays bare woeful preparedness.
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358, Including 30 Children, Killed In Pakistan Due To Flash Floods
Rescue workers on Tuesday recovered more bodies from a mountain village in northwest Pakistan where flash floods triggered by a cloudburst brought down homes and buildings, bringing the death count there to at least 20.
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49 Killed In Flash Floods Triggered By Heavy Rain In Pakistan
Flash floods triggered by heavy rains killed at least 49 people in Pakistan over the past 24 hours, officials said Friday, as rescuers evacuated 1,300 stranded tourists from a mountainous district hit by landslides.
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Tropical Storm Co-May Adds To Philippines' Deadly Week, Forcing 278,000 Evacuations
A tropical storm was blowing across the Philippines' mountainous north Friday, worsening more than a week of bad weather that has caused at least 25 deaths and prompted evacuations in villages hit by flooding and landslides.
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Video Captures Moment Flood Water Swept Away House In US's New Mexico
While rescuers in the United States' Texas were searching for survivors following the catastrophic floods last week, a New Mexico mountain town experienced dangerous flooding on Tuesday after heavy rain fell in the area.
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Czech Mountaineer Dies On Pakistan's 'Killer Mountain' Nanga Parbat
A Czech mountaineer fell to her death on the world's ninth-highest peak, Pakistan officials said Friday, becoming the first casualty of the summer...
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Japanese Mountaineer Dies Of Hypothermia On Peru's Tallest Mountain Peak
A mountaineer from Japan died and another was rescued during a trek on Peru's tallest mountain, authorities said Thursday.
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At Least 19 Trapped In Southwest China Landslides: State Media
At least 19 people have been trapped by landslides in southwestern China's Guizhou province on Thursday, state media reported, with rescuers struggling to reach them in the mountainous terrain.
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4 Climbers Fall From US Mountain, 1 Survives, Does This Next
A rock climber who fell hundreds of feet descending a steep gully in Washington's North Cascades mountains survived the fall that killed his three companions, hiked to his car in the dark and then drove to a pay phone to call for help.
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US Climber Dies In Nepal While Trying To Scale World's 5th Highest Mountain
A US climber died attempting to scale the world's fifth-highest mountain, Makalu, his expedition organiser said Monday, the second death of this climbing season.
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Bangkok Ground Report: Rubble Mountain, 50 Trapped And A Race Against Time
Robots, heavy machinery, and rescue personnel continue to search for workers trapped under the rubble of a 30-storey collapsed building in Bangkok, around 40 hours after a series of earthquakes left a trail of destruction in Myanmar and Thailand.
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"Woke Up To Mountain Of Snow": Uttarakhand Avalanche Survivor Recalls Horror
Most of the 19 people who were rescued and brought to the Army Hospital here had injuries on their back, head, hands, and legs.
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Video: German Skier Narrowly Escapes Death After Being Swept Away By Avalanche In Italy
In a terrifying video, a German skier remarkably cheated death after being swept down a mountain by an avalanche while skiing at Mont Blanc, Europe's highest mountain.
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UK Man Falls 600-Ft To His Death From Helvellyn Mountain
The search operation involved seven mountain teams, two coastguard and rescue helicopters probing the numerous routes leading to Helvellyn's summit.
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Who Was Pratik Pandey, Indian-Origin Engineer Found Dead At Microsoft Office
Pratik Pandey, an Indian-origin software engineer at Microsoft, was found dead at the firm's Silicon Valley office on August 20.
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Pakistan Floods: 800 Killed, 7,000 Homes Damaged Due To Poor Planning
Floodwaters gushing through mountain villages, cities rendered swamps, mourners gathered at fresh graves -- as Pakistan's monsoon season once again delivers scenes of calamity, it also lays bare woeful preparedness.
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358, Including 30 Children, Killed In Pakistan Due To Flash Floods
Rescue workers on Tuesday recovered more bodies from a mountain village in northwest Pakistan where flash floods triggered by a cloudburst brought down homes and buildings, bringing the death count there to at least 20.
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49 Killed In Flash Floods Triggered By Heavy Rain In Pakistan
Flash floods triggered by heavy rains killed at least 49 people in Pakistan over the past 24 hours, officials said Friday, as rescuers evacuated 1,300 stranded tourists from a mountainous district hit by landslides.
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Tropical Storm Co-May Adds To Philippines' Deadly Week, Forcing 278,000 Evacuations
A tropical storm was blowing across the Philippines' mountainous north Friday, worsening more than a week of bad weather that has caused at least 25 deaths and prompted evacuations in villages hit by flooding and landslides.
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Video Captures Moment Flood Water Swept Away House In US's New Mexico
While rescuers in the United States' Texas were searching for survivors following the catastrophic floods last week, a New Mexico mountain town experienced dangerous flooding on Tuesday after heavy rain fell in the area.
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Czech Mountaineer Dies On Pakistan's 'Killer Mountain' Nanga Parbat
A Czech mountaineer fell to her death on the world's ninth-highest peak, Pakistan officials said Friday, becoming the first casualty of the summer...
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Japanese Mountaineer Dies Of Hypothermia On Peru's Tallest Mountain Peak
A mountaineer from Japan died and another was rescued during a trek on Peru's tallest mountain, authorities said Thursday.
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At Least 19 Trapped In Southwest China Landslides: State Media
At least 19 people have been trapped by landslides in southwestern China's Guizhou province on Thursday, state media reported, with rescuers struggling to reach them in the mountainous terrain.
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4 Climbers Fall From US Mountain, 1 Survives, Does This Next
A rock climber who fell hundreds of feet descending a steep gully in Washington's North Cascades mountains survived the fall that killed his three companions, hiked to his car in the dark and then drove to a pay phone to call for help.
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US Climber Dies In Nepal While Trying To Scale World's 5th Highest Mountain
A US climber died attempting to scale the world's fifth-highest mountain, Makalu, his expedition organiser said Monday, the second death of this climbing season.
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Bangkok Ground Report: Rubble Mountain, 50 Trapped And A Race Against Time
Robots, heavy machinery, and rescue personnel continue to search for workers trapped under the rubble of a 30-storey collapsed building in Bangkok, around 40 hours after a series of earthquakes left a trail of destruction in Myanmar and Thailand.
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"Woke Up To Mountain Of Snow": Uttarakhand Avalanche Survivor Recalls Horror
Most of the 19 people who were rescued and brought to the Army Hospital here had injuries on their back, head, hands, and legs.
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Video: German Skier Narrowly Escapes Death After Being Swept Away By Avalanche In Italy
In a terrifying video, a German skier remarkably cheated death after being swept down a mountain by an avalanche while skiing at Mont Blanc, Europe's highest mountain.
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UK Man Falls 600-Ft To His Death From Helvellyn Mountain
The search operation involved seven mountain teams, two coastguard and rescue helicopters probing the numerous routes leading to Helvellyn's summit.
