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2 dead, 10 missing in South Korea after typhoon Hinnamnor moves away
Seoul : Two people were killed and 10 others remain unaccounted for after typhoon Hinnamnor moved away from South Korea, authorities said on Tuesday.The 11th typhoon of this year brushed mainly through the country's southeastern areas,…
Death toll in China’s Sichuan quake rises to 46
Chengdu : Forty-six people have been killed in a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Luding County in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday, local authorities said at a press briefing.
As of 8:30 p.m. Monday, 16 people were…
6.8-magnitude quake in China’s Sichuan kills 7
Beijing : At least seven people were killed in a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Luding county in China's Sichuan province on Monday, authorities said.Damage to roads, telecommunications and houses is being checked, said the…
Earthquake in Afghanistan province kills 6
Kabul : At least six people were killed and nine others injured after a 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan's Kunar province on Monday, a top official said."The tremor jolted the region at around 2.30 a.m. and based on preliminary…
2 killed in California wildfire
California : Two people were killed in a fast-moving wildfire in California's Siskiyou county, a top official said.Late Sunday, the county's Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue said the deaths in the Mill Fire were reported in the town of Weed, reports…
4 killed in private jet crash over Baltic Sea
Stockholm : All four persons onboard were believed to be killed when a private jet crashed into the Baltic Sea, according to Swedish media reports."There is no hope we will find survivors," Swedish Television quoted a spokesperson at the…
5 killed, 50 injured in bus accident in Egypt
Cairo : At least five people were killed and 50 others injured when a double-decker bus overturned in the northeastern governorate of Suez, according to Egyptian police.
The accident happened on Egypt's Cairo-Ain Sokhna road on Friday,…
Floods kill 56 in north Nigerian state
Lagos : At least 56 people have been killed and more than 4,000 others displaced as a result of recent heavy floods which ravaged parts of Nigeria's northern state of Jigawa, an official told Xinhua.
According to Yusuf Sani Babura, Head…
8 migrants drown along US-Mexico border
Houston : The bodies of eight migrants were recovered from the Rio Grande, the border river between Mexico and the US state of Texas, after dozens of them were swept downriver, authorities said.
As many as 37 others have been rescued…
33 million people in Pakistan affected by floods
Islamabad : The Pakistan government said that 33 million people have been affected by the devastating floods and warned that the number may increase as the length and breadth of the country continued to reel from the destruction caused by…