N. Korean Floods Leave 400 People Missing, 212,000 Homeless

North Korea said 400 people were missing and about 212,000 were left homeless following heavy rains and floods that lasted through July. The floods killed 169 people and injured 144, while destroying...

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Death toll from Beijing rainstorm climbs to 78

The death toll from rain-triggered disasters and accidents in Beijing on July 21 has climbed to 78 as one more body was recovered, the Beijing flood control and drought relief headquarters said Saturday. The...

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Bodies Recovered in Flooded Mine in China

Beijing - Rescue workers have recovered the bodies of eight mine workers trapped in a flooded coal mine in the northern Chinese province of Shanxi, while an investigation into the cause of the accident...

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Tamil Nadu Express fire toll 34

The death toll in the Tamil Nadu Express fire mishap rose to 34 on Saturday with Sukhdev Singh of Amritsar dying of burns at the Narayana Hospital here. Sukhdev Singh, 23, suffered 55 per cent burns...

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Multan fireworks explosion toll rises to seven

MULTAN: Another dead body was found from the rubble of building that collapsed as a result of bomb explosion in Hussain Aghai Chowk Bazar here, raising the death toll to seven. According to rescue...

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Uttarkashi flash floods : 31 dead, 40 missing

Dehradun - In the worst tragedy to hit Uttarkashi in more than 30 years, 31 people have died and at least 40 are feared missing in the flash floods that occurred late on Friday night. The MeT department...

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NDRRMC: Death toll from Typhoon Gener, monsoon rises to 45

The death toll from tropical cyclone "Gener" (Saola) and the southwest monsoon rose further to 45 Sunday, with four members of a family in Mindanao being the latest fatalities. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) head Benito Ramos said a mudslide fell on the house of the victims in Midsalip in Zamboanga del Sur Saturday. The NDRRMC said the mudslide and a subsequent flash flood swept the victims' house after a tornado (buhawi) hit the area.  It also said a person previously missing, 15-year-old John Marck Rigueros of Benguet in northern Luaon, was confirmed dead as of Saturday. The NDRRMC said Gener and the southwest monsoon have so far affected 190,196 families or 858,534 people in 1,207 villages in 150 towns and 28 cities in 35 provinces. Of these, 3,258 families or 14,181 people are being served in 94 evacuation centers. Sunday 5 August 2012 http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/268372/news/na...

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Lessons for disaster management

If the Indian Railways fails to learn its lessons from tragedies like the one at Nellore, then it is condemning thousands of other passengers to a similar fate. CHENNAI: At 4:30 a.m. on the morning...

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