Philippines govt gives up search for missing fishermen

Lt. Gen. Jorge Segovia, head of Task Force Maritime Search SarGen, on Wednesday said the search and rescue operation for the still missing 352 fisherman has been called off, more than a month after...

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Death toll of Egypt’s building collapse rises to 16

The death toll of the building collapse on early Wednesday in Egypt’s northern seaside city of Alexandria rose to 16, and 10 injured people have been rescued under the rubble, Health Ministry’s spokesman,...

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Vietnam’s Buddhist response to disaster

Buddhist monks, nuns and their followers have long contributed to Vietnam’s disaster relief efforts. Sometimes equipped with canoes filled with instant noodles, woollen hats and psychosocial counsellors,...

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300 families missing due to rain disaster in Mozambique

The Mozambican authorities said on Tuesday that they are searching for 300 families who went missing due to a storm that hit the central province of Zambezia. The families went missing in the districts...

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Two Bodies Found On Costa Concordia

The bodies of the two last missing victims of the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster may have been found, according to reports in the Italian media. The news comes exactly one year after the huge...

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NBI returns to get DNA samplings from exhumed remains, relatives

The forensics team of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has returned here to get DNA samplings from the exhumed remains of unidentified victims who perished during typhoon Pablo on December...

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