Disaster
Earthquake in eastern Afghanistan destroys villages and kills 800 people, with 2,500 injured
Helicopters brought aid to Afghanistan’s Kunar province on Monday after a strong earthquake devastated the area, killing 800 and injuring…
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Hurricane Erin stirs up strong winds, floods part of main highway as it creeps along the East Coast
RODANTHE, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Erin battered North Carolina’s Outer Banks with strong winds and waves that flooded part of the main…
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Pakistan-Karachi reels under heavy rains as death toll rises to 16
KARACHI: At least 16 people, including several children, have lost their lives in rain-related incidents over the last two days as…
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Over 222 killed as catastrophic rains, cloudburst wreck country’s northern areas
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE/PESHAWAR: Flash floods triggered by a “catastrophic wave of torrential rains and deadly cloudburst” on Friday wreaked havoc across the country’s…
Read More » At least 10 dead and 33 missing after flash floods in China’s Gansu province
GANSU: Flash floods and mudslides in Gansu province, northwest China, have resulted in at least 10 deaths and left 33…
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Thousands rally in Tel Aviv demanding end to Gaza war
Gaza’s civil defence says Israeli fire killed 37 on Saturday, including 30 civilians waiting for aid TEL AVIV: Thousands took…
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Flooding cancels last day of Wisconsin State Fair as severe storms knock out power and close roads
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Flash flooding canceled the final day of the Wisconsin State Fair on Sunday as continued heavy…
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At least 3 people, including a police officer, killed in a Manhattan office building shooting
At least two people, including a New York City police officer, were shot Monday in a midtown office building…
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US to set up ‘food centres’ in Gaza amid deadly hunger crisis
SCOTLAND: President Donald Trump said Monday the United States will set up “food centres” in Gaza to help avert a deepening…
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Tropical storm adds to Philippines’ weather toll with 25 dead and 278,000 evacuated this week
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A tropical storm was blowing across the Philippines’ mountainous north Friday, worsening more than a week…
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