Category Archive: Asia

Death toll from NW China mudslide rises to 702; 1,042 still missing

ZHOUQU, Gansu, – The death toll from a massive rain-triggered mudslide in Zhouqu County in northwest China’s Gansu Province has risen to 702, with 1,042 others still missing, local civil affairs authorities said Tuesday afternoon. Some 1,243 people have been …

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Cargo ships collide off Mumbai coast causing oil spill to spread to coastline

New Delhi, India – It was on August 7, when two Panamanian cargo ships collided off the Mumbai coast causing an oil spill from one of the two vessels that is threatening the Mumbai coast. Indian Coast Guard officials said …

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Hopes fade for China flood victims

Hopes are fading of finding more survivors from flooding and landslides in north-western China, as teams worked Wednesday to stave off disease outbreaks, three days after the disaster that killed at least 702 people.

Magnitude 6.9 earthquake shakes southern Japan, tsunami warning issued

A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 rocked Japan’s southern islands, injuring two and prompting fears of a tsunami. There were no reports of serious damage from the quake, believed to be the strongest in a century to …

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Typhoon Morakot kills 124, injures 45 in Taiwan

Typhoon Morakot has killed at least 124 people and left 56 missing in Taiwan as of 10 p.m. Saturday, according to local disaster response authorities. Another 45 people were injured after the typhoon, the worst on the island in nearly …

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