Disaster_Accident

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More Than 100 Die After Heavy Rain Hits South-West

Landslides have killed at least 112 people in south-west Colombia and left many more injured, says President Juan...

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India’s Highways Run Dry After Court Liquor Ban

Thousands of liquor outlets along India's national and state highways closed after a supreme court order kicked in...

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Fire Burns Nayiri’s Palace In Nalerigu

Several belongings of the King was razed down by the fire Fire on Saturday afternoon reduced the bedroom of the...

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One Dead, 28 Missing In Indonesia Landslide

At least one person was killed and 28 are feared buried after a landslide struck Indonesia, the national disaster...

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Chinese Community Donates To Drought Victims In Kenya

The Chinese community in Kenya on Friday donated 20,000 U. S. dollars to the Kenya Red Cross (KRC) to strengthen...

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Smartphone Use Blamed For Road Deaths

A sharp rise in US pedestrian deaths has been partly blamed on people using their smartphones while driving or crossing...

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Indonesia Searches For 17 People Buried In Java Landslide

Seventeen people were missing and feared buried after a landslide struck Indonesia, the national disaster agency said...

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Swiss Red Cross Supports Central Region In Cholera Prevention

The Swiss Red Cross (SRC), a Swiss Humanitarian Foundation, has provided financial support to the Central Region Red...

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Australia Floods Still Rising With Two Dead, Four Missing

Flooded rivers were still rising Saturday in two Australian states with two women dead and four people missing after...

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FBI Re-Releases 9/11 Photos of Pentagon

Photos taken after the attack on the Pentagon on 11 September 2001 have reappeared on the FBI's website six years after...

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Tackle Illegal Mining To Save Lives

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has urged the government to tackle the issue of illegal mining in the...

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FBI Releases 9/11 Pentagon Photos

Never-seen photographs from the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon released by the FBI this week show the...

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At Least Two Die In Australia Floods

Residents of Murwillumbah use a boat to make their way through the streets Two women have died and more people are...

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Tipper Truck Crashes Into Vehicle Carrying School Children

A tipper truck loaded with sea sand Friday crashed into a Kia Saloon car with five persons, three of them school...

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Section of Highway Collapses After Blaze

The incident caused disruption across the city, as residents were asked not to travel A huge fire broke out on an...

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One Dead As Cyclone Flooding Overwhelms Australian Towns

A woman's body was found Friday and tens of thousands of people were evacuated from towns in two Australian states...

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Section of Atlanta Highway Collapses

An elevated section of northbound Interstate 85, a major north-south artery for the Southeast, collapsed Thursday...

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Ship Carrying S. Korea Sewol Ferry Wreck Sails For Shore

The salvaged wreck of South Korea's Sewol ferry on Friday started its final journey to shore, officials said, as...

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Flooding Overwhelms Australian Towns After Cyclone

Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from towns in two Australian states as authorities warned Friday there...