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Landslide, floods from monsoon rains kill at least 41 in India, Nepal

Aug 31, 2020

KATHMANDU/AHMEDABAD: A landslide and floods caused by heavy rains have killed at least 41 people in Nepal and India in the past week, officials said on Monday, as the annual monsoon season enters its final stretch after claiming hundreds of lives in South Asia. Ten people, including four children, were killed after a landslide buried five hou...

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Search, rescue for flood victims on

Aug 21, 2020

Dhangadi, August 20 Search and rescue of persons swept away by Tuesday’s flood in Kailashkhola of Achham continues. The floods that occurred at night had caused huge damage to life and property in Sainibazaar of Ramaroshan Rural Municipality in the district. According to Chief District Officer Gokarna Upadhyaya, so far bodies of six of th...

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China evacuates 100,000 as floods threaten heritage site

Aug 19, 2020

SHANGHAI: Floods on the upper reaches of China’s Yangtze river forced authorities to evacuate more than 100,000 people on Tuesday and threatened a 1,200-year-old world heritage site. Staff, police and volunteers used sandbags to try to protect the 71-metre (233-foot) Leshan Giant Buddha, a UNESCO World Heritage site in southwestern Sichuan p...

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South Asia counts losses from devastating monsoon floods

Aug 14, 2020

DHAKA, BANGLADESH: When the Dharala River burst its banks in early July, Kamal Hossain left his home with five members of his family to take shelter in a school in northern Bangladesh, carrying their most prized belongings: cattle, a few sacks of rice and clothes. Like him, an estimated 17.5 million people across South Asia are suffering as a resul...

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Flooded Thopal River wreaks havoc on Dhading rural roads; settlements at risk

Aug 11, 2020

DHADING: Human settlements on the banks of Thopal River are at a risk of being swept away by flood triggered by incessant rainfall in Dhading district. Squatters and villagers residing on the river banks next to district headquarters Dhadingbesi have been terrorised as flow of water in the river has increased since Sunday night. The water has be...

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Bajura ravaged by catastrophic flood; connection with district headquarters severed

Aug 10, 2020

BAJURA: The swelling of Budhiganga river induced by incessant downpour has swept away the bailey bridge along the Sanfe-Martadi road-section, on Sunday. Following the damage to the bridge, the connection to district headquarters Martadi has been lost as vehicular movement has halted. Similarly, at least five suspension bridges have been destr...

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Red Cross trains thousands of NKoreans to help cope with coronavirus, floods

Aug 10, 2020

SEOUL: The Red Cross has trained 43,000 North Korean volunteers to help communities, including the locked-down city of Kaesong, fight the novel coronavirus and provide flood assistance, an official with the relief organisation said on Monday. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared an emergency last month and imposed a lockdown on Kaesong, near t...

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Baby among seven killed as thunderstorms flood Greek island homes

Aug 10, 2020

ATHENS: At least seven people were killed when torrential rain and thunderstorms caused flash flooding on the Greek island of Evia over the weekend, officials said on Sunday. Three of the victims, including a baby, were found in the village of Politika and another four in the village of Amfithea and the area of Bourtzi in central Evia, northeast o...

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Days of torrential rain in S Korea leave at least 30 dead

Aug 9, 2020

SEOUL: More than a week of torrential rain in South Korea has left at least 30 dead and 12 missing in landslides, floods and other incidents, the government said Sunday while warning of a further downpour. The causalities include 13 dead and two missing from the last two days of heavy rainfall in southern South Korea, the Ministry of the Interior a...

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South Korea floods, landslides kill 26 as heavy rains continue

Aug 8, 2020

SEOUL: At least 26 people have died after 46 days of heavy rains in South Korea, with the country’s longest monsoon in seven years causing more flooding, landslides and evacuations on Saturday. Nearly 5,000 people had been evacuated as of 4:30 p.m. local time on Saturday (0730 GMT), according to Ministry of the Interior and Safety data, as r...

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