Toll from DR Congo floods rises to nearly 400: official
BUKAVU, DR Congo, May 7, 2023 (AFP) - The death toll from floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain in…
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Probe under way after Beijing hospital fire kills 21
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- An investigation was under way Wednesday after a fire ripped through a hospital in China's capital…
3 years ago
Fire in Beijing hospital kills 21, newspaper says
(AFP) A fire in a Beijing hospital has killed 21 people, the state-run Beijing Daily said on Tuesday. Emergency response…
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72 dead from drowning after Philippines’ long holiday: police
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- At least 72 people have died by drowning in the Philippines since the start of the…
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12 killed after fire rips through Philippine ferry
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- At least 12 people died and 230 were rescued after a fire engulfed a ferry in…
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Rescuers search for dozens missing after deadly Indonesia landslide
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Rescuers on a remote Indonesian island were searching Tuesday for dozens still missing after a landslide…
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Frantic search for dozens missing in Brazil floods
by Luján Scarpinelli Agence France-Presse SÃO SEBASTIÃO, Brazil (AFP) -- Rescuers in southeastern Brazil scrambled Tuesday to find survivors among…
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Lula visits disaster zone after Brazil floods kill 36
by Luján Scarpinelli Agence France-Presse SÃO SEBASTIÃO, Brazil (AFP) -- President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday toured a…
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Indonesia stadium disaster negligence trial begins
Surabaya, Indonesia (AFP) Five Indonesian men charged with negligence leading to one of the worst stadium disasters in football history…
3 years ago
Malaysia campsite landslide search ends with 31 dead
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (AFP) Rescuers have called off the search for bodies after a massive, predawn landslide blanketed a campsite…
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Philippines storm death toll jumps to 98
by Ted Aljibe with Ron Lopez in Manila Agence France-Presse NOVELETA, Philippines (AFP) -- The death toll from a storm…
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Tropical storm batters Philippines capital before exit
Manila, Philippines | AFP | Emergency workers scrambled to rescue residents trapped by floods in and around the Philippine capital…
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