At least 40 dead from storm Maring,18 still missing; damage to agriculture at P2 billion
(Eagle News) -- The death toll due to severe tropical storm "Maring" had risen to 40 with 18 stil missing,…
5 years ago
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Rescuers struggle to locate dozens in landslide-hit Japan town
ATAMI, Japan (AFP) -- Rescuers were holding out hope of finding at least 64 people buried under the mud and…
5 years ago
Rescuers search for survivors in landslide-hit Japan town
by with Shingo ITO in Tokyo / Quentin TYBERGHIEN ATAMI, Japan (AFP) -- Rescuers in a Japanese holiday town hit…
5 years ago
Sri Lanka faces marine disaster as ship fire extinguished after 13 days
by Amal JAYASINGHE COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- A fire aboard a ship that triggered Sri Lanka's worst-ever marine ecological…
5 years ago
21 runners dead as extreme weather hits China ultramarathon: state media
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Twenty-one people were killed after hail, freezing rain and high winds hit runners taking part in…
5 years ago
At least 16 dead as extreme weather hits China cross-country race: Xinhua
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- At least 16 people were killed and five more are missing after extreme weather hit runners…
5 years ago
Indonesia military says missing submarine sank with dozens aboard
by Sonny Tumbelaka Agence France Presse BALI, Indonesia (AFP) -- An Indonesian submarine that went missing off the coast…
5 years ago
Indonesia navy searching for submarine with 53 aboard
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesian navy ships on Thursday scoured a patch of ocean off the coast of Bali searching…
5 years ago
New cyclone barrels toward disaster-struck Indonesia
LEMBATA, Indonesia (AFP) -- A new cyclone was barrelling toward Indonesia and threatened to spark more floods and landslides, authorities…
5 years ago
Crew on crashed Indonesian passenger jet did not declare emergency
by Haeril HALIM Agence France Presse JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- The crew of an Indonesian passenger jet that crashed…
5 years ago
300 million delta dwellers vulnerable to cyclones, flooding
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — More than 300 million people in low-lying river deltas, mostly in…
6 years ago
One dead, scores feared trapped in India building collapse
by Pritam SAKPAL MAHAD, India (AFP) -- One person was killed and dozens feared trapped after a five-storey apartment building…
6 years ago
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