US hit by record number of billion-dollar disasters so far this year
WASHINGTON, Sept 11, 2023 (AFP) - Between January and August, the United States was struck by a record-breaking 23 weather…
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Typhoon Lan set to crash Japan holiday week
TOKYO, Aug 13, 2023 (AFP) - Japanese authorities on Sunday warned residents in much of the country to prepare for…
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North China landslide death toll rises sharply to 21
BEIJING, Aug 13, 2023 (AFP) - The death toll from a landslide triggered by heavy rains in northern China has…
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Typhoon knocks out power in southern Japan
TOKYO, Aug 2, 2023 (AFP) - One person was reportedly killed and hundreds of thousands were without electricity in southern…
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Beijing rains heaviest since records began 140 years ago: weather service
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Rains that pummeled Beijing in recent days were the heaviest since records began 140 years ago,…
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At least 11 killed, 27 missing in Beijing rainstorms
By Jing Xuan TENG Agence France-Presse MENTOUGOU, China (AFP) -- At least 11 people are dead and 27 missing after…
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Military helicopters deliver aid to Beijing flood victims
By Jing Xuan TENG Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) --China deployed military helicopters on Tuesday to deliver supplies to stranded…
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Beijing on alert with two killed as heavy rain batters north China
Heavy rains battered northern China on Monday, killing at least two people in Beijing while washing away cars and inundating…
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Raging storm washes away cars, swathes of northern China on red alert
By Jing Xuan TENG Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Swathes of northern China were under red alert on Monday…
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European Union provides €500.000 to support those affected by typhoon Doksuri in the Philippines
29 July 2023, Manila - In immediate response to the urgent humanitarian needs caused by Typhoon Doksuri, locally known as…
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Typhoon Doksuri batters China with high winds and rain
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Typhoon Doksuri hit eastern China on Friday morning, bringing high winds and battering rains to coastal…
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Philippines orders evacuations ahead of Super Typhoon Doksuri
By Cecil MORELLA Agence France-Presse MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- A super typhoon swept towards the northern Philippines on Tuesday, the…
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