Six dead due to hot weather in US
July 8th, 2012 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 7 (IANS) Six people have died due to hot weather in a county in Illinois state in the US, officials said Saturday.The six people -- two Thursday and ... Read more...
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Small plane crashes after take-off in South Dakota, killing 4
December 10th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by BNO News
SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA (BNO NEWS) -- Four people were killed on Friday afternoon when a small plane crashed near an airport in the U.S. state of South Dakota, federal officials said ... Read more...
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China mudslides toll rises to 1,287
August 19th, 2010 - 4:43 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 19 (IANS) Mudslides triggered by torential rains in northwest China in the past 10 days have claimed 1,287 lives so far, with 457 people went missing, authorities said.
The death toll ... Read more...
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Dozens missing after mudslides hit town in southwest China
August 18th, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by BNO News
YUNNAN PROVINCE, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- Nearly 70 people are missing and dozens more have been injured after mudslides struck a remote town in southwest China on early Wednesday, according officials and ... Read more...
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Girl digs with hands to rescue family in China
August 14th, 2010 - 9:45 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 14 (IANS) Tired and injured, an 18-year-old girl braved inclement weather and dug with her bare hands for three days in a vain attempt to rescue her family members burried ... Read more...
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337 killed in China mudslides
August 10th, 2010 - 3:40 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 10 (Xinhua) At least 337 people were killed and 1,148 others still missing in the rain-triggered mudslides in northwest China's Gansu province, an official said Monday.
Torrential rain Saturday night prompted ... Read more...
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80 dead, 2,000 missing in China landslides (Lead)
August 8th, 2010 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 8 (IANS) Over 80 people were killed and 2,000 went missing Sunday morning after landslides triggered by torrential rains hit northwest China's Gansu province, an official said.
The landslides occurred at ... Read more...
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Minor earthquake rattles eastern Arizona
May 24th, 2010 - 3:25 pm ICT by BNO News
CLIFTON, ARIZONA (BNO NEWS) -- A minor earthquake rattled eastern Arizona on early Monday, seismologists said. There were no reports of damage or casualties.The 3.7-magnitude earthquake at 12.27 a.m. local time (0727 ... Read more...
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Possessive hubby arrested for extorting cash from neighbour who took his wife out!
November 19th, 2009 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): Huang Zhong, a farmer too possessive of his wife, was arrested last week after he extorted 100,000 yuan from a fellow villager for taking his wife to ... Read more...
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Over 300 injured, 30,000 houses damaged in China quake (Lead)
July 10th, 2009 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Kunming (China), July 10 (Xinhua) More than 300 people were injured and over 30,000 houses were damaged in an earthquake that hit China's Yunnan Province Thursday evening, authorities said. The quake measured ... Read more...
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When firemen saw slabs fall over child still alive (With Images)
May 23rd, 2008 - 12:28 pm ICT by admin
By Ren Ke
Mianzhu (China), May 23 (Xinhua) A team of firemen were digging out survivors from a collapsed teaching block at a school when they were ordered to withdraw as an aftershock ... Read more...
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China’s quake-hit county may move to new site
May 21st, 2008 - 8:18 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Mianyang (China), May 21 (Xinhua) Beichuan, the worst-hit county in the May 12 earthquake in southwestern China, will be rebuilt on a new site in neighbouring Anxian county, according to a preliminary ... Read more...
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Official death toll crosses 22,000 in China
May 16th, 2008 - 7:45 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Beijing, May 16 (Xinhua) The death toll from the powerful earthquake in China's south-west Sichuan province rose to 22,069 nationwide as of 2 p.m. Friday, while 168,669 people were injured, the emergency ... Read more...
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Major earthquake, aftershocks hit Xinjiang
March 21st, 2008 - 12:29 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): A major earthquake of 7.3 magnitude on the Richter scale and aftershocks hit China's northwestern region of Xinjiang on Friday morning.The China Earthquake Administration said that ... Read more...
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