Blast at Mexican gas facility kills 26, seven still missing
September 20th, 2012 - 1:28 am ICT by BNO News
REYNOSA, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) -- At least 26 people were killed Tuesday and seven others remain missing after a huge blaze erupted at a Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) natural gas facility in northern ... Read more...
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Moderate earthquake destroys homes, injures dozens in northwest China
August 12th, 2011 - 1:21 am ICT by BNO News
KASHI, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- A moderate earthquake struck northwestern China on early Thursday evening, seismologists and government officials said, destroying scores of homes and injuring more than two dozen people.The 5.8-magnitude ... Read more...
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China braces for Typhoon Muifa
August 7th, 2011 - 8:37 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 7 (IANS) Over 200,000 people were evacuated Saturday evening in Shanghai, while about 230,000 residents were relocated from the coastal areas of Zhejiang province, as Typhoon Muifa approached ... Read more...
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India gives Pakistan $20 mn for flood relief
September 18th, 2010 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 18 (IANS) India's permanent representative to the United Nations, Hardeep Singh Puri, has given a cheque for $20 million to the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, as ... Read more...
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India announces additional 20 million dollars for Pak flood victims
August 31st, 2010 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 31 (ANI): India on Tuesday announced an additional US 20 million dollars in aid to flood-affected Pakistan.External Affairs Minister S M Krishna made the announcement in the Lok Sabha ... Read more...
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Germany increases aid to Pakistan to $13 mn
August 12th, 2010 - 9:35 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Aug 12 (IANS) Germany has said it will increase its humanitarian aid to flood-ravaged Pakistan to a total of $13 million for the distribution of food and other items.
The statement ... Read more...
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Mock drill in Gurgaon mall ahead of Independence Day
August 10th, 2010 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Aug 10 (IANS) A mock drill was conducted at DT mega mall in this satellite town of the national capital Tuesday to check security arrangements ahead of Independence Day, officials said. ... Read more...
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Gurgaon in preparation mode for CWG shooting event
July 9th, 2010 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, July 9 (IANS) Authorities in this satellite town of the national capital are gearing up to host the shooting event of the Commonwealth Games with various plans for disaster management and ... Read more...
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Death toll rises to 30 after landslides in Guangxi, south of China
June 3rd, 2010 - 2:43 am ICT by BNO News
NANNING, CHINA (BNO NEWS) – After a series of rainstorms and flooding which caused landslides in the south China autonomous region of Guangxi Zhuang, the death toll has risen to 30 following ... Read more...
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Hundreds evacuated after Icelandic volcano erupts, first since 1823
March 21st, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by BNO News
REYKJAVIK (BNO NEWS) -- A state of emergency was declared and evacuations were ordered after the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in southern Iceland erupted on early Sunday, the Icelandic Civil Defense said.The eruption of ... Read more...
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Floods force 110,000 people out of China province
June 4th, 2008 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
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Guiyang (China), June 4 (Xinhua) Heavy rains that swept China's southwestern province of Guizhou for a month have forced the evacuation of some 113,000 people, the flood control office said Wednesday. Between ... Read more...
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