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November 6th, 2009 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, Nov 6 (IANS) Heavy rains lashing Tamil Nadu for the past few days have thrown life out of gear in most parts of the state and claimed 13 lives.
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November 6th, 2009 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Nov 5 (DPA) The Sri Lankan government has stepped up clearing mines in former rebel-controlled areas aimed at resettling 159,000 war refugees before the end of January, Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama ...
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November 4th, 2009 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
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Mexico City, Nov 4 (EFE) Around 32,500 people have been affected by floods caused by heavy rains in southeastern Mexico, officials said Wednesday.
The torrential rains in the past few days caused rivers ...
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October 28th, 2009 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed all civic agencies in the capital to expeditiously remove concrete tiles and slabs around trees, so that trees can "breathe" and ...
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October 24th, 2009 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
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Bangalore, Oct 23 (IANS) A nine-member central team, which surveyed 10 districts of flood-ravaged north Karnataka, Friday declared that the recent calamity in the region was of a "severe nature".
"The flood calamity ...
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October 14th, 2009 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) The Delhi high court has directed the city government to fast complete its work on saving trees that are dying due to concretisation of pavements in the ...
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October 11th, 2009 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
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Bangalore, Oct 11 (IANS) The cash-strapped Karnataka government plans to impose a special tax to raise additional funds for rehabilitating the flood-affected people in the state's northern districts, Home Minister V.S. ...
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October 11th, 2009 - 10:54 pm ICT by ANI
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Nagpur, Oct 11(ANI): The cotton growers in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region, who were worried about their crop during the June-August sowing season, now have their hopes rested on a good yield following the ...
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October 11th, 2009 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
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Hyderabad, Oct 11 (IANS) Angry over tardy relief operations, flood victims in two towns Sunday stopped the convoy of Chief Minister K. Rosaiah.
A large number of people in the flood-devastated Alampur town ...
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October 11th, 2009 - 5:04 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
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Manila, Oct 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Then Typhoon Parma struck Philippines on Oct. 3 and lingered as a tropical depression for about a week, bringing destruction in its wake to the whole region. ...
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October 9th, 2009 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
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Manila, Oct 9 (DPA) At least 181 people were killed in a series of landslides and floods brought about by days of heavy rains in the northern Philippines, officials said Friday.
Thousands of ...
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October 9th, 2009 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
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Shillong, Oct 9 (IANS) At least five people were killed and 15 were missing after water from a dam flooded a hydro electric power project, trapping dozens of workers inside a tunnel ...
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October 9th, 2009 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
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Manila, Oct 9 (DPA) At least 113 people were killed in a series of landslides and floods brought about by days of heavy rains in the northern Philippines, officials said Friday.
Seventy of ...
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October 9th, 2009 - 11:00 am ICT by IANS
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Manila, Oct 9 (DPA) At least 75 people were killed in a series of landslides brought about by days of heavy rains in the northern Philippines, officials said Friday.
Seventy two remained missing ...
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October 8th, 2009 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
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Kathmandu, Oct 8 (DPA) The death toll from flooding and landslides in western Nepal rose to 54 with thousands displaced from their homes, officials said Thursday.
The flash floods and landslides were triggered ...
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October 8th, 2009 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
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Hyderabad, Oct 8 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government has released Rs.167 crore for repairs and restoration of roads damaged by the devastating floods that hit the state, a senior official said Thursday.
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October 8th, 2009 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
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Khagaria (Bihar), Oct 8 (ANI): One person died and 21 others were injured when the Amritsar-Katihar-AmrapaIi Express derailed in Bihar's Khagaria district on Wednesday.
The actual cause of the train mishap is unknown, ...
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October 7th, 2009 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
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Lucknow, Oct 7 (IANS) At least 20 people have been killed in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh, officials said Wednesday.
Heavy showers lashed parts of the state Tuesday. Most of the casualties were ...
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October 7th, 2009 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
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Kathmandu, Oct 6 (DPA) Unseasonably heavy rains in western Nepal left a trail of destruction Tuesday, killing at least 36 people and injuring several others, official said.
Government officials said landslides struck at ...
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October 6th, 2009 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
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Bangalore, Oct 6 (IANS) Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Tuesday strongly objected to the state human rights commission chief's comments that the state government has failed to provide immediate ...
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October 6th, 2009 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
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Kathmandu, Oct 6 (IANS) Thirteen people were killed early Tuesday morning due to landslides in farwestern Nepal, triggered by heavy unseasonal rains.
Police said 12 people, including two women besides children, died in ...
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October 6th, 2009 - 12:08 pm ICT by ANI
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Hyderabad/Karnataka/Bangalore, Oct 6 (ANI): Heavy rains and floods over the past week have spread havoc across Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra, and so far have claimed over 240 lives.
Floodwaters from ...
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October 5th, 2009 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
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Hyderabad, Oct 5 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah on Monday urged the Centre to consider areas hit by the devastating floods as a national calamity.
Rosaiah also demanded the release ...
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October 5th, 2009 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
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Hyderabad, Oct 5 (IANS) More than a month after he took over, K. Rosaiah Monday entered the chief minister's office at the state secretariat here - at a time fixed by ...
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October 5th, 2009 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI
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Hyderabad, Oct 5 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi today undertook an aerial survey of the flood-affected Kurnool and Mahabubnagar districts of Andhra Pradesh.
Sonia Gandhi was accompanied by State Chief Minister ...
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October 5th, 2009 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
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Agra, Oct 5 (IANS) Heavy showers lashed Agra Monday, inundating low-lying areas and causing traffic snarls. Tourists too preferred to stay indoors rather than venturing out in the rain.
It has been raining ...
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October 5th, 2009 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
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Bangalore/ Hyderabad, Oct 5 (ANI): Heavy rains and floods over the past week have wreaked havoc in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and claimed over 230 lives and displaced over a million ...
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October 5th, 2009 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
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Bangkok, Oct 5 (Xinhua) A train derailed Monday in Thailand's Hua Hin district, killing seven people and injuring over 60, a media report said.
The accident took place at about 4.45 a.m. at ...
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October 5th, 2009 - 3:16 am ICT by IANS
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Hanoi, Oct 5 (Xinhua) At least 163 people have been killed in typhoon Ketsana in Vietnam, a media report said Sunday.
Seventeen people were missing and 616 people were injured after the ...
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October 4th, 2009 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
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Lucknow, Oct 4 (IANS) With rains lashing various districts of Uttar Pradesh Sunday, the weatherman predicted more heavy showers in the next few days.
"After creating havoc in Andhra and Karnataka, the low ...
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