Beijing_(dpa) _ A severe storm with wind speeds of more than 100 kilometres per hour left at least 16 dead and 46 seriously injured in central China's Henan province, a news report said Thursday. The...
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India tornado leaves 14 dead, thousands homeless
New Delhi_(dpa) _ The death toll in the tornado that caused devastation in villages across India's eastern coastal state of Orissa rose to 14 Wednesday, officials said, adding that nearly 4,000...
Officials warn of further "ferocious storms" in eastern South Africa
Durban_(dpa) _ A storm warning was Tuesday issued in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province amid forecasts of further "ferocious storms" by as early as Friday, officials said. Eighteen people were...
South African storm's death toll rises to 18
Johannesburg_(dpa) _ The death toll in a storm that struck South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province over the weekend has risen to 18, according to the South African news agency Sapa, citing government...
USA: Death toll rises to 20 after Florida tornadoes
Washington_(dpa) _ US President George W Bush declared disasters Saturday in four Florida counties where an outbreak of tornadoes early Friday left 20 people dead. Another victim was found Saturday,...
Raging epidemic kills 35 in flood aftermath in Bangladesh
Dhaka (dpa) - At least 35 people have been killed in a raging epidemic sparked by contaminated water which has infected thousands of residents in rain soaked towns and muddy villages across...
Death toll from cyclone in southern Indian state climbs to 58
New Delhi (dpa) - The death toll from a cyclone that unleashed flooding in India's southern Andhra Pradesh state that left nearly 200,000 people homeless has mounted to 58, news reports said...
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3,500 Bangladeshi fishermen missing in Bay of Bengal
Dhaka (dpa) - Nearly 3,500 fishermen were missing in the Bay of Bengal Wednesday as over 200 fishing trawlers capsized in turbulent waves after setting sail from the southern Bangladesh coast three...
Eleven killed in Bangladesh tropical storm, thousands homeless
Dhaka (dpa) - A tropical storm sweeping through central Bangladesh has left 11 people dead and about 10,000 homeless, local officials said Thursday. Rescue workers said at least 100 people were also...
Death toll from rains in southwestern Pakistan rises to 29
Islamabad (dpa) - The death toll from days of heavy downpour in southwestern Pakistan rose to 29 Friday, with more casualties reported overnight from various parts of the province, government and...
Pakistan measles outbreak kills 19 as flood death toll reaches 550
Islamabad (dpa) - As many as 19 people, including 15 children, have fallen victim to a measles epidemic in Pakistan's southwestern Pishin district, which has been cut off from the rest of the country...
Death toll in Pakistan floods, avalanches rises to at least 424
Islamabad (dpa) - The death toll from continuing rains and floodwaters in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province early Monday rose to 424, with the meteorological office forecasting another...
Floodwaters smash second dam in Pakistan
Islamabad (dpa) - A second dam broke in Pakistan's south-western Balochistan province Sunday, sweeping away eleven villages as the death toll in week-long torrential rains and heavy snowfall...
60 killed, hundreds missing as dam bursts in Pakistan
Islamabad (dpa) - At least 60 people were killed and hundreds were missing after flash flooding ripped open a dam and washed away several villages and a passenger bus in south-western Pakistan, a...
At least two dead in storms in Slovakia
Bratislava (dpa) - At least two people including a Czech tourist died and 10 others were reported missing Saturday afternoon in severe storms in Slovakia. On Friday and Saturday wind speeds reached...
Half-a-million displaced by rising flood waters in Bangladesh
Dhaka (dpa) - More than half-a-million people have been displaced from their homes in northeastern Bangladesh as rising flood waters washed away thousands of dwelling huts, cut road links and...
Bolivia + 1 more
Death toll because of cold, snow rises to 65 in Peru and Bolivia
Lima (dpa) - The number of people who have died because of cold weather in southern Peru has risen to 59, President Alejandro Toledo said Wednesday. In neighbouring Bolivia, six victims were...
Winter death toll reaches 30 in Peru
Lima (dpa) - The number of people who have died in unusually cold winter conditions in southern Peru has risen to more than 30, most of them small children who contracted pneumonia, national media...
Thousands left homeless by flooding in Colombia
Bogota (dpa) - Days of rain caused flooding that has left thousands of people homeless in the poverty-stricken southern section of Bogota, news reports said Monday. Boats were used to evacuate the...
Jamaica + 2 more
Heavy rains continue to lash Caribbean and Central America
Port-au-Prince (dpa) - Heavy rains continued on Tuesday to lash the Caribbean region and Central America, causing flooding and forcing airports and schools to be shut down. In Haiti, there were...