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17 Indian Soldiers Dead After Kashmir Avalanche

A massive avalanche plowed into an Indian army training center at a ski resort town in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, killing at least 17 soldiers and critically wounding 17 others.

 

Tropical storm flooding kills 23 in Vietnam

Tropical storm flooding kills 23 in Vietnam

Tropical Storm Mirinae unleashed severe flooding in parts of central Vietnam, killing 23 people, leaving two missing and stranding families on rooftops, disaster officials said Tuesday.

 

Typhoon Mirinae barrels through Philippines, worsens flooding

Typhoon Mirinae, the fourth in a month to hit the Philippines, barreled through the main island of Luzon in just a few hours early Saturday morning, the country's weather forecast bureau said. There is not yet report of ...

 

Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Strikes Indonesia

Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Strikes Indonesia

A magnitude 7.0 has struck the Banda Sea, off the coast of Indnonesia.

 

Rain, floods in Philippines kill over 100

A week of relentless rains in the northern Philippines have put dozens of towns and villages under water, with more than 100 people drowned or killed by landslides, officials said on Friday. The rains were brought by Typhoon Parma.

 

Search Teams Lose Hope of Finding Survivors in Indonesia

Search teams lost hope of finding any more survivors under the rubble left by a massive earthquake, as torrential rains on Sunday held up aid delivery in the remote hills of western Indonesia where several villages were wiped out.

 

Up to 4,000 could be buried in quake rubble

Up to 4,000 could be buried in quake rubble

As many as 4,000 people could be buried under the rubble in the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes in Indonesia, United Nations officials said Saturday.

 

Tens of thousands in Philippines flee new typhoon

Tens of thousands in Philippines flee new typhoon

Tens of thousands of villagers fled the likely path of a powerful typhoon bearing down Friday on the Philippines, as the government braced for the possibility of a second disaster just days after a storm killed more than 420 in four Southeast Asian countries....

 

Indonesia Quake Toll Soars; Thousands Trapped

Indonesia Quake Toll Soars; Thousands Trapped

The 6.9 magnitude struck at 08:52 a.m. local time Thursday on Sumatra island, about 180 miles from the epicenter of a more powerful quake on Wednesday. Rescue workers used excavators Thursday to pull out victims, some screaming in pain, from the heavy rubble of buildings felled by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 531 people. The death toll was expected to rise.

 

Typhoon kills 32 in Vietnam; Philippine toll at 246

Typhoon kills 32 in Vietnam; Philippine toll at 246

A powerful typhoon slammed into central Vietnam on Tuesday, killing 32 people and flooding towns and villages along the country's long coastline after leaving a trail of destruction in the Philippines.

 

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