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Aid groups grapple with shrinking funds, infrastructure damage in flood-hit Asia
SRI LANKA & INDONESIA HARDEST HIT The IFRC – the world’s largest humanitarian network – is launching a 5 million…
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Death toll from Thailand floods reaches 170
BANGKOK: The death toll from flooding in Thailand has hit 170, the country’s Ministry of Public Health reported, an increase…
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Tropical storm kills at least three in Vietnam
HANOI: Tropical storm Koto killed three people and left another missing as it approached Vietnam, authorities said on Sunday (Nov…
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Sri Lanka declares emergency as cyclone toll hits 132
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Saturday (Nov 29) and appealed for international assistance as the death…
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‘We’ve lost everything’: How floods devastated one of Thailand’s largest cities
PLAINS COULD NOT ABSORB INFLOW Hat Yai and nearby areas received 630 mm of rain over three days last week,…
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Thai city morgue exceeds capacity after flooding: Medic
BANGKOK: The main facility receiving bodies of flood victims in southern Thailand has filled up, prompting authorities to bring in…
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Indonesia races to evacuate stranded residents as flood death toll hits 61
PADANG, Indonesia: Rescuers on Indonesia‘s flood– and landslide-hit Sumatra island rushed on Thursday (Nov 27) to pull stranded residents out…
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Sri Lanka floods, landslides kill at least 31
COLOMBO: Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains killed at least 31 people across Sri Lanka this week, with 14…
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Thailand to send aircraft carrier for flood relief as rains intensify
BANGKOK: Thailand was preparing on Tuesday (Nov 25) to send an aircraft carrier with relief supplies and medical teams to…
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Flood-stricken Hat Yai declared disaster zone; Thai authorities step in to help stranded tourists
Songkhla governor Rattasart Chidchoo said the floods, which began on Nov 19, have affected more than 465,000 people across 16…
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