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Asia
‘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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Landslides and flash floods on Indonesia’s Sumatra island leave at least 10 dead and 6 missing
MEDAN: Torrential rains unleashed flash floods and triggered landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing at least 10 people and leaving…
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Fresh aftershocks rattle Bangladesh a day after deadly quake
FEARS RISE AFTER NEW JOLTS Dhaka resident Tasnuba Sharmin Sharna, 32, told AFP her children screamed as furniture shook, adding:…
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Aftershock rocks Bangladesh as quake death toll rises to 10
Omar Faruq of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department said another minor jolt was recorded on Saturday at 10.36am (12.36pm, Singapore time).…
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Tropical storm kills family of 5 as it hits Philippines
MANILA: Tropical Storm Fengshen killed a family of five on Sunday (Oct 19) as it ploughed across the Philippines’ main…
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Thousands flee Philippine coast as storm approaches
MANILA: Thousands of residents of the Philippines left their homes along the Pacific coast on Saturday (Oct 18) as weather…
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Powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes off southern Philippines, tsunami warnings issued
Jonathan Dolotina, a radio operator at the disaster office of the coastal Philippine city of Mati, said there were no…
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Walls crack, who pays? Johor quakes put spotlight on homeowners’ insurance gaps
For a landed two-storey house built in 2000 with a reconstruction cost of RM1 million and home contents worth RM200,000,…
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Flood Nightmare: Wife and Son Gone, Car Survivor Speaks | Breaking News
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Commentary: Pakistan’s secret weapon can help it rebuild after floods
WHAT’S THE FIX? How is one of the world’s poorest countries going to fix this as the blows from global…
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