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China activates level-III response after 6.1-magnitude quake jolts Sichuan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 1 (ANI/Xinhua): A level-III national emergency response has been activated after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit southwest China's Sichuan Province, the Ministry of Emergency Management said Wednesday.
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1 killed in building collapse in Nigeria's economic hub
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], May 21 (ANI/Xinhua): At least one person lost his life and another was injured on Saturday after a two-story building collapsed in Lagos, Nigeria's economic hub.
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Death toll in Nigeria's gas explosion rises to nine: official
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], May 18 (ANI/Xinhua): A rescue official has confirmed that nine people died and 10 others were injured in a gas explosion that occurred in the early morning of Tuesday in Nigeria's northwest state of Kano.
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At least 8 killed in building collapse in Nigeria
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], May 2 (ANI/Xinhua): At least eight people were killed when a three-story building collapsed on Sunday night in Nigeria's southwest Lagos state, an emergency management official said Monday.
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Passenger plane carrying 132 crashes in south China
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Nanning [China], March 21 (ANI): The Chinese regional emergency management department said that a passenger plane with 132 passengers crashed in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday afternoon.
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Biden orders emergency management agency to assist with coronavirus testin
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden has issued an executive order for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist with coronavirus testing across the United States, the White House announced in a memorandum.
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Three people killed by Tornadoes in Tennessee
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tennessee [US], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Three people have been killed by two separate tornadoes in Tennessee, local broadcaster WMC Action News 5 reported on Saturday, citing the Obion County Emergency Management director.
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5.0 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey, no casualties reportedhit NW Turkey,
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): A 5.0-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey's northwestern Duzce province on Wednesday, but no casualties have been reported so far, announced the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD).
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China floods: Close to 60 million people affected; 590 reported dead or mi
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 8 (ANI): As many as 590 people died or went missing in China, from January to October this year, due to flood-related disasters which affected 58.9 million people in the country, China's Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) said on Monday.
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Death toll rises in 21-storey building collapse in Nigeria rises to 20
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], November 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from the collapse of a 21-storey building in the city of Lagos, Nigeria's economic hub, on Monday rose to 20, as more dead bodies have been recovered, with scores of people remaining unaccounted for, an emergency management official
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Prank calls a challenge for Kerala's ambulance service; out of 9.19 lakh c
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], October 3 (ANI): While dealing with demands for mobile recharges to gas booking, the team operating the 108 ambulance service in Kerala is trying to tackle a big problem of how to keep the emergency line free from pranksters.
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Death toll from flooding, landslides in northern Turkey up to 31
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], August 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll from flooding and landslides caused by downpours in Turkey's Kastamonu and Sinop provinces rose to 31, the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) said on Friday.
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