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Heavy rains cause severe flooding in China’s major grain-producing region
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
In China's main grain-producing region in the northeast, days of torrential rain have resulted in severe flooding that has killed 14 people and raised questions about food security as floodwaters flooded farmlands, CNN reported.
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Ukraine hits Russian oil tanker with sea drone
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
According to a Ukraine Security Service source, a drone carrying 450 kilogrammes (992 pounds) of TNT struck the Russian-flagged ship the Sig. According to Russian authorities, the strike left a hole in the engine room of the ship at the waterline on the starboard side, prompting the 11-pe
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China: 147 people dead or missing due to natural disasters in July
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Flooding, typhoons, geological disaster and drought were the main natural disasters in China in July. Other kinds of disasters including hailstorms, earthquakes, sand-dust storms and forest fires also occurred, according to the ministry.
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Anger builds after China deliberately floods towns to save Beijing
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Nearly a million people have been forced to evacuate in the province and in adjacent villages on the fringes of Beijing. In some areas, the flooding has disrupted power supplies as well as internet and mobile connections. Residents have posted online pleas for help finding hundreds of missin
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Bangladesh: Heavy rains lead to flooding in Chittagong
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The largest port city Chittagong witnessed extreme flooding and waterlogging in several areas due to continuous heavy rainfall since Thursday midnight, reported Dhaka Tribune.
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China likely to witness multiple typhoons in August
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Amid heavy rains in China, several parts of northern and southern China will face a high risk of flooding in August as two or three typhoons are expected to make landfall across the nation, China-based Global Times reported citing Chinese authorities.
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China: 11 people killed, 27 others missing amid flooding in Beijing
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Eleven people were killed and 27 others were missing as of Tuesday morning due to flooding in Beijing caused due to typhoon Doksuri that resulted in heavy rains, China-based Global Times reported. Among these, two died in the line of duty.
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Yogi government to channelise water of overflowing rivers to parched field
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
With the recent heavy rains in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the water levels of many rivers in Uttar Pradesh have surged, leading to flooding in districts along Saryu, Ganga and Yamuna rivers.
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Pakistan’s Met Office warns of urban, flash floods in Lahore and other are
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Pakistan’s Met Office has warned of urban and flash floods in Lahore as the city continued to receive heavy rainfall on Saturday, Dawn reported.
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Philippines: Typhoon Doksuri triggers floods, landslides; 5 killed
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
As many as five people were killed by a powerful typhoon which brought widespread flooding and landslides to the Philippines, CNN reported citing authorities in the country.
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Delhi: Yamuna's water level breaches danger mark again, flows at 205.98 me
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
In the NCR, the Hindon River also witnessed a rise in the water level flooding several low-laying and flood plains of Noida.
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Afghanistan: Five members of family die due to floods in Paghman
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Heavy flooding in the Paghman district of Kabul left five members of a family dead, according to TOLO News.
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