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20 Afghan civilians killed in floods
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 5 (ANI): Due to heavy rain and flooding in Afghanistan, about 20 civilians have lost their lives while 30 others were injured in over 10 provinces, informed the Afghan officials said on Wednesday.
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Flash flood kills 2, damages countless homes in Afghanistan's Faryab
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Faryab, [Afghanistan], May 4 (ANI): Due to heavy rain and flooding two persons were confirmed dead and scores were left homeless in Afghanistan's northern Faryab province, nearly 500 houses have been badly damaged or washed away informed a villager Azizullah on Wednesday.
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South Korea pledges USD 100,000 in flood relief aid to South Africa
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 28 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korea said on Wednesday that it would provide USD 100,000 in humanitarian aid to South Africa, where heavy rains and flooding caused widespread damage and claimed hundreds of lives.
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Chinese state media's anti-US rhetoric backfires, exposes netizens' discon
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 17 (ANI): Chinese state media is propagating anti-American rhetoric in hashtags which is making it to the top trending list on Chinese social media platform Weibo; however Weibo users are flooding them with new posts displaying their discontent with and sarcasm on Chin
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Philippines storm death toll rises to 167, 110 missing
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], April 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from the landslides and flooding spawned by tropical storm Megi has risen to 167, with 110 still missing, the government said on Saturday.
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At least 20 people killed in flooding in South Africa: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], April 12 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 20 people have died in South Africa's eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal as a result of floods caused by heavy rains, eNCA broadcaster reported on Tuesday, citing local department of cooperative governance and Traditional Affairs.
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Death toll from flash floods, landslides in Rio de Janeiro rises to 14
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Brazil], April 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Over a dozen people have died as a result of heavy rains in the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil that resulted in flooding and landslides, Brazilian media report.
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Study finds human actions speed up climate-driven floods, droughts
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 12 (ANI): A new study has found that streams altered by human activity are at a higher risk of flooding.
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Chinese authorities controlling social media amid Ukraine crisis, suppress
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], March 11 (ANI): Chinese authorities are attempting to manage the public opinion by flooding comments backing the Kremlin, sometimes calling Russian President Vladimir Putin "the Great Emperor" in Chinese while the posts criticising the war are suppressed.
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Human actions accelerate climate-driven floods, droughts
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 9 (ANI): A study of more than 2,000 streams around North America found that those altered by human activity are at greater risk of flooding.
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Storm threatens millions of Americans with heavy snow, high-speed winds on
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 29 (ANI): A nor'easter churning along the US East Coast on Saturday with a dangerous mix of heavy snow and high-speed winds could develop into a historic storm threatening millions of Americans.
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Mumbai civic body references Deepika Padukone's 'Gehraiyaan' trailer to ur
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 20 (ANI): The trailer of Deepika Padukone, Ananya Panday, Siddhant Chaturvedi and Dhaiya Karwa' s 'Gehraiyaan' which released Thursday has stirred up interest on social media with users flooding Twitter and Instagram with hilarious memes and meaningful p
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