Calamities hit China and Indonesia
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Beijing, Sept 6 (VNA) - Up to 55 people were killed and 52 others were reported missing in floods and landslides in China&#39;s Sichuan province and Chongqing city in the past three days, local media said on Monday.
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China, home to the world's deadliest  mining industry, could be faced with a new wave of accidents as  collieries start operations again following severe winter  weather which forced many to close.
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Rescuers scoured waterlogged coasts across Asia today after an earthquake of epic power struck below the Indian Ocean and sent huge walls of water crashing onto beaches in eight countries, killing more than 13,344 people and leaving millions homeless.
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Severe weather in several parts of China has killed more than 100 people in the past week, state media say.
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Cape Verde Is. The disaster in Southeast Asia touches us all. Areas, which were already very poor has been affected by incomprehensible destruction.
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Typhoon Aere slammed into China after killing at least 12 people in the region and forcing more than half a million Chinese to evacuate their homes and thousands of fishing boats to return to port.
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JAKARTA - At least 500 people were killed and hundreds more were missing feared dead Sunday after a huge earthquake off northern Indonesia triggered giant tidal waves and flash floods across western Asia.
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China, home to the world's deadliest mining industry, could be faced with a new wave of accidents as collieries start operations again following severe winter weather which forced many to close.
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China struggled on Sunday with  transport havoc and threats to energy and food supplies caused  by snows and icy cold, with forecasters warning of more brutal  weather across eastern and central areas in coming days.
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Indian Ocean states from Indonesia to Sri Lanka scrambled on Tuesday to cope with the widespread devastation of a tsunami that killed over 23,000 people and could claim more lives through disease and privation.
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A powerful earthquake hit Indonesia on Wednesday, causing buildings to sway in at least four countries, and authorities issued a tsunami warning for much of the Indian Ocean region.
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Bad weather in China  causes havoc for millions of people as the country battles the heaviest snowstorms in 50 years
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JAKARTA, Indonesia Dec 26, 2004 - The world&#39;s most powerful earthquake in 40 years triggered massive tidal waves that slammed into villages and seaside resorts across Asia on Sunday, killing more than 2,200 people in five countries.
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BEIJING, Sept 6: At least 90 people were killed and 77 were missing in torrential storms lashing southwest China, disaster relief officials said on Monday.
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A powerful earthquake shook Indonesia on Wednesday, killing seven people, injuring 100 and triggering a small tsunami that hit one city on the island of Sumatra, authorities said. Tsunami warnings were issued for much of the Indian Ocean region.
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Visibility plunged to 50 metres in parts of Borneo island on Saturday and Singapore recorded its highest pollution reading in nearly a decade as fires in Indonesia sent acrid smoke across Southeast Asia.
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A powerful earthquake of 8.2 magnitude struck Indonesia's Sumatra region on Wednesday, triggering tsunami warnings in the Indian Ocean, sparking panic in coastal areas across Southeast Asia and causing at least two deaths.