Landslide buries Chinese village, kills 23
Beijing - A landslide buried part of a village in northern China's Shanxi province, killing 23 people, state television reported on Tuesday. The massive landslide on Monday covered an area of about 20,000 square metres and buried five homes in a coal...
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River swallowed by earth in Colombia
Bogota - The Listara river in northeastern Colombia has suddenly disappeared into a geological fault, the authorities said in the town of San Andres. The mountain river was swallowed by the earth in a rural area about 800 metres away from the town ...
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2009-11-16 ] Category : [
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One dead, two missing in Costa Rica earthquake
San Jose - One person died and two were reported missing after a magnitude-5.3 earthquake struck Costa Rica, the local Red Cross said. It said a young woman was buried by a landslide in the southern community of San Vito de Coto Brus on Friday. Two o...
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2009-11-14 ] Category : [
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Snow death toll hits 40 in northern China
Beijing - The death toll has risen to about 40 after the heaviest snow for decades hit parts of northern China, the government said on Friday. At least 21 people died in collapsed buildings, while 19 others died in road accidents caused by icy weathe...
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2009-11-13 ] Category : [
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Brunei cops hunt killer crocs
Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei police launched a manhunt for a crocodile Thursday after a rise in attacks by the giant reptiles in the sultanate, authorities said. On Wednesday a 56-year-old man was hospitalized with severe injuries to his hand and sho...
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2009-11-12 ] Category : [
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Earthquake rattles Greek island of Evia
Athens - An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale shook the Greek Aegean island of Evia on Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The underwater quake was recorded at 9:26 am (0726 GMT). It had an epicentre 70 ki...
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2009-11-12 ] Category : [
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