December 19, 2011
Residents wade through floodwaters among the debris of destroyed houses in Cagayan de Oroon, after tropical storm Washi swept the southern Philippines. The Philippines prepared for mass burials of flash-flood victims Monday to minimize the health risk from rotting cadavers after a disaster that has left many hundreds dead or missing. Hard-pressed authorities in [...]
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September 27, 2011
Mobs of hundreds of racers continue to roar through the city on weekends, with some hitting traffic police or luring them into fatal traps An illegal motorbike race on Chu Van An Street in Ho Chi Minh City. Police say illegal street races have become more common in recent months. The death of a [...]
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August 3, 2011
A dozen Vietnamese fishermen were saved by Philipino vessels after their boat capzised near the Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago in the East Sea, Vietnamese authorities said Saturday. The fishermen are now in the custody of the Vietnamese Embassy in Manilla and will return home soon, according to the Vietnamease government. The boat capsized July [...]
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April 18, 2011
Shawtna Mathews, 13, pictured on April 17, 2011, after a tornado destroyed her home in Gloucester, Virginia. US authorities Monday rushed aid to southern states after powerful tornadoes cut a path of death and destruction, killing at least 45 and reducing entire towns to piles of rubble. The tragedy began late Thursday in Oklahoma, where [...]
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April 17, 2011
File picture shows debris thrown up by a tornado. At least 22 people have been killed as a powerful storm whipped up tornadoes for a third day across parts of the southern, central and eastern United States, local media reported. At least five people were killed as tornadoes left a trail of destruction in North [...]
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February 3, 2011
A satellite image obtained from the US Naval Research Laboratory shows Cyclone Yasi approaching the coast of Australia on February 2, 2011. Australians voiced relief and surprise after one of the world’s most powerful cyclones spared the nation’s northeast coast from expected devastation on Thursday, with no reported deaths despite winds tearing off roofs and [...]
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December 22, 2009
The U.S. East Coast struggled Sunday to deal with the aftermath of a monster winter storm that brought record-setting snowfall to many areas, disrupting holiday travel and leaving at least five people dead. Pedestrians walk through the snow during a snowstorm blanketing the East Coast in Washington D.C., Dec. 19, 2009. Forecasts called for up [...]
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December 13, 2009
Central residents say they need more rescue vessels to save lives during storms. (Photo: SGGP) LookAtVietnam – A shortage of equipment and personnel to cope with the central region’s frequent storms has long afflicted Vietnam. Despite the heroic efforts of residents and officials to help storm-hit communities, experts say there remains a dire lack of [...]
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December 12, 2009
At least 17 people have been killed by a major winter storm that struck many parts of the U.S. Midwest and New England this week, authorities said on Thursday. A man adjusts the chute on a snowblower as he cleans up snow in Waukesha, Wisconsin Dec. 9, 2009. Much of the Midwest is forecast to [...]
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December 1, 2009
Experts have blamed deforestation and impractical zoning plans for the construction of reservoirs for the increasing devastation caused by storms and floods. Workers maintain Ia Tiem reservoir in Chu Se District in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai. Deforestation and impractical zoning plans for the construction of reservoirs are blamed for flood- and storm-caused [...]
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