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Pakistan |
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Action call over missing
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| May.23 |
Myanmar |
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Myanmar to admit all aid workers
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| May.22 |
Myanmar |
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UN head tours cyclone-hit Burma
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| May.19 |
Myanmar |
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Myanmar agrees to regional cyclone aid
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Rebel leader surrenders
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Myanmar |
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Junta leader visits cyclone refugees
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| May.16 |
Myanmar |
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Junta: Almost 78,000 dead in cyclone
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| May.14 |
Myanmar |
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UN raises Burma cyclone estimate
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Quake death toll 50,000
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| May.10 |
Myanmar |
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Cyclone aid used to entice voters
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| May.6 |
Myanmar |
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Cyclone death toll jumps to 22,000  | 41,000 missing after the catastrophic cyclone that battered the country. The U.N. estimated up to a million could be homeless. Aid agencies begin what they expect to be a major relief operation to help tens of thousands left without clean water an... | |
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| May.5 |
Myanmar |
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Myanmar death toll 'could reach 10,000'
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| May.3 |
Myanmar |
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78,000 dead in cyclone, 56,000 missing Map of Myaungmya Myanmar Burma has declared 5 disaster areas, including Rangoon, after a large tropical cyclone hit the states of Irrawaddy, Bago, Karen and Mon
year 2007 ... more > |
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| Nov.18 |
Bangladesh |
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Cyclone death toll surpasses 3,000 The number of dead killed from Cyclone Sidr is expected to rise as the country continues to assess the damage
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| Nov.15 |
Bangladesh |
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Cyclone hits: More than 200 dead
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500,000 flee wildfires
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| Aug.3 |
India |
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Millions flee 'worst ever' floods
year 2006 ... more > |
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Ship with 1,400 sinks in Red Sea
year 2005 ... more > |
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| Oct.28 |
Southern India |
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Passenger train derails, 61 died
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| Oct.7 |
Pakistan |
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Major quake kills thousands A magnitude 7.6 earthquake epicenter was 60 miles north-northeast of Islamabad and 6 miles below the surface
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| Aug.16 |
Afghanistan |
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Spanish troops die in crash
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| Jul.31 |
Mumbai |
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Floods toll reaches 1,000
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| Jul.12 |
Pakistan |
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128 die in train crash
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| Jun.30 |
Afghanistan |
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16 bodies recovered from crash site
year 2004 ... more > |
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9.0 Quake leaves 212,000 dead
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| Jul.16 |
Southern India |
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School blaze kills 90
year 2001 ... more > |
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| Jan.26 |
Gujarat |
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7.9 Earthquake killed 30,000 people Earthquake at 8:46 in the morning, centered near Bhuj, on the 51st celebration of Republic Day
year 2000 ... more > |
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| May.9 |
India |
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Drought
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| Tue. |
Pakistan |
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Action call over missing Amnesty International has called on Pakistan's new government to provide information about hundreds of disappeared people
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| Fri. |
Nepal |
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14 killed in bus accident
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| Jul. 3 |
Myanmar |
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Dozens die in ferry sinking |
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| Jun. 28 |
India |
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Second quake rattles Indian islands |
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| Jun.16 |
Myanmar |
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Monsoon rains hinder aid effort
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| Jun.8 |
Myanmar |
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Cyclone dead will 'never' be identified |
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| Jun.7 |
Myanmar |
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Monsoon brings more suffering
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| May.30 |
Myanmar |
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Logistics hamper relief
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| May.29 |
India |
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Wild elephant kills 7 in village |
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| May.26 |
Myanmar |
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Disease fears loom over Myanmar |
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| May.24 |
Myanmar |
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Burma seeks crucial aid donations
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| May.23 |
Myanmar |
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Myanmar to admit all aid workers U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon: Ruling junta agreed to 'allow all aid workers regardless of nationalities' into the country to help cyclone survivors
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| May.22 |
Myanmar |
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UN head tours cyclone-hit Burma Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has arrived to tour the devastated Irrawaddy Delta and meet military ruler Gen Than Shwe
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| May.21 |
Myanmar |
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U.N. chief: focus now reconstruction
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| May.20 |
Myanmar |
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Burma to let UN copters deep into country |
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| May.19 |
Myanmar |
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Myanmar agrees to regional cyclone aid Myanmar has agreed to let its South Asian neighbors send medical personnel and an assessment team to the country
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Myanmar |
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Burma to mourn cyclone's victims
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Southern India |
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Tainted booze kills 59 people |
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Rebel leader surrenders
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Myanmar |
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Junta leader visits cyclone refugees Map of Myaungmya Myanmar 2 weeks after Cyclone Nargis, the country's reclusive junta leader Than Shwe visited a refugee camp outside Yangon
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| May.16 |
Myanmar |
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U.S. to bypass junta to send aid |
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Myanmar |
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Junta: Almost 78,000 dead in cyclone Map of Myaungmya Myanmar Another 56,000 people remain missing two weeks after the storm
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| May.14 |
Myanmar |
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UN raises Burma cyclone estimate The UN has sharply increased its estimate of those severely affected by cyclone Nargis to 2.5m people
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Quake death toll 50,000
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| May.10 |
Myanmar |
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Cyclone aid used to entice voters As aid groups struggled to distribute supplies despite government obstacles, Myanmar TV was urging people to vote 'yes' in a referendum
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| May.8 |
Myanmar |
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Rotting corpses pile up
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| May.6 |
Myanmar |
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Cyclone death toll jumps to 22,000  41,000 missing after the catastrophic cyclone that battered the country. The U.N. estimated up to a million could be homeless
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| May.5 |
Myanmar |
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Death toll from cyclone more than 15,000
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Myanmar |
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Myanmar death toll 'could reach 10,000' Almost 4,000 people have died and another 3,000 remain missing as a result of this weekend's devastating cyclone
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| May.4 |
Myanmar |
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Hundreds feared dead in cyclone
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| May.3 |
Myanmar |
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78,000 dead in cyclone, 56,000 missing Map of Myaungmya Myanmar Burma has declared 5 disaster areas, including Rangoon, after a large tropical cyclone hit the states of Irrawaddy, Bago, Karen and Mon
| As aid groups struggled to distribute supplies despite government obstacles, Myanmar TV was urging people to vote 'yes' in a referendum. The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has warned of dire consequences if foreign aid workers continue to be denied access
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| Dec.25 |
Nepal |
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Bridge-collapse rescuers battle darkness
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| Dec.18 |
Pakistan |
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Train crash 'kills many'
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| Nov.18 |
Bangladesh |
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Cyclone death toll surpasses 3,000  | The number of dead killed from Cyclone Sidr is expected to rise as the country continues to assess the damage. Rescue and relief teams have reached much of remote Bangladesh devastated by a po... | |
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Bangladesh |
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Cyclone death toll hits 2,000
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| Nov.15 |
Bangladesh |
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Cyclone hits: More than 200 dead Cyclone Sidr packing 150 mph winds slammed southeast coast, forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes
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500,000 flee wildfires
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| Aug.10 |
India |
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Monsoon death toll reaches 2,000 |
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| Aug.7 |
India |
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Millions face flood disease threat
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| Aug.3 |
India |
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Millions flee 'worst ever' floods United Nations: the worst flooding in living memory. More than 1,000 people have been killed or injured by waters
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| Jun.29 |
Pakistan |
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800,000 hit by South Asia floods
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| Jun.26 |
Karachi |
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Thousands flee cyclone |
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| Jun.24 |
Karachi |
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Storms in Karachi kill 228 people
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| Jun.11 |
Bangladesh |
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Mudslides kill at least 71 |
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| Oct.7 |
Kashmir |
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Quake victims honoured |
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| Sep.2 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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14 Britons die in NATO crash
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| Feb.23 |
Bangladesh |
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85 killed in blaze |
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Ship with 1,400 sinks in Red Sea
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| Dec.29 |
West Pakistan |
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Many killed in avalanche
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| Nov.25 |
India |
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Flood bus plunges kill 75
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| Oct.28 |
Southern India |
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Passenger train derails, 61 died The train is killing at least 61 people and injuring about 35. The carriages crashed into flood waters
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| Oct.12 |
Pakistan |
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Aftershock rattles region on edge
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| Oct.10 |
Pakistan |
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Relief amid grief
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Pakistan |
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Quake toll soars above 30,000
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| Oct.8 |
Pakistan |
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Quake toll is 18,000
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| Oct.7 |
Pakistan |
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Major quake kills thousands| A magnitude 7.6 earthquake epicenter was 60 miles north-northeast of Islamabad and 6 miles below the surface. Most of the dead were in the Pakistani-controlled part of Kashmir, followed by the North-West Province. Entire villages ... | |
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| Aug.16 |
Afghanistan |
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Spanish troops die in crash Spain's defense minister does not rule out hostile fire as the possible cause of a helicopter crash that killed 17
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| Jul.31 |
Mumbai |
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Floods toll reaches 1,000 Further rain is causing further misery in the city, which is trying to clean up after record-breaking rainfall
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| Jul.27 |
Mumbai |
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100 missing after offshore fire |
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| Jul.12 |
Pakistan |
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128 die in train crash 3 trains have collided in southern Pakistan. 17 train cars were destroyed in the accident
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| Jun.30 |
Afghanistan |
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16 bodies recovered from crash site Coalition forces have recovered all bodies of the servicemen killed in a helicopter crash near the Pakistan border
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| Jan.25 |
Mumbai |
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258 pilgrims die in stampede
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| Dec.26 |
Sri Lanka |
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Asia quake death toll tops 4,700 |
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9.0 Quake leaves 212,000 dead
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| Jul.16 |
Southern India |
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School blaze kills 90 Mostly children aged between 4 and 9 have been killed after a fire swept through a school
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| Jul.13 |
Bangladesh |
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Flood havoc mounts in South Asia
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| Jul.9 |
Bangladesh |
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500 feared dead in ferry tragedy
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| Sep.9 |
India |
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100 feared dead in rail tragedy |
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| Nov.2 |
Afghanistan |
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US elite troops helicopter crashes
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Terror attacks hit U.S.
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| Jan.26 |
Gujarat |
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7.9 Earthquake killed 30,000 people| Earthquake at 8:46 in the morning, centered near Bhuj, on the 51st celebration of Republic Day. Gujarat officials have said that homeless will be offered food in exchange for aiding the reconstruction effort. Total property dam... | |
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| May.9 |
India |
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Drought The drought is affecting Gujarat, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh
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| 2006 |
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| Feb.23 |
Bangladesh |
85 killed in blaze |
| 2005 |
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| Jul.27 |
Mumbai |
100 missing after offshore fire |
| 2004 |
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| Jul.16 |
Southern India |
School blaze kills 90 Mostly children aged between 4 and 9 have been killed after a fire swept through a school
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| 2008 |
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| Jun. 28 |
India |
Second quake rattles Indian islands |
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| May.23 |
Myanmar |
Myanmar to admit all aid workers U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon: Ruling junta agreed to 'allow all aid workers regardless of nationalities' into the country to help cyclone survivors
| 2006 |
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| Oct.7 |
Kashmir |
Quake victims honoured |
| 2005 |
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| Oct.12 |
Pakistan |
Aftershock rattles region on edge
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| Oct.10 |
Pakistan |
Quake toll soars above 30,000
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| Oct.8 |
Pakistan |
Quake toll is 18,000
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| Oct.7 |
Pakistan |
Major quake kills thousands| A magnitude 7.6 earthquake epicenter was 60 miles north-northeast of Islamabad and 6 miles below the surface. Most of the dead were in the Pakistani-controlled part of Kashmir, followed by the North-West Province. Entire villages ... | |
| 2004 |
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| Dec.26 |
Sri Lanka |
Asia quake death toll tops 4,700 |
| 2001 |
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| Jan.26 |
Gujarat |
7.9 Earthquake killed 30,000 people| Earthquake at 8:46 in the morning, centered near Bhuj, on the 51st celebration of Republic Day. Gujarat officials have said that homeless will be offered food in exchange for aiding the reconstruction effort. Total property dam... | |
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| Fri. |
Nepal |
14 killed in bus accident
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| 2008 |
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| May.26 |
Myanmar |
Disease fears loom over Myanmar |
| 2007 |
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| Aug.7 |
India |
Millions face flood disease threat
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| 2008 |
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| Jul. 3 |
Myanmar |
Dozens die in ferry sinking |
| 2003 |
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| Jul.9 |
Bangladesh |
500 feared dead in ferry tragedy
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| 2008 |
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| Tue. |
Pakistan |
Action call over missing Amnesty International has called on Pakistan's new government to provide information about hundreds of disappeared people
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| 2008 |
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| Jun.16 |
Myanmar |
Monsoon rains hinder aid effort
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| Jun.8 |
Myanmar |
Cyclone dead will 'never' be identified |
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| Jun.7 |
Myanmar |
Monsoon brings more suffering
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| May.24 |
Myanmar |
Burma seeks crucial aid donations
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| May.22 |
Myanmar |
UN head tours cyclone-hit Burma Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has arrived to tour the devastated Irrawaddy Delta and meet military ruler Gen Than Shwe
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| May.21 |
Myanmar |
U.N. chief: focus now reconstruction
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| May.19 |
Myanmar |
Myanmar agrees to regional cyclone aid Myanmar has agreed to let its South Asian neighbors send medical personnel and an assessment team to the country
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| May.19 |
Myanmar |
Burma to mourn cyclone's victims
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| May.18 |
Myanmar |
Junta leader visits cyclone refugees Map of Myaungmya Myanmar 2 weeks after Cyclone Nargis, the country's reclusive junta leader Than Shwe visited a refugee camp outside Yangon
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| May.16 |
Myanmar |
U.S. to bypass junta to send aid |
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| May.16 |
Myanmar |
Junta: Almost 78,000 dead in cyclone Map of Myaungmya Myanmar Another 56,000 people remain missing two weeks after the storm
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| May.14 |
Myanmar |
UN raises Burma cyclone estimate The UN has sharply increased its estimate of those severely affected by cyclone Nargis to 2.5m people
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| May.10 |
Myanmar |
Cyclone aid used to entice voters As aid groups struggled to distribute supplies despite government obstacles, Myanmar TV was urging people to vote 'yes' in a referendum
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| May.8 |
Myanmar |
Rotting corpses pile up
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| May.6 |
Myanmar |
Cyclone death toll jumps to 22,000  41,000 missing after the catastrophic cyclone that battered the country. The U.N. estimated up to a million could be homeless
| Aid agencies begin what they expect to be a major relief operation to help tens of thousands left without clean water and shelter. Up to 1.5 million people may have been affected by Cyclone Nargis, which devastated the Irrawaddy Delta region
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| May.5 |
Myanmar |
Death toll from cyclone more than 15,000
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| May.5 |
Myanmar |
Myanmar death toll 'could reach 10,000' Almost 4,000 people have died and another 3,000 remain missing as a result of this weekend's devastating cyclone
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| May.4 |
Myanmar |
Hundreds feared dead in cyclone
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| May.3 |
Myanmar |
78,000 dead in cyclone, 56,000 missing Map of Myaungmya Myanmar Burma has declared 5 disaster areas, including Rangoon, after a large tropical cyclone hit the states of Irrawaddy, Bago, Karen and Mon
| As aid groups struggled to distribute supplies despite government obstacles, Myanmar TV was urging people to vote 'yes' in a referendum. The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has warned of dire consequences if foreign aid workers continue to be denied access
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| 2007 |
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| Nov.18 |
Bangladesh |
Cyclone death toll surpasses 3,000  | The number of dead killed from Cyclone Sidr is expected to rise as the country continues to assess the damage. Rescue and relief teams have reached much of remote Bangladesh devastated by a po... | |
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| Nov.18 |
Bangladesh |
Cyclone death toll hits 2,000
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| Nov.15 |
Bangladesh |
Cyclone hits: More than 200 dead Cyclone Sidr packing 150 mph winds slammed southeast coast, forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes
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| Aug.10 |
India |
Monsoon death toll reaches 2,000 |
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| Jun.26 |
Karachi |
Thousands flee cyclone |
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| Jun.24 |
Karachi |
Storms in Karachi kill 228 people
| 2000 |
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| May.9 |
India |
Drought The drought is affecting Gujarat, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh
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| 2007 |
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| Jun.11 |
Bangladesh |
Mudslides kill at least 71 |
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| 2005 |
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| Jan.25 |
Mumbai |
258 pilgrims die in stampede
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| 2007 |
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| Aug.3 |
India |
Millions flee 'worst ever' floods United Nations: the worst flooding in living memory. More than 1,000 people have been killed or injured by waters
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| Jun.29 |
Pakistan |
800,000 hit by South Asia floods
| 2005 |
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| Nov.25 |
India |
Flood bus plunges kill 75
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| Jul.31 |
Mumbai |
Floods toll reaches 1,000 Further rain is causing further misery in the city, which is trying to clean up after record-breaking rainfall
| 2004 |
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| Jul.13 |
Bangladesh |
Flood havoc mounts in South Asia
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| 2006 |
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| Sep.2 |
Southern Afghanistan |
14 Britons die in NATO crash
| 2005 |
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| Aug.16 |
Afghanistan |
Spanish troops die in crash Spain's defense minister does not rule out hostile fire as the possible cause of a helicopter crash that killed 17
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| Jun.30 |
Afghanistan |
16 bodies recovered from crash site Coalition forces have recovered all bodies of the servicemen killed in a helicopter crash near the Pakistan border
| 2001 |
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| Nov.2 |
Afghanistan |
US elite troops helicopter crashes
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| 2008 |
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| May.29 |
India |
Wild elephant kills 7 in village |
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| 2007 |
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| Dec.25 |
Nepal |
Bridge-collapse rescuers battle darkness
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| 2007 |
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| Dec.18 |
Pakistan |
Train crash 'kills many'
| 2005 |
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| Oct.28 |
Southern India |
Passenger train derails, 61 died The train is killing at least 61 people and injuring about 35. The carriages crashed into flood waters
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| Jul.12 |
Pakistan |
128 die in train crash 3 trains have collided in southern Pakistan. 17 train cars were destroyed in the accident
| 2002 |
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| Sep.9 |
India |
100 feared dead in rail tragedy |
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| 2008 |
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| May.30 |
Myanmar |
Logistics hamper relief
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| May.20 |
Myanmar |
Burma to let UN copters deep into country |
| 2005 |
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| Oct.10 |
Pakistan |
Relief amid grief
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| 2008 |
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| May.19 |
Southern India |
Tainted booze kills 59 people |
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