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The Deadliest Day In History With 830,000 Lives Lost In A Disaster
With a magnitude of 8, it remains the deadliest earthquake in recorded history, causing widespread destruction across Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, and Gansu provinces.
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Major Glacial Lake Surveys In Arunachal, Sikkim Areas Bordering China
As a part of the national survey to preempt the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF), the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has started surveying the Eastern Himalayas to map all glacial lakes in the country.
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12 Killed In Landslide Triggered By Flash Flooding In China: Report
A landslide caused by flooding in central China's Hunan province destroyed a guesthouse and killed 12 people on Sunday, state media reported.
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Did A Massive Dam In China Alter Earth's Rotation? The Truth Behind Viral Claim
NASA scientists have noted that Earth's rotation occasionally fluctuates due to events like natural disasters and the influence of the moon.
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19 Killed As Part Of Highway Collapses, Traps 18 Vehicles In China's Guangdong
The incident is the latest in a string of deadly disasters to hit Guangdong in recent weeks. "19 people have been confirmed dead and 30 are receiving all-out emergency care in hospital", said CCTV.
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6 Injured In Landslides As China Braces For "Once A Century" Floods After Heavy Rain
Severe floods "seen around once a century" are expected to hit parts of southern China, state media said Sunday, as heavy rains prompted authorities to step up disaster precautions.
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China Urges Israel To Stop Military Ops In Rafah "As Soon As Possible"
China urged Israel on Tuesday to stop its military operation in the Gazan city of Rafah "as soon as possible", warning of a "serious humanitarian disaster" there if fighting did not stop.
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China Lost $42 Billion In 2023 Due To Landslides, Typhoons, Hailstorms
China suffered direct economic losses of $42 billion over the first nine months of 2023, the government said, from natural disasters such as torrential rains, deadly landslides, freakish hailstorms and a string of typhoons.
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Chinese Nuclear Submarine Suffers Catastrophic Failure: What We Know
Chinese nuclear submarine disaster led to the death of 55 sailors. They died from hypoxia after oxygen systems malfunctioned.
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Arunachal Chief Minister Reveals Siang River Barrage Plan To Counter Chinese Dam
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday warned the state Assembly of environmental disasters, including floods, for his state and neighbouring Assam if India does not respond to China's mega dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River.
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Over 2,600 Evacuated As Heavy Rains Trigger Flash Floods In Parts Of China
Chongqing, a sprawling municipality in southwest China, issued heightened warnings for heavy rain in 24 districts and counties on Friday, according to state media, as downpours pummel the area and numerous rivers threaten to overflow their banks.
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China To Ban Japanese Seafood Over Fukushima Water Release Plan
China has not said what action it will take if the release goes head but it has warned Japan that it must "bear all the consequences" of its action.
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Railway Bridge In China Partially Collapses Due To Heavy Rain
A railway bridge in Chongqing partially collapsed on Tuesday morning, local authorities reported, after rain deluged the southwestern Chinese municipality for several days and fuelled concerns that more rain-induced disasters will hit the country.
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China Warns Of "Multiple Natural Disasters" In July
Chinese authorities have warned of extreme weather and "multiple natural disasters" in the coming month, as heavy rain in parts of the country led to thousands being evacuated.
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World War II Ship That Sank With 864 Soldiers On Board Found After 84 Years
Dubbed as Australia's "worst maritime disaster", the ship was torpedoed while it was travelling from Papua New Guinea to China's Hainan by a US submarine.
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The Deadliest Day In History With 830,000 Lives Lost In A Disaster
With a magnitude of 8, it remains the deadliest earthquake in recorded history, causing widespread destruction across Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, and Gansu provinces.
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Major Glacial Lake Surveys In Arunachal, Sikkim Areas Bordering China
As a part of the national survey to preempt the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF), the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has started surveying the Eastern Himalayas to map all glacial lakes in the country.
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12 Killed In Landslide Triggered By Flash Flooding In China: Report
A landslide caused by flooding in central China's Hunan province destroyed a guesthouse and killed 12 people on Sunday, state media reported.
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Did A Massive Dam In China Alter Earth's Rotation? The Truth Behind Viral Claim
NASA scientists have noted that Earth's rotation occasionally fluctuates due to events like natural disasters and the influence of the moon.
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19 Killed As Part Of Highway Collapses, Traps 18 Vehicles In China's Guangdong
The incident is the latest in a string of deadly disasters to hit Guangdong in recent weeks. "19 people have been confirmed dead and 30 are receiving all-out emergency care in hospital", said CCTV.
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6 Injured In Landslides As China Braces For "Once A Century" Floods After Heavy Rain
Severe floods "seen around once a century" are expected to hit parts of southern China, state media said Sunday, as heavy rains prompted authorities to step up disaster precautions.
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China Urges Israel To Stop Military Ops In Rafah "As Soon As Possible"
China urged Israel on Tuesday to stop its military operation in the Gazan city of Rafah "as soon as possible", warning of a "serious humanitarian disaster" there if fighting did not stop.
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China Lost $42 Billion In 2023 Due To Landslides, Typhoons, Hailstorms
China suffered direct economic losses of $42 billion over the first nine months of 2023, the government said, from natural disasters such as torrential rains, deadly landslides, freakish hailstorms and a string of typhoons.
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Chinese Nuclear Submarine Suffers Catastrophic Failure: What We Know
Chinese nuclear submarine disaster led to the death of 55 sailors. They died from hypoxia after oxygen systems malfunctioned.
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Arunachal Chief Minister Reveals Siang River Barrage Plan To Counter Chinese Dam
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday warned the state Assembly of environmental disasters, including floods, for his state and neighbouring Assam if India does not respond to China's mega dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River.
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Over 2,600 Evacuated As Heavy Rains Trigger Flash Floods In Parts Of China
Chongqing, a sprawling municipality in southwest China, issued heightened warnings for heavy rain in 24 districts and counties on Friday, according to state media, as downpours pummel the area and numerous rivers threaten to overflow their banks.
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China To Ban Japanese Seafood Over Fukushima Water Release Plan
China has not said what action it will take if the release goes head but it has warned Japan that it must "bear all the consequences" of its action.
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Railway Bridge In China Partially Collapses Due To Heavy Rain
A railway bridge in Chongqing partially collapsed on Tuesday morning, local authorities reported, after rain deluged the southwestern Chinese municipality for several days and fuelled concerns that more rain-induced disasters will hit the country.
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China Warns Of "Multiple Natural Disasters" In July
Chinese authorities have warned of extreme weather and "multiple natural disasters" in the coming month, as heavy rain in parts of the country led to thousands being evacuated.
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World War II Ship That Sank With 864 Soldiers On Board Found After 84 Years
Dubbed as Australia's "worst maritime disaster", the ship was torpedoed while it was travelling from Papua New Guinea to China's Hainan by a US submarine.
