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26 Dead As Bangladesh Ferry Sinks After Collision
The death count from a ferry disaster in Bangladesh jumped to 26 today after rescuers pulled the vessel out of the water and found more bodies inside, officials said.
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15 Lakh Affected By Assam Floods, At Least 7 Dead: 10 Points
The monsoon floods in Assam claimed another life on Saturday, taking the number of deaths in the rain-ravaged state to seven. Official sources said that over 15 lakh people have been affected in 25 of Assam's 33 districts so far, and the situation will only get worse amid predictions of more rainfall in the hours to come. The rescue efforts are bei...
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More Than 100 Dead In Ferry Disaster In Tanzania
The death toll in a ferry capsize in Lake Victoria climbed to more than 100 on Friday, as Tanzanian rescue workers pressed on with searches to find scores of more people feared drowned.
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Anxious Families Wait As 193 Still Missing After Indonesia Ferry Disaster
Among the grief-stricken Indonesians keeping a daily vigil at the shore of a volcanic lake which swallowed a ferry packed with people, some fear they have lost more than a dozen relatives, including children, in the disaster.
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"Youngest And Brightest" Lost In Pacific Ferry Disaster
Many children and teenagers are among those missing after a ferry sank in the remote Pacific, official figures have revealed, with victims described as their region's "youngest and brightest".
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25 Dead, Scores Still Missing In Myanmar Ferry Disaster: Official
Searchers have recovered 25 bodies from a ferry that sank in central Myanmar and expect to find scores more corpses as workers begin raising the boat from the riverbed, officials said Monday.
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2 Years After Ferry Tragedy, Grieving Relatives Await Salvage In South Korea
Grieving relatives today threw white chrysanthemums into the sea at the spot where the Sewol ferry sank, as South Korea marked the second anniversary of the disaster which killed 304.
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Indonesian Ferry Accident Death Toll Climbs to 63
The death toll from a ferry disaster in central Indonesia has risen to 63 with a handful of people still missing as the search and rescue operation winds down, an official said today.
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Japanese Journalist Found Guilty Of Defaming South Korean President
A Japanese journalist was acquitted today of defaming South Korean President Park Geun-Hye over his report on her whereabouts following a fatal ferry disaster, in a case that strained diplomatic relations.
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Typhoon Melor Intensifies, Threatens Central Philippines
Authorities shut schools and suspended fishing and ferry services in the central Philippines today as a category 3 typhoon barrelled along the eastern seaboard, dumping heavy rains that could cause flooding and landslides.
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Air Force's C-17 Globemaster, C-130J Super Hercules Saving Lives From Kashmir to Chennai
Heavy-lifter C-17 Globemaster and the C-130J Super Hercules, which helped in saving thousands of lives during Uttarakhand and Kashmir floods and the deadly Nepal earthquake early this year, again did a yeoman service in rain-hit Chennai where they ferried nearly 1,500 people to safety following the deluge.
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South Korea Ferry Captain Murdered Passengers: Supreme Court
South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a murder conviction and life sentence for the captain in the Sewol ferry disaster, saying he had effectively drowned more than 300 passengers to save himself.
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At Least 100 Injured in Hong Kong Ferry Accident
At least 100 people were injured late on Sunday when a high-speed ferry travelling from Macau to Hong Kong hit an "unidentified object" in the water, according to authorities.
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Anguish as More Bodies Pulled From Capsized Philippine Ferry
The death toll from the Philippines' ferry disaster rose to 41 Friday as rescuers brought more bodies ashore to anguished families, including 10-year-old survivor Gilbert de la Cruz who wailed in despair as the corpse of his one-year-old brother was recovered.
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Dozens Injured in Ferry Explosion Off Indonesia's Lombok
Dozens of tourists were injured when small explosions hit a ferry crossing between the popular Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok, officials said today.
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26 Dead As Bangladesh Ferry Sinks After Collision
The death count from a ferry disaster in Bangladesh jumped to 26 today after rescuers pulled the vessel out of the water and found more bodies inside, officials said.
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15 Lakh Affected By Assam Floods, At Least 7 Dead: 10 Points
The monsoon floods in Assam claimed another life on Saturday, taking the number of deaths in the rain-ravaged state to seven. Official sources said that over 15 lakh people have been affected in 25 of Assam's 33 districts so far, and the situation will only get worse amid predictions of more rainfall in the hours to come. The rescue efforts are bei...
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More Than 100 Dead In Ferry Disaster In Tanzania
The death toll in a ferry capsize in Lake Victoria climbed to more than 100 on Friday, as Tanzanian rescue workers pressed on with searches to find scores of more people feared drowned.
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Anxious Families Wait As 193 Still Missing After Indonesia Ferry Disaster
Among the grief-stricken Indonesians keeping a daily vigil at the shore of a volcanic lake which swallowed a ferry packed with people, some fear they have lost more than a dozen relatives, including children, in the disaster.
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"Youngest And Brightest" Lost In Pacific Ferry Disaster
Many children and teenagers are among those missing after a ferry sank in the remote Pacific, official figures have revealed, with victims described as their region's "youngest and brightest".
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25 Dead, Scores Still Missing In Myanmar Ferry Disaster: Official
Searchers have recovered 25 bodies from a ferry that sank in central Myanmar and expect to find scores more corpses as workers begin raising the boat from the riverbed, officials said Monday.
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2 Years After Ferry Tragedy, Grieving Relatives Await Salvage In South Korea
Grieving relatives today threw white chrysanthemums into the sea at the spot where the Sewol ferry sank, as South Korea marked the second anniversary of the disaster which killed 304.
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Indonesian Ferry Accident Death Toll Climbs to 63
The death toll from a ferry disaster in central Indonesia has risen to 63 with a handful of people still missing as the search and rescue operation winds down, an official said today.
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Japanese Journalist Found Guilty Of Defaming South Korean President
A Japanese journalist was acquitted today of defaming South Korean President Park Geun-Hye over his report on her whereabouts following a fatal ferry disaster, in a case that strained diplomatic relations.
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Typhoon Melor Intensifies, Threatens Central Philippines
Authorities shut schools and suspended fishing and ferry services in the central Philippines today as a category 3 typhoon barrelled along the eastern seaboard, dumping heavy rains that could cause flooding and landslides.
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Air Force's C-17 Globemaster, C-130J Super Hercules Saving Lives From Kashmir to Chennai
Heavy-lifter C-17 Globemaster and the C-130J Super Hercules, which helped in saving thousands of lives during Uttarakhand and Kashmir floods and the deadly Nepal earthquake early this year, again did a yeoman service in rain-hit Chennai where they ferried nearly 1,500 people to safety following the deluge.
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South Korea Ferry Captain Murdered Passengers: Supreme Court
South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a murder conviction and life sentence for the captain in the Sewol ferry disaster, saying he had effectively drowned more than 300 passengers to save himself.
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At Least 100 Injured in Hong Kong Ferry Accident
At least 100 people were injured late on Sunday when a high-speed ferry travelling from Macau to Hong Kong hit an "unidentified object" in the water, according to authorities.
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Anguish as More Bodies Pulled From Capsized Philippine Ferry
The death toll from the Philippines' ferry disaster rose to 41 Friday as rescuers brought more bodies ashore to anguished families, including 10-year-old survivor Gilbert de la Cruz who wailed in despair as the corpse of his one-year-old brother was recovered.
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Dozens Injured in Ferry Explosion Off Indonesia's Lombok
Dozens of tourists were injured when small explosions hit a ferry crossing between the popular Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok, officials said today.
