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2-Month-Old Baby Among 8 Dead In Fire At Hospital In Mumbai's Andheri
- Tuesday December 18, 2018
- Mumbai News | Reported by Purva Chitnis
A major fire broke out on Monday at a Mumbai hospital killing at least eight people, disaster management officials said. Over 140 people have been rescued so far. Six were killed on Monday, and two died this morning, taking the number of dead to eight, news agency ANI reported.
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Record Heatwave Blankets Japan Killing 65, Over 20,000 Hospitalised
- Tuesday July 24, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
An "unprecedented" heatwave in Japan has killed at least 65 people in one week, government officials said Tuesday, with the weather agency now classifying the record-breaking weather as a "natural disaster."
- www.ndtv.com
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Indonesia Asks 4 Countries for Help to Fight Fires
- Thursday October 8, 2015
- World News | Reuters
Indonesia's president said on Thursday he had asked Singapore, Russia, Malaysia and Japan for help to put out fires that have sent choking smoke drifting across the region for weeks.
- www.ndtv.com
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Rains Raise Search Risk After Japan Landslides
- Friday August 22, 2014
- World News | Associated Press
Forecasts of more heavy rains in western Japan raised the risk Friday of further landslides in Hiroshima, hindering efforts to locate dozens of people still missing after hills around the city collapsed earlier this week.
- www.ndtv.com
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70 Dead, Many Trapped in Turkish Coal Mine
- Wednesday May 14, 2014
- World News | Associated Press
An explosion and a fire Tuesday killed some 70 workers at a coal mine in western Turkey and trapped several others underground, the country's disaster agency said as it launched a massive rescue operation.
- www.ndtv.com
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Typhoon, mudslides kill 17 in Japan; 50 missing
- Wednesday October 16, 2013
- World News | Associated Press
A typhoon caused deadly mudslides that buried people and destroyed homes on a Japanese island Wednesday before sweeping up the Pacific coast, grounding hundreds of flights and disrupting Tokyo's transportation during the morning rush. At least 17 deaths were reported and nearly 50 people were missing.
- www.ndtv.com
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Philippines quake: Rescuers search for survivors as death toll reaches 142
- Wednesday October 16, 2013
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Rescue workers struggled to reach isolated communities on a popular Philippine tourist island that was devastated by a huge earthquake, as aftershocks tormented survivors and the death toll surpassed 140.
- www.ndtv.com
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2-Month-Old Baby Among 8 Dead In Fire At Hospital In Mumbai's Andheri
- Tuesday December 18, 2018
- Mumbai News | Reported by Purva Chitnis
A major fire broke out on Monday at a Mumbai hospital killing at least eight people, disaster management officials said. Over 140 people have been rescued so far. Six were killed on Monday, and two died this morning, taking the number of dead to eight, news agency ANI reported.
- www.ndtv.com
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Record Heatwave Blankets Japan Killing 65, Over 20,000 Hospitalised
- Tuesday July 24, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
An "unprecedented" heatwave in Japan has killed at least 65 people in one week, government officials said Tuesday, with the weather agency now classifying the record-breaking weather as a "natural disaster."
- www.ndtv.com
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Indonesia Asks 4 Countries for Help to Fight Fires
- Thursday October 8, 2015
- World News | Reuters
Indonesia's president said on Thursday he had asked Singapore, Russia, Malaysia and Japan for help to put out fires that have sent choking smoke drifting across the region for weeks.
- www.ndtv.com
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Rains Raise Search Risk After Japan Landslides
- Friday August 22, 2014
- World News | Associated Press
Forecasts of more heavy rains in western Japan raised the risk Friday of further landslides in Hiroshima, hindering efforts to locate dozens of people still missing after hills around the city collapsed earlier this week.
- www.ndtv.com
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70 Dead, Many Trapped in Turkish Coal Mine
- Wednesday May 14, 2014
- World News | Associated Press
An explosion and a fire Tuesday killed some 70 workers at a coal mine in western Turkey and trapped several others underground, the country's disaster agency said as it launched a massive rescue operation.
- www.ndtv.com
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Typhoon, mudslides kill 17 in Japan; 50 missing
- Wednesday October 16, 2013
- World News | Associated Press
A typhoon caused deadly mudslides that buried people and destroyed homes on a Japanese island Wednesday before sweeping up the Pacific coast, grounding hundreds of flights and disrupting Tokyo's transportation during the morning rush. At least 17 deaths were reported and nearly 50 people were missing.
- www.ndtv.com
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Philippines quake: Rescuers search for survivors as death toll reaches 142
- Wednesday October 16, 2013
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Rescue workers struggled to reach isolated communities on a popular Philippine tourist island that was devastated by a huge earthquake, as aftershocks tormented survivors and the death toll surpassed 140.
- www.ndtv.com