King Urges Public To Plant Trees To Make Green Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Jul 9 (NNN-AKP) – King Norodom Sihamoni, today, called on all people to plant trees, in order to turn Cambodia into a green kingdom. The monarch made the appeal in a speech, on the occasion of the 29th National Arbour Day, held in Tram Kak district’s Khnar village,…

Update: 46 Missing Following Landslides, Flash Floods In Indonesia’s Gorontalo Province

JAKARTA, Jul 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – A senior rescuer said yesterday that, 46 people went missing, following landslides and flash floods at a gold mine in Indonesia’s Gorontalo province. Heriyanto, head of the provincial search and rescue office, reported an increase in the number of residents declaring their family members missing,…

Seven Killed As Landslides, Flash Floods Hit Gold Mine In Indonesia’s Gorontalo Province

JAKARTA, Jul 8 (NNN-ANTARA) – At least seven people were killed and three others injured, due to landslides and flash floods that struck a traditional gold mine and surrounding areas, in Indonesia’s Gorontalo province, a senior disaster agency official said, yesterday. The incident occurred at midnight, at the gold mine…

15 More Dead In Monsoon-Sparked Disasters In Nepal

KATHMANDU, Jul 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 15 more people have been killed in landslides and floods in Nepal, in the past two days, police said, yesterday. Incessant monsoon rains since Friday evening have created havoc across Nepal, leaving 15 dead, two missing and 17 others injured, in landslides and…

Record Summer Heat Scorches Many Parts Of Japan

TOKYO, Jul 7 (NNN-NHK) – Japan is facing an unprecedented heatwave, with temperatures measuring more than 40 degrees Celsius in areas from Tokai to Kanto regions, today. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has issued heatstroke alerts for 26 prefectures, urging residents to take precautions against the potentially deadly heat. With…

Dengue Grips India’s Southern State Karnataka, Delhi Too Registers 240 Cases

NEW DELHI, Jul 7 (NNN-PTI) – Dengue has gripped several parts of India’s southern state of Karnataka, even as nearly seven persons were suspected to have died due to the viral disease, and over 7,000 cases registered, confirmed a state health department official. Over 1,000 cases were registered in the…

Lightning Strikes Killed 19 In Bihar

NEW DELHI, Jul 7 (NNN-PTI) – At least 19 people were killed and seven others injured, due to lightning strikes, in India’s eastern state of Bihar, state-run broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) said, yesterday. Heavy rains and thunderstorms accompanied by lightning strikes lashed the state during the past 24 hours,…

Four Persons Feared Trapped After Building Collapsed In West India

NEW DELHI, Jul 7 (NNN-PTI) – At least four persons were feared to be trapped, under the debris of a building which collapsed, in India’s western state of Gujarat, yesterday, amid incessant rains over the past few days, a local police officer said. The mishap occurred in Sachin area of…

Pakistani Provinces Warned Of Flooding As Monsoon Season Begins

ISLAMABAD, Jul 7 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), has issued a warning, about the potential for flash floods and urban flooding, due to ongoing torrential rains marking the beginning of the monsoon season, in various parts of the country. The national emergencies operation centre of the NDMA,…

India’s Assam Flood Death Toll Rises To 52 As 2.1 Million People Remain Affected

NEW DELHI, Jul 6 (NNN-PTI) – The ongoing floods in India’s north-eastern state of Assam, have affected over 2.1 million people and so far, killed 52, officials said, yesterday. The situation continues to be grim in the flood-hit 29 districts of the state. On Thursday six more deaths due to…
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