Floods In Southern Myanmar Displace Thousands

YANGON, Oct 9 (NNN-MNA) – A total of 5,648 people were evacuated from their homes, after torrential downpours hit Bago Region of southern Myanmar, an official said, yesterday. Director of the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement (Bago Region), U Thaung Shwe, said that, as of yesterday afternoon, the…

Death Toll Of Quakes Soars To 2,053 In Afghanistan, Officials Call For Assistance

HERAT, Afghanistan, Oct 9 (NNN-ANA) – The death toll of the earthquakes in western Afghanistan has risen to 2,053, a spokesman for the national disaster authority, Mullah Janan Shaeq, said, last night. Addressing a press conference in Herat, the official noted that 9,240 others were injured and 1,340 houses were…

FLASH: DEATH TOLL OF AFGHAN QUAKES RISES TO OVER 2,000 WITH 9,240 INJURED – MEDIA

Sri Lankan Army Sends 500 Soldiers For Flood Relief In South

COLOMBO, Oct 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Sri Lankan Army assigned two battalions, comprising over 500 soldiers, to assist flood relief work in the districts of Galle and Matara in the Southern Province, the Ministry of Defence said, yesterday. The ministry said in a statement that, there was a risk of…

At Least 120 Dead, Around 1,000 Injured Following Earthquakes In West Afghanistan

HERAT, Afghanistan, Oct 8 (NNN-ANA) – At least 120 people were killed and around 1,000 others injured, as earthquakes shocked Afghanistan’s Herat and other western provinces, a local official from Herat told reporters. About 1,000 injured people have been taken to the hospital, in the provincial capital Herat city, the…

Four Bodies Found Near Mountain Trail In Southern Japan

TOKYO, Oct 7 (NNN-NHK) – Four bodies were discovered yesterday, near the Mt. Asahi trail, in the southern Japanese prefecture of Tochigi, local media reported, citing the police. Authorities confirmed that the victims, two men and two women, all believed to be in their 60s, lost their lives at the…

Haze Deteriorates Singapore’s Air Quality

SINGAPORE, Oct 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – The air quality in Singapore deteriorated into the unhealthy range, yesterday, as the change in wind direction brought haze to the city state. The 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) readings, ranged between 61 and 107 this morning, with the highest reading recorded in the eastern…

Three Killed In Gold Mine Collapse In Myanmar

YANGON, Oct 7 (NNN-MNA) – Three people were killed, in the collapse of an abandoned gold mine, in central Myanmar’s Pyinmana township, yesterday, the country’s fire services department reported. The fire services department said that, they received the report of the mine collapse at around 12:15 p.m. local time yesterday,…

Mongolia Plants Over 20 Million Trees Since 2021 To Curb Desertification

ULAN BATOR, Oct 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia has planted 20.6 million trees across the country, since the launch of its national tree-planting campaign, “Billion Trees” in 2021, the country’s Ministry of Environment and Tourism, said today. The survival rate of the planted trees is more than 90 percent, the ministry…

Japan Starts Second Release Of Nuclear-Contaminated Wastewater Into Ocean Despite Protest

TOKYO, Oct 5 (NNN-NHK) – Japan today started the second round of release of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean. Despite mounting concerns and opposition among local fishermen, as well as, other countries, the discharge commenced at around 10:30 a.m. local time,…
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