4 killed, 1 missing in floods, landslide in northeast TurkeySeptember 24th, 2009 4 killed, 1 missing in Turkish floodsANKARA, Turkey — The state-run news agency says heavy rains in northeast Turkey have triggered floods and a landslide that killed 4 people. One person is reported missing.
12 killed, 25 missing in Indonesia floodsSeptember 15th, 2009 JAKARTA - At least 12 people were killed and 25 were missing when flash floods swept homes in a district in Indonesia's North Sumatra province Tuesday, the health ministry said. Floodwaters submerged homes in Mandailing Natal district before dawn following heavy rains, said Rustam Pakaya, head of the ministry's crisis centre.
Flash floods inundate northwestern Turkey; Hundreds trapped in factories, 5 others missingSeptember 12th, 2009 More flash floods slam Turkey, trapping hundredsISTANBUL — Authorities say heavy downpours have led to new flash floods in northwestern Turkey, trapping hundreds of workers at some tile factories. At least five workers are reported missing.
Flash floods hit northwestern Turkey; hundreds evacuatedSeptember 12th, 2009 Flash floods hit Turkey, hundreds evacuatedISTANBUL — Flash floods in northwestern Turkey forced the evacuation of about 200 workers at tile and brick factories by helicopter Saturday, an official said. Flood waters were receding and rescue workers were working to evacuate a small number of workers left at the factories near the town of Kumbag, Gov.
Flash floods kill 31 in TurkeySeptember 9th, 2009 ANKARA - Thirty-one people have been killed in flash floods caused by heavy rains in northwest Turkey, the Anatolia news agency reported Wednesday citing Turkish prime minister. Twenty-six people were killed in Istanbul province, while five people were killed in Tekirdag province, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters.
Flood forces Kaziranga wildlife out of sanctuaryAugust 24th, 2009 KAZIRANGA - Authorities in Assam have enforced speed regulations on a highway along the famed Kaziranga National Park to prevent vehicles from hitting animals fleeing the sanctuary to escape a flood, officials said here Monday. Kaziranga is the world's largest sanctuary of the endangered one-horned rhino.
Officials say 27 dead as northwest Pakistan floods affect 80,000 and wash away homesAugust 18th, 2009 UN says 27 die in floods in northwest PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Flash floods have killed at least 27 people in northwestern Pakistan, and more than 80,000 have seen their homes or crops destroyed, U.N. and government officials said Tuesday.
UN says floods have hit camp holding war-displaced Tamils in Sri LankaAugust 17th, 2009 Floods hit camp holding Sri Lanka's war-displacedCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Heavy rains have destroyed or damaged hundreds of shelters housing ethnic Tamils displaced during Sri Lanka's civil war, the United Nations said Monday. The weekend flooding has added to concern over the welfare of nearly 300,000 displaced people who have been living in tents and makeshift shelters since the May defeat by government forces of the Tamil Tigers, ending their 25-year armed campaign for an ethnic homeland.
Philippine floods kill eight, thousands rendered homelessJuly 31st, 2009 COTABATO - At least eight people were drowned and thousands lost their homes in flash floods in southern Philippines, officials said Friday. Five people, including three children, were killed when their home was swept away in a flash flood in Malapatan town in Sarangani province Thursday, Zorahayda Taha, director of the social welfare department, said.
Death toll from landslides, floods in northern Vietnam rises to 22July 6th, 2009 22 die in Vietnam landslides, floodsHANOI, Vietnam — The government says the death toll from landslides and floods in Vietnam's mountainous north has risen to 22. Thirteen other people are still missing after the heavy rains that struck on Friday night.
Floods wreak havoc in Assam, 200,000 displacedJuly 3rd, 2009 GUWAHATI - Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Assam have displaced an estimated 200,000 people in the past two days with the state government sounding an alert as more than 300 villages were inundated, officials said Friday. Four districts of Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Jorhat and Nagaon were hit by the current wave of flooding that has left about 200,000 people displaced in some 350-odd villages during the past two days, said Assam Revenue and Rehabilitation Minister Bhumidhar Barman.
40 houses of tribals torched in southern AssamJune 9th, 2009 GUWAHATI - At least 40 houses belonging to Dimasa tribals have been burnt down in strife-torn North Cachar Hills district in southern Assam by unidentified militants, police said here Tuesday. No casualties have been reported.
Militants torch down 40 tribal houses in AssamJune 9th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Unidentified militants torched down at least 40 houses belonging to Dimasa tribals in the strife-torn North Cachar Hills district in Guwahati. "A group of gunmen wearing black clothes and helmets struck Diduki and Lailing villages under Maibang and Mahur police stations on Monday night and set huts on fire.
One killed as flash floods hit three Assam districtsMay 28th, 2009 GUWAHATI - One person was killed and thousands were affected as flash floods, caused by the release of water from dam reservoirs in China and Bhutan, submerged low lying areas of three districts in Assam, officials said here Thursday. "Even though there has been no major rainfall after Tuesday night, the water level of the Brahmaputra rose substantially at Dibrugarh in eastern Assam after China released water from their dam reservoirs," said an official of the state revenue, relief and rehabilitation department.
Key accused of Assam serial blasts killedJanuary 7th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Security forces Thursday gunned down the main accused in the New Year's Day serial bombings that rocked this Assam city, officials said. A police spokesman said 20-year-old Pranjal Deka of the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terror outfit was killed in a gunbattle at Ghilakuti village near Rangiya town, about 70 km west of here.
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