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FREETOWN (AFP) Nov 14, 2003 Three days of torrential rain and floods have left more than 200 people homeless in southern Sierra Leone, witnesses said Friday. 18 killed, four missing as severe flooding hits central Vietnam HANOI (AFP) Nov 14, 2003 At least 18 people were killed and another four were missing after severe floods hit central Vietnam, cutting off several villages, officials told AFP Friday. |
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Four dead as tropical storm Nepartak pounds central Philippines MANILA (AFP) Nov 14, 2003 Tropical storm Nepartak pounded the central Philippines early Friday, killing four people, leaving millions without electricity and some 2,000 ferry passengers stranded, officials said. 16 killed, four missing as severe flooding hits central Vietnam HANOI (AFP) Nov 14, 2003 At least 16 people were killed and another four were missing after severe floods hit central Vietnam, cutting off several villages, officials told AFP Friday. Tropical storm Nepartak pounds central Philippines MANILA (AFP) Nov 14, 2003 Tropical storm Nepartak pounded the central Philippines early Friday, leaving nearly four million people without electricity and close to 2,000 ferry passengers stranded, officials said. Two quakes rock Japan, no damage reported TOKYO (AFP) Nov 14, 2003 Two moderate earthquakes hit Japan early Friday, but there were no reports of damage or injuries, officials said. Ten dead or missing as severe flooding hits central Vietnam HANOI (AFP) Nov 13, 2003 At least five people were killed and another five were missing after severe floods hit central Vietnam, cutting off several villages, state television reported. At least one dead as earthquake rocks northwest China BEIJING (AFP) Nov 13, 2003 An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale rattled northwest China's Gansu province Thursday, killing at least one person and injuring eight more. |
Earthquake rocks northwest China BEIJING (AFP) Nov 13, 2003 An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale rattled northwest China's Gansu province Thursday, injuring at least eight people and toppling houses. Tropical storm Nepartak threatens central Philippines MANILA (AFP) Nov 13, 2003 Tropical storm Nepartak bore down on the central Philippines on Thursday with peak sustained winds of 85 kilometers (53 miles) an hour, the weather bureau here said. Indonesian authorities widen search as flood death toll reaches 142 JAKARTA (AFP) Nov 13, 2003 The search for 102 people still missing after an Indonesian flood disaster will be extended over a wider area, officials said Thursday as the confirmed death toll rose to 142. Strong earthquake hits Tokyo, northeastern Japan TOKYO (AFP) Nov 12, 2003 A strong earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale jolted Tokyo and northeastern Japan Wednesday, the meteorological agency said. Quake rocks Taiwan, no casualties reported TAIPEI (AFP) Nov 12, 2003 An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale jolted northern Taiwan Wednesday, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. New earth tremor in Algeria at site of killer quake ALGIERS (AFP) Nov 11, 2003 An earth tremor measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale shook northern Algeria Tuesday evening in the same area where a killer earthquake claimed nearly 2,300 lives in May, the Algerian geophysical research center said. |
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