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DAR ES SALAAM (AFP) Dec 22, 2003 Floods over the weekend displaced about 2,000 people in the northern Tanzanian district of Same, the area's member of parliament said on Monday. Quake shakes northern Japanese island, no damage reported TOKYO (AFP) Dec 22, 2003 An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido on Monday, the meteorological agency said. |
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Over 70 missing on Philippines ferry as landslide death toll nears 200 PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (AFP) Dec 22, 2003 Over 70 people were feared dead Monday after a ferry disappeared in rough seas in the Philippines, where rescuers have virtually given up hope of finding survivors from landslides that have claimed some 200 lives. Quake rocks Taiwan TAIPEI (AFP) Dec 21, 2003 An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale jolted Taiwan Sunday, but there were no reports of damage or casualties, seismologists said. More bodies found in Philippine landslide, with scores still missing CEBU, Philippines (AFP) Dec 20, 2003 Twenty-three bodies have been recovered in the central Philippine island of Leyte after landslides that were feared to have buried more than 90 people, officials and reports said Saturday. Second quake hits Russia's Far East island of Sakhalin MOSCOW (AFP) Dec 20, 2003 An earthquake measuring up to 4.3 on the Richter scale, the second such in 24 hours, hit the island of Sakhalin in Russia's far east early Saturday, the ITAR-TASS news agency reported. Three dead, 17 missing in Philippines landslide MANILA (AFP) Dec 20, 2003 Three people were killed and 17 are missing after landslides spawned by heavy rains hit the central Philippine island of Leyte, civil defense officials said Saturday. Severe drought hitting southern Africa JOHANNESBURG (AFP) Dec 19, 2003 Rain-starved southern Africa is bracing itself for a bleak New Year with countries calculating the costs of a severe drought, especially in Zimbabwe, where political factors worsen the situation. |
Mild earthquake rattles northeastern Nepal KATHMANDU (AFP) Dec 19, 2003 A mild earthquake shook a tea-growing region in northeastern Nepal on Friday but no casualties or damage were reported, an official said. Nuclear plant in Japan shuts down after lightning hits network TOKYO (AFP) Dec 19, 2003 A 357,000-kilowatt nuclear reactor in Japan's central Fukui prefecture shut down automatically Friday after lightning struck what was likely the electricity network, the plant's operator said. Australia slashes kangaroo cull due to drought SYDNEY (AFP) Dec 19, 2003 Australia has slashed its annual kangaroo cull for next year by almost a third to 4.4 million animals because of the severe drought, the government said Friday. Moderate quake shakes northern Japan, no damage reported TOKYO (AFP) Dec 19, 2003 An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale struck northern Japan Friday, the meteorological agency said. Moderate quake hits Russia's Far East island of Sakhalin MOSCOW (AFP) Dec 19, 2003 An earthquake measuring up to 4.3 on the Richter scale hit the island of Sakhalin in Russia's far east early Friday, the ITAR-TASS news agency reported. Small earthquake rattles north-eastern Bulgaria SOFIA (AFP) Dec 18, 2003 An earthquake shook the north-eastern region of Bulgaria bordering on the Black Sea in the early hours Thursday but caused only slight damage, rescue services reported. |
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