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BREAKING NEWS Forest fires force evacuation of hundreds from remote Ontario towns TORONTO (AFP) Jun 22, 2003 Forest fires were burning in remote areas of northwestern Ontario, forcing the evacuation of several hundred people from their homes, according to Canadian television reports Sunday. Heat wave heightens suffering of Algerian quake victims ALGIERS (AFP) Jun 22, 2003 Northern Algeria and the capital Algiers sweltered in unseasonally hot temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) on Sunday, weather services said. Winds fuel raging fire in Arizona mountains TUCSON, Arizona (AFP) Jun 22, 2003 Firefighters battling a massive blaze in the western state of Arizona managed Sunday to control only a tiny fraction of the wildfire that has already destroyed a popular mountaintop village. |
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72 fishermen missing, thousands suffer as rain floods Bangladesh BARISAL, Bangladesh (AFP) Jun 22, 2003 At least 72 fishermen were missing in the Bay of Bengal Sunday as pre-monsoon rains hammered Bangladesh for the third consecutive day, drenching thousands, officials said. Taj Mahal tourist complex grounded amid conservation fears NEW DELHI (AFP) Jun 22, 2003 The Indian government has abruptly halted work on a massive entertainment complex near the Taj Mahal amid concerns the country's top tourist attraction could lose its World Heritage status. Thousands suffer as rain floods Bangladesh DHAKA (AFP) Jun 22, 2003 Thousands of people suffered as pre-monsoon rains hammered Bangladesh Sunday for the third consecutive day flooding low-lying areas, witnesses said. Giant snowdrop crop helps Turkish villagers make a living in Taurus mountains DUMLUGOZE, Turkey (AFP) Jun 22, 2003 Turkish villagers in southern Anatolia have eked out a meagre living for years by combing the Taurus mountains in search of giant snowdrop bulbs, sold mainly for export. Firefighters struggle to save observatory from out-of-control blaze in US TUCSON, Arizona (AFP) Jun 22, 2003 Firefighters Saturday cleared brush around a major astronomical observatory in the western US state of Arizona to save it from the largest of several wildfires that have raged out of control. Fishing blamed for over 200 dead dolphins in Mauritania DAKAR (AFP) Jun 21, 2003 Some of over 200 dolphins and turtles recently found washed up on the beaches of Mauritania were killed after getting tangled in fishing nets, the World Conservation Union (IUCN) said on Saturday. |
Ten die in southwest China as village is buried in mud and rocks BEIJING (AFP) Jun 21, 2003 Ten people died in southwest China when 80,000 cubic meters (2.6 million cubic feet) of mud and rocks engulfed their village after a heavy rainstorm, state media said Saturday. Jordan, Israel, Palestinians join forces to save Dead Sea SHUNEH, Jordan (AFP) Jun 21, 2003 Jordan, Israel and the Palestinians are hoping that world leaders gathered on the shores of the Dead Sea this weekend will back their efforts to help save the lowest body of water on Earth. World Bank earmarks 200 mln dollars for Shanghai environment BEIJING (AFP) Jun 21, 2003 The World Bank has promised 200 million dollars to help improve the environment in China's largest city Shanghai, where three million people have inadequate access to water and sanitation, state media said Saturday. State of emergency as fires rage in southern Arizona LOS ANGELES (AFP) Jun 21, 2003 Authorities declared a state of emergency as fires raged in southern Arizona, destroying at least 250 homes with no casualties immediately reported, firefighters said. Vesuvius families offered cash to abandon danger zone to tourists NAPLES, Italy (AFP) Jun 20, 2003 The government of Campania in southern Italy on Friday approved a 724-million euro (840 million dollars) plan to relocate families living on the potentially lethal flancs of Mount Vesuvius -- and make way for tourists. India under "good monsoon spell": met office NEW DELHI (AFP) Jun 20, 2003 All signs are favourable for a "good monsoon spell" in India this year and most parts of the country will see normal or above average rainfall, a weather official said Friday. |
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