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BREAKING NEWS Fresh areas submerged by flash floods in Bangladesh, pushes toll to 60 DHAKA (AFP) Jul 06, 2003 Fresh areas were submerged Sunday in calamity-prone Bangladesh as flood waters gushed down in to the Bay of Bengal leaving tens of thousands of people stranded, officials and reports said. Fresh areas submerged by flash floods in Bangladesh, toll 60 DHAKA (AFP) Jul 06, 2003 Fresh areas were submerged Sunday in calamity-prone Bangladesh as flood waters gushed down in to the Bay of Bengal leaving tens of thousands of people stranded, officials and reports said. Floods leave nearly one million homeless in India's northeast GUWAHATI, India (AFP) Jul 06, 2003 At least 65,000 more people were left homeless after fresh flooding overnight in India's northeast, taking the total number of those displaced by the rains to more than 926,000, officials said Sunday. |
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Wild animals flee northeastern Indian sanctuary amid rising waters KAZIRANGA, India (AFP) Jul 06, 2003 Floods in northeastern India's Assam state have forced elephants, tigers and other wild animals from the renowned Kaziranga sanctuary to seek safety on higher ground at nearby farms and highways. Ethical Asian company awards spark debate over corporate standards SINGAPORE (AFP) Jul 06, 2003 A pioneering drive has been launched to reward good ethical behaviour and social responsibility among Asia-Pacific companies, but environmental activists have warned against using this as a cover for "dirty" practices. 166 families evacuated as underground stream acts up GUATEMALA CITY (AFP) Jul 05, 2003 At least 166 families were evacuated from their homes in the Guatemalan town of Villa Nueva on Saturday after a flooded underground stream caused earth tremors and sink holes, emergency services said. Thousands marooned as floods worsen in Bangladesh DHAKA (AFP) Jul 05, 2003 Tens of thousands of people were left stranded or have moved to safer places as flash floods worsened Saturday in Bangladesh, officials and reports said. 15 killed in monsoon rains in India, 860,000 displaced in northeast NEW DELHI (AFP) Jul 05, 2003 Fifteen people were killed in monsoon storms in India, reports said Saturday, while the flood situation in the northeast worsened taking the number of people displaced to more than 860,000. Huai River in China threatens to cause severe flooding, hundreds relocated BEIJING (AFP) Jul 05, 2003 One of China's major rivers, the Huai River in central and eastern China, is threatening to cause severe flooding, prompting local authorities to declare a state of emergency, local media said Saturday. |
Huai River in China threatens to cause major flooding, hundreds relocated BEIJING (AFP) Jul 05, 2003 One of China's major rivers, the Huai River in central and eastern China, is threatening to cause severe flooding, prompting local authorities to relocate 1,400 people to nearby areas, local media said Saturday. Floods in India's northeast displace 860,000 GUWAHATI, India (AFP) Jul 05, 2003 The flood situation in India's northeast worsened overnight with hundreds of villages swamped, taking the number of people displaced during the week to more than 860,000, officials said Saturday. 16,000 affected by volcanic eruption in Ecuador QUITO (AFP) Jul 05, 2003 Some 16,000 people have been aversely affected by the ongoing eruption of Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador's central Andean region, Health Minister Francisco Andino said Friday. Audio tape purportedly from Saddam casts new shadow over Iraq BAGHDAD (AFP) Jul 05, 2003 The specter of Saddam Hussein loomed large over Iraq again Saturday after an ominous warning purportedly from the deposed dictator that he was still in the country directing cells of "holy warriors" to fight coalition forces. Single-hull tanker phase-out amounts to confiscation: Greek shipowners ATHENS (AFP) Jul 04, 2003 Greek shipowners said the decision to accelerate the phase-out of single-hull oil tankers in European waters amounted to the confiscation of assets, Greek media reported on Friday. No let up in Iraqi attacks for Independence Day BAGHDAD (AFP) Jul 04, 2003 Independence Day saw no respite for US troops from the ongoing violence in Iraq as one soldier was killed and 10 were injured in separate incidents overnight. |
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