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N.Korea mobilizes office workers to fight drought amid food shortages

N.Korea mobilizes office workers to fight drought amid food shortages

North Korea’s office workers and factory laborers have been dispatched to farming areas around the country to join a fight against drought, state media reported on Wednesday, amid concerns over prolonged food shortages.
Hydropower dams bear blame for province's earthquake surge

Hydropower dams bear blame for province's earthquake surge

Kon Tum Province in the Central Highlands is seeing unusually active seismic events, with the number of earthquakes recorded over the past year five times that of the previous 120 years.
April 19, 2022 | 01:16 am PT
Toll in South Africa's deadliest floods tops 300

Toll in South Africa's deadliest floods tops 300

The death toll from devastating floods in and around the South African port city of Durban has risen to 306, the government said Wednesday, after roads and hillsides were washed away as homes collapsed.
April 13, 2022 | 11:14 pm PT
As floods ease, Australia's biggest state braces for damaging surf and wind

As floods ease, Australia's biggest state braces for damaging surf and wind

The entire coast of Australia's most populous state was told to brace for high waves and powerful winds on Thursday as a low pressure system that left entire towns flooded moved offshore.
March 30, 2022 | 05:58 pm PT
Heavy rain, flood warnings for central Vietnam

Heavy rain, flood warnings for central Vietnam

Central Vietnam would experience heavy rains up to 400 millimeters from Wednesday to Saturday, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
March 29, 2022 | 12:01 am PT
Sydney faces more rain as death toll from Australian floods rises

Sydney faces more rain as death toll from Australian floods rises

Sydney, Australia's most populous city, braced for more rain on Sunday (Mar 6) after being drenched by heavy downpours over the past week, as the death toll from flooding across the eastern part of the country reached 17.
March 5, 2022 | 06:13 pm PT
Deadly floods hit eastern Australia

Deadly floods hit eastern Australia

Torrential downpours lashed eastern Australia on Saturday, raising deadly floodwaters to decades-long highs, swamping homes and sweeping away cars, including one carrying a team of rescuers.
February 26, 2022 | 12:01 am PT
Brazil flash flood death toll climbs as more bodies are retrieved in Petropolis

Brazil flash flood death toll climbs as more bodies are retrieved in Petropolis

The death toll from torrential rains that triggered flash floods and landslides in the scenic Brazilian city of Petropolis has risen to 165, authorities said Sunday, as more violent storms killed two people in another region nearby.
February 21, 2022 | 01:14 am PT
US East Coast prepares for heavy snow, plunging temperatures as blizzard hits

US East Coast prepares for heavy snow, plunging temperatures as blizzard hits

Residents of New York and New England hunkered down on Saturday for a fierce Nor'easter bringing high winds, deep cold and up to two feet (60 cm) of snow, a blizzard predicted to be one of the worst in recent memory.
January 28, 2022 | 11:00 pm PT
US airlines cancel almost 5,000 flights ahead of Nor'easter

US airlines cancel almost 5,000 flights ahead of Nor'easter

U.S. carriers on Friday canceled thousands of flights through the weekend in anticipation of a winter storm forecast to bring high winds and heavy snow across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.
January 28, 2022 | 06:37 pm PT
Philippines typhoon death toll rises to 388: govt

Philippines typhoon death toll rises to 388: govt

The death toll from one of the most destructive typhoons to hit the Philippines in recent years rose to 388 on Monday, the government said, as disease outbreaks threatened some of the stricken areas.
December 27, 2021 | 01:32 am PT
'A little aid would help': Philippine typhoon survivors beg for food

'A little aid would help': Philippine typhoon survivors beg for food

Jennifer Vetonio stands on a road in the southern Philippines begging for money and food from passing drivers. A week after Super Typhoon Rai destroyed her house, she has not received a scrap of government aid.
December 22, 2021 | 11:57 pm PT
Death toll in Philippines typhoon hits 208: national police

Death toll in Philippines typhoon hits 208: national police

The death toll from the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year has surged to 208, the national police said Monday, making it one of the deadliest storms to hit the country in recent years.
December 19, 2021 | 06:34 pm PT
Typhoon Rai: central Vietnam fisherman dies after boat capsizes

Typhoon Rai: central Vietnam fisherman dies after boat capsizes

A 38-year-old fisherman drowned in Binh Thuan Province Sunday morning after his boat capsized while he was trying to anchor another one to save it from Typhoon Rai.
December 19, 2021 | 01:20 am PT
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