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Uzbekistan: 70,000 evacuated after dam wall collapses
aa.com   02 May 2020   Uzbekistan  
<p>Some 70,000 people have been evacuated from eastern Uzbekistan as hundreds of houses were submerged under waters from a collapsed dam, said government officials on Saturday.<br />Agricultural lands and some residential areas in the region were flooded, ...
Guinea: At least 8 killed in landslide at gold mine
aa.com   03 February 2020   Guinea  
<p>At least eight people have been killed in a landslide at a gold mine in northeastern Guinea, local media reported Sunday.<br />The accident took place Saturday in Norassoba, some 35 kilometers (22 miles) from the town of Siguiri, when the columns supporting ...
14 dead, dozens missing after Myanmar landslide
aa.com   06 May 2016   Myanmar   Hpakant Township  
Jade mine
<p>At least 14 people have been confirmed dead and dozens are feared missing after a landslide at a jade mine in Myanmar&rsquo;s restive Kachin State.</p> <p>A local police officer told Anadolu Agency on Friday that the accident occurred when a 300 foot cliff ...
Philippines raises volcano alert level after explosion
aa.com   24 November 2015   Philippines   Zamboanga City  
Kanlaon Volcano_ZAMBOANGA, the Philippines_Roy Ramos
<p>A steam explosion at one of the most active volcanoes in the Philippines may be a precursor to an eruption, officials warned Tuesday.</p> <p>The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised its alert levels after the explosion occurred at Mt. ...
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