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Natural disasters kill 27 in China in January

Naturaldisasterskilled27peopleinChinainJanuary,accordingtotheMinistryofCivilAffairsandtheNationalCommissionforDisasterReductionThursday.Casualtiesandlossescause

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Natural disasters killed 41 across China in May

Naturaldisasterskilled41andaffectedover12millionpeopleacrossChinainMay,accordingtoofficialstatisticsreleasedonMonday.About46,000peopleweredisplaced,and24weresen

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India PM plans 10-point agenda to cut natural disaster risk

​Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday stressed on building elements of disaster risk reduction into all development projects, global risk mapping for all type of disasters and use of social media for disaster risk management, as part his 10-point agenda for renewing efforts for disaster risk reduction.

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Natural disasters kill 1,074 in China

Natural disasters across China have left at least 1,074 people dead and 270 unaccounted for since the beginning of this year, an official from the Ministry of Civil Affairs said Tuesday.

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NW China county mourns landslide victims

More than 700 people gathered at a school in Shaanxi Province, northwest China, on Tuesday to mourn victims of last week's landslide.

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ASEAN disaster control officials meet in Cambodia to enhance cooperaiton

Disaster management officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathered here Tuesday to discuss ways to promote regional cooperation in response to disasters, a senior Cambodian official said.

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Natural disaster management lessons for Asia

Natural disasters bring vulnerabilities of developing countries into sharper focus. In Asia 2014 has been a whirlwind of typhoons, droughts, floods and the inevitable human devastation they create, leaving behind wrecked economies and lives.

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Rainstorms leave 28 dead, 66 missing in China

Rainstorm-triggered natural disasters over the past four days have left 28 people dead and 66 more missing across China, according to the latest official count.