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Watch violent winds and thunder hit this Chinese town

00:41 Wind speeds reached nearly 100mph (160kph) as rescuers were battling floods at a dam in China's Henan Province.Check out The China Report, our new weekly newsletter. Subscribe her

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Nearly 30 dead, 200 missing following Indian glacier flood

00:42 Rescuers are working to find over three dozen people trapped in a tunnel following a flash flood after a glacier broke. At least 26 people are dead and nearly 200 people are stil

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Passenger train derails in central China, casualties unknown

CHANGSHA, March 30 (Xinhua) -- A train derailed in central China's Hunan Province Monday, authorities said. The passenger train derailed in Yongxing County, the city of Chenzhou around noon. Rescuers

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Smiling pig rescued from flood becomes online celebrity in China

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Japan floods death toll rises to 15

ThedeathtollfromheavyrainsandfloodinginsouthernJapanhasrisento15,mediareportedSaturday,asrescuerscontinuedworktobringoutisolatedsurvivors.Ragingriversoverflowin

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8 dead, 35 injured in gas pipeline explosion in SW China

At least eight people died and another 35 were injured in a natural gas pipeline explosion in southwest China's Guizhou Province on Sunday, local authorities said.

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Rescuers race to find survivors days after China landslide

Rescuers in southwest China’s Sichuan province are in a race against time during the 72-hour golden window to find more than 100 villagers still buried by Saturday's landslide which smashed into a mountain village at 5:38 a.m.

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10 confirmed dead, 5 still missing from SW China capsizing

Death toll from a leisure boat capsizing in southwest China's Sichuan Province rose to 10 after more bodies were found, rescuers said on Thursday.

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Coal gas outburst kills 12 in NE China mine

​Twelve miners have been confirmed dead and another was injured after a gas outburst occurred in a coal mine in northeast China's Jilin Province on Sunday, rescuers said on Monday.

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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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7 dead, 17 still trapped in China mine flooding

Seven miners were found dead and 17 remained trapped underground a flooded coal mine in north China's Shanxi Province, rescuers said Monday.

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8 dead, 17 missing in SW China landslide

Eight people were confirmed dead and 17 others remained missing after a landslide destroyed a village in southwest China's Guizhou Province on Wednesday night.

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Tibet landslide rescue suspended

36 people have now been confirmed dead in Tibet landslide. Rescue work at the site has been suspended, for fear of further disasters.