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Southern China on high alert due to Typhoon Koinu

Published on: October 9, 2023
11:59

Beijing, Oct 9 (Prensa Latina) Mainland China remains on alert on Monday in view of the approach of Typhoon Koinu, which should cause heavy windstorms in the south of the country.

Deaths increase due to flash floods in northern India

Published on: October 6, 2023
13:48

New Delhi, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) The death toll from flash floods in the Indian state of Sikkim, caused by the bursting of a glacial mass of the Lhonak Lake and its consequent overflowing of the Teesta River, increased to 19 on Friday.

Record floods worst natural disaster in Slovenia in over 30 years

Published on: August 7, 2023
14:35

Ljubljana, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) Clean-up operations in Slovenia were in full flow Saturday after torrential rains and severe floods brought havoc to the Alpine country in its worst natural disaster since independence, officials said.

Japan sends condolences to Brazil for natural disaster in Sao Paulo

Published on: February 24, 2023
10:40

Tokyo, Feb 24 (Prensa Latina) The Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, sent a message of condolences to the President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva following the devastation caused by recent floods and landslides in Sao Paulo.

Syria declares four provinces disaster zones

Published on: February 10, 2023
08:34

Damascus, Feb 10 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian government declared as disaster areas the provinces of Aleppo, Latakia, Idlib and Hama, the most affected by the earthquake.

Cuba expresses condolences to South Korea after stampede

Published on: October 31, 2022
12:26

Havana, Oct 31 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Foreign Ministry (MINREX) on Monday expressed condolences to South Korea for the victims of a stampede that resulted in 146 dead and 150 injured, during a celebration in the city of Seoul.

UN launches appeal to raise of 816 million dollars for Pakistan

Published on: October 5, 2022
07:42

Islamabad, Oct 5 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations and Pakistan launched an urgent appeal to raise 816 million dollars in response to the needs of the people affected by unprecedented floods in the country.

Pakistan declares emergency after floods

Published on: August 26, 2022
10:03

Islamabad, Aug 26 (Prensa Latina) Pakistan officially declared a national emergency as a result of the floods in the country that caused more than 950 deaths, while millions of people were left stranded, the Pakistan Observer newspaper reported.

Floods in China cause 23 dead and eight missing

Published on: August 20, 2022
08:35

Beijing, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) Authorities in Qinghai, northwest China, confirmed that 23 people died and eight are still missing two days after flash floods in a mountainous county, previously affected by record downpours.

Remains of 14 people missing at Matanzas fire cannot be identified

Published on: August 18, 2022
07:29

Havana, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) The remains of the 14 people missing in the fire at the Matanzas Supertanker Base cannot be identified, an official source reported.

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