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  Five more bodies fished out, Bankura accident toll now 7

  India | September 07, 2012 22:37 IST

  Kolkata, Sep 7: Five more bodies were fished out of the Bhairabanki River Friday, raising the death toll in the bus accident in West Bengal's Bankura district to seven, police said.The accident occurred Thursday as

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  2 dead, 3 missing after bus is washed away

  India | September 06, 2012 23:22 IST

  Bankura (WB), Sept 6: Two persons died and at least three went missing after an overloaded private bus was washed away today while crossing a flooded bridge over Bhairabbanki river in West Bengal's Bankura district.According

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  Flash flood in north Afghanistan kills at least 27

  World | May 12, 2012 14:09 IST

  Kabul, May 12: A flash flood swept through villages in a mountainous area of northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 27 people, authorities said.It was the second major flood reported this week in the

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  Pokhara flash flood death toll could rise to 64

  World | May 06, 2012 20:39 IST

  Kathmandu, May 6: Nearly 64 people are feared dead even as the death toll in the flash flood near the famous tourist spot of Pokhara in western Nepal reached 17 today with at least 47

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  Philippine Floods Death Toll Jumps To Nearly 1,500

  World | December 27, 2011 8:28 IST

  Manila, Dec 27: The death toll from flash floods that swept away entire villages in the southern Philippines climbed to nearly 1,500 on Tuesday, as authorities widened their search for bodies.The Office of Civil Defense's

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  Battle For Philippine Flood Rescuers As Bodies Rot

  World | December 19, 2011 16:11 IST

  Cagayan De Oro (Philippines), Dec 19: Rescuers struggled against mud, fatigue and the stench of death on Sunday to help survivors of devastating flash floods that have killed more than 650 people in the southern

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  652 Dead, 808 Missing In Philippine Floods

  World | December 18, 2011 18:09 IST

  Iligan, Philippines, Dec 18: The Philippine Red Cross says the death toll from a storm that ravaged a wide swath of the south has risen to 652 with 808 others still missing.Red Cross Secretary-General Gwendolyn

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  Flash Floods Kill At Least 450 In Philippines

  World | December 18, 2011 8:09 IST

  Manila, Philippines: Flash floods devastated a southern Philippines region unaccustomed to serious storms, killing at least 450 people while they slept, rousting hundreds of others to their rooftops and turning two coastal cities into muddy,