Tag: Asia
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After student’s shooting rampage, Thai school reopens under tight security
BANG KRUAI: A school in Thailand where a student went on a deadly shooting rampage three weeks ago reopened on Tuesday (Sep 1) amid heightened security, with police deployed and checks performed on bags.
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Nepal-Tibet toll tops 1,000 as tunnel rescue offers last hope
The death toll across Nepal and Tibet rose to 1,003, while nearly 4,500 people remained missing.
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Indonesia closes 9 national parks temporarily following forest fires; prioritises firefighting in 6 provinces
Indonesia is battling fires in Kalimantan and Sumatra, with some areas in Borneo remaining blanketed by “hazardous” levels of haze.
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‘We’re coming to get them’: Rescuers pin hopes on underground spaces after deadly Nepal floods
Tunnel expert Arnold Dix says large underground areas may have sheltered workers from the devastation, as rescue work continues in hydropower sites.
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Nepal PM demands climate action after Himalayan disaster
“It is now time for us to strongly raise with the international community the issue of the disasters we are experiencing as a result of climate change,” said Nepali Prime Minister Balendra Shah.
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Last-minute flood warning saved over 900 Nepal students, school head says
The headmaster of a school in Nepal successfully evacuated the building, saving many lives, with just 14 minutes’ warning before the mud water swept through. The school no longer exists.
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Nepal toll surges as rescuers struggle through ‘unimaginable’ disaster
In Nepal, the disaster agency raised the total number of people missing on its side of the border to 4,247, with 903 bodies recovered.
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Four areas in Sarawak record ‘hazardous’ air quality; East Malaysian state prepares for possible haze emergency
Sarawak’s Serian district recorded the worst Air Pollutant Index (API) reading of 475 at 9am on Monday (Aug 31). But moderate air quality in Putrajaya enabled Malaysia’s National Day celebration in the administrative capital to proceed as scheduled.
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‘Hazardous’ levels of air quality in parts of Indonesia’s Borneo
Palangkaraya in Central Kalimantan was the most polluted city in the archipelago, with an air quality index (AQI) of 780 as of noon on Aug 31. Meanwhile, a Japan Self-Defense Force transport ship is enroute from Hiroshima to Indonesia to aid in firefighting operations.
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Nepal buries dead as rescuers seek thousands missing
At least 3,048 people remain missing, including many tourists and pilgrims.
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