Environment

India’s Assam Flood Situation Worsens As Death Toll Rises To 31

NEW DELHI, Jun 19 (NNN-PTI) – The ongoing flood situation in India’s north-eastern state of Assam continues to worsen, and…

Heavy Rains In El Salvador Leave 11 Dead, 800 Displaced

SAN SALVADOR, Jun 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – Torrential downpours hitting El Salvador since Friday, have claimed 11 lives and forced over…

Extreme Weather Leaves 126 Homeless In Ecuador

QUITO, Jun 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – Some 126 people in Ecuador have been left homeless since mid-June, when extreme weather hit…

Philippines Tallies 197 Dengue Deaths Since Jan

MANILA, Jun 16 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines has tallied 197 deaths due to dengue, from Jan to Jun 1, this…

Singapore’s Sentosa Closes Waters To Clean Oil Leakage

SINGAPORE, Jun 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Oil spillage was observed along beaches on Singapore’s resort Sentosa island, and the waters were…

Worker Confirmed Dead After Collapsing At Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Plant

TOKYO, Jun 15 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), said that, a worker from a subsidiary was found collapsed,…

Myanmar Designates New Protected Public Forest Areas

YANGON, Jun 15 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar has designated two new protected public forest areas, in Chin and Shan states, according…

Fisherman Discovers War-Left U.S. Aerial Bomb MK-82 In Cambodian Capital: Official

PHNOM PENH, Jun 15 (NNN-AKP) – A fisherman found a war-left U.S.-made MK-82 aerial bomb in a pit lake, on…

Four Dead In Nepal Landslide

KATHMANDU, Jun 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Four members of a family were killed last night, in a landslide in Taplejung district,…

5.0-Magnitude Quake Hit Mindanao, Philippines

NEW YORK, Jun 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0, jolted Mindanao, Philippines, at 21:45:22 GMT last…