Flash Floods Killed 10 In Afghanistan

KABUL, Aug 22 (NNN-ANA) – Ten people have been killed, due to flash floods across Afghanistan recently, an official from the country’s national disaster authority said, last night. According to Mullah Janan Saeq, spokesman for the authority, in recent days, 10 people have lost their lives and eight others sustained…

Indonesia Ready To Export Electricity To Singapore

JAKARTA, Aug 22 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government said yesterday that, the country is ready to begin supplying electricity to neighbouring Singapore. Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, said that, Singapore would off-take or buy electricity from Indonesia’s solar power plants in Batam, Bintan and Karimun islands. “We…

Restoration Work Underway At Millennium-Old Brick Tower In Cambodia’s Angkor Complex

PHNOM PENH, Aug 22 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s APSARA National Authority (ANA) archaeologists, have begun to restore the Phnom Bakheng temple’s G15 brick tower, in the famed Angkor Archaeological Park, in north-west Siem Reap province, said an ANA’s news release, yesterday. The ruined brick tower, situated south of the ancient Phnom…

Roundup: Millions Stranded As Floods Hit Bangladesh’s Greater SE Noakhali Region

by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Aug 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – The floods in the greater Noakhali region in south-eastern Bangladesh, have affected millions of people and displaced tens of thousands. The worse-than-usual seasonal floods were caused mainly by floodwater from India, through several rivers which travel through the region. In the greater Noakhali…

53 Taken To Hospital For Suspected Heatstroke In Tokyo

TOKYO, Aug 20 (NNN-NHK) – Fifty-three people in Tokyo, suspected of suffering heatstroke were sent to the hospital as of 3.00 p.m. local time yesterday, the Tokyo Fire Department said. According to the fire department, the age of the people ranged from 13 to 93, with one woman in her…

215 Killed In Monsoon Rains In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug 20 (NNN-APP) – At least 215 were killed, in rain-triggered accidents and floods in Pakistan so far, in the monsoon season, including 20 deaths in the last 24 hours, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) reported, yesterday. A total of 43 people were reported to have suffered injuries,…

187 Killed, 333 Injured In Monsoon Rains, Flash Floods In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (NNN-APP) – Torrential rains and flash floods starting in July, have killed 187 people and injured 333 others in different parts of Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) reported. Ninety-six children and 30 women were among the dead, the NDMA said in a report. The eastern…

5.1-Magnitude Earthquake Hit Japan’s Ibaraki

TOKYO, Aug 19 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1, struck off the Japanese prefecture of Ibaraki, just north-east of Tokyo, the country’s weather agency said. The temblor occurred at 0:50 a.m. local time, measuring lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7, said the…

Japan Continues To Swelter Amid Soaring Temperatures, Heatstroke Alerts

TOKYO, Aug 19 (NNN-NHK) – Temperatures across Japan soared past 35 degrees Celsius yesterday, and authorities have issued strict heatstroke warnings, urging residents to take precautions. Clear skies from Kyushu to Tohoku contributed to rapid temperature increases, with some regions expected to see highs exceeding normal body temperature during the…

Fumigation Centre Opened In S. Afghanistan

KABUL, Aug 19 (NNN-ANA) – The first-ever fumigation centre opened in south Afghanistan’s Kandahar province yesterday, as part of efforts to fight plants’ diseases and safeguard the dry and fresh fruits from infections, provincial head for the Chamber of Commerce and Investment, Mohammad Sediq Mohmand, said. Built for 50 million…
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