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Deadly winter rain, snow kills 33 people in northern Pakistan

Wednesday, 06 February 2013 11:17 Ahsan Waheed

KP, tribal areas the worst-hit; many buried alive in their houses as roofs cave in;

six of a family swept away in flash floods in Haripur; Met Office records 47mm rain in Islamabad, 43mm in Kakul, 40mm in Garhi Dupatta, 35mm in Parachinar and Balakot; mountainous areas receive three to six feet of snow.

Nine killed in Japan tunnel collapse

Monday, 03 December 2012 12:31 Jennifer Andrew

Nine people are now confirmed to have died after a major tunnel collapsed in Japan, officials say.

The bodies were found in three vehicles that were crushed by fallen concrete panels in the Sasago tunnel, about 80km (50 miles) west of the capital Tokyo.

NGOs concerned over deplorable conditions of flood victims

Friday, 05 October 2012 12:50 Bahram Zackarya

The National Humanitarian Network (NHN), a group of 180 NGOs working to provide humanitarian assistance to those in need across the country, expressed its concern over the miserable conditions flood-affected people are living in.

Flood victims wait as promises go unfulfilled

Wednesday, 03 October 2012 14:47 Salman Azeem

NASEERABAD: The floods that uprooted the villagers from their hearths and homes still remain stranded without any relief and help, as promises were made by the visiting dignitaries, but yet to be fulfilled.

Heavy floods in Baluchistan leave 700,000 affected

Tuesday, 25 September 2012 15:03 Bahram Zackarya

Flash floods triggered by record rains in Balochistan have affected around 700,000 people and destroyed hundreds of thousands of acres of crops, officials said Monday.