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Terrifying CCTV shows people fleeing seconds before floodwaters engulf Nepal-Tibet border crossing
CCTV footage shows people fleeing seconds before powerful floodwaters overtake a border crossing between Nepal and China
Dolphin dies from H5 bird flu in SA as researchers withdrawn from sub-Antarctic island over ‘psychosocial risk’
Australian government announces 24 expeditioners based at research station on Macquarie Island will be evacuated over po
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B.C. ends provincial state of emergency declared due to wildfires
This cancellation does not affect current evacuation orders, evacuation alerts or local emergencies put in place by loca
Fast-swelling lakes spur new flood warnings in Nepal, China
The threat of new flooding on both sides of the border risks complicating already challenging rescue efforts in a remote