Nocere – Earth Disasters

Northern Vietnam and the island Hannan which is the southern province of china are constantly being troubled by heavy rains all week.
Originating in the South China Sea, the twenty-second tropical depression of the Eastern Pacific storm season brought as much as 400mm (19 inches) to the region.
Hannan was the first to see the faces of the heavy rains. It hit the island on Saturday and continued pouring till Tuesday. According to the reports 3 members have been reported dead and several others injured. Constant evacuation is under way, the flood has taken 150 small villages with it.
On Wednesday it took its course from Hannan to the eastern side of Vietnam, but it did not last as long as it lasted in Hannan. For now the threat is gone but mild rains are expected due to the moist these heavy rains have caused.

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Mudslide kills 31 miners in Burkina Faso. They where mining in illegal gold mine. Accident happen when heavy rains have caused mudslide. Rescue team is digging trough mud but officials have say its unlikely anyone will be found alive. Burkina Faso have 200 000 people working in illegal mines, in June government ordered all illegal mines to shut down until September 30.

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Typhoon Fung-Wong with winds of 140km/h has hit Taiwan bringing heavy rain and closing schools and businesses. One man is injured and boat with four Taiwanese and a Chinese man went missing on Friday near Matsu. In northern Taiwan, winds whipped up giant waves and hundreds of fishing boats took shelter in port. Dozen of villagers were evacuated from a mountainous regions.

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