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8 survive as Hanoi villa collapses amid downpour

A villa in Hanoi’s Quoc Oai District collapsed amid downpour on Wednesday, just 30 minutes after a family of eight managed to evacuate to a relative’s house. The villa, located on a land plot spanning over 5,000 sq.m, began to fall apart at 5 a.m. The beams snapped, while the …

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Taiwan shuts down as deadly Typhoon Gaemi approaches

Taiwan closed schools and evacuated thousands from their homes on Wednesday ahead of Typhoon Gaemi, which authorities said could be “the strongest” to hit in eight years and has already killed one person on the island. The typhoon also triggered flooding and landslides in the nearby Philippines, where authorities said …

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At least 18 dead in Nepal plane crash, officials say

At least 18 people were killed when a small plane crashed and caught fire while it was taking off from Nepal’s capital Kathmandu on Wednesday, officials said. The plane was carrying two crew members and 17 technicians to Pokhara city to repair another aircraft, officials said. “Only the captain was …

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