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Floods, cyclone kill Indonesian children: official
Kupang, Indonesia (AFP) Feb 10, 2009 Floods and a cyclone have killed four children in eastern Indonesia and forced hundreds of people to flee their homes, a local official said Tuesday. "Three school children were swept away by flash floods as they were on the way back home from school," Sentianus Nedi, head of the social affairs office in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara province, told reporters. "Another boy in a different subdistrict was killed when his school building collapsed after a cyclone," he said, adding that the incident took place early Monday when the school was almost deserted. At least 400 people were forced to take refuge in emergency shelters after three days of heavy rains forced them to flee their homes and another 500 were cut off by the floods, he said. Landslides and flooding are common in Indonesia during the rainy season, which peaks between December and February. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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Bad weather blights post-holiday rush in China: state media
Beijing (AFP) Feb 1, 2009Heavy fog added to the severe strain on China's overburdened rail and road systems Sunday as millions headed back to work after the Lunar New Year holiday, state media reported. |
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