ISLAMABAD — At least 27 folks had been killed and 87 others injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods and different rain-related accidents within the final 24 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) stated.
According to a report launched by the NDMA on Wednesday night, the nation’s southern Sindh province was the worst-hit area with 15 killed and 27 others injured, adopted by the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province which reported seven deaths. (Pakistan-Floods-Death)
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TOKYO — Typhoon Hinnamnor is re-approaching Japan’s southernmost prefecture of Okinawa amid unstable atmospheric situations which can be anticipated to result in heavy downpours in western and jap Japan, the climate company right here stated Thursday.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) upgraded Typhoon Hinnamnor’s classification to “violent” and warned of gale-force winds and tough seas because the highly effective storm approaches the island. (Japan-Typhoon)
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COLOMBO — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Sri Lankan authorities have reached a staff-level settlement to help Sri Lanka’s financial insurance policies with a 48-month association below Extended Fund Facility (EFF) of about 2.9 billion U.S. {dollars}, the IMF stated right here Thursday.
In a press release, the IMF stated the brand new EFF association will help Sri Lanka’s program to revive macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability, whereas safeguarding monetary stability, decreasing corruption vulnerabilities and unlocking Sri Lanka’s development potential amid a extreme financial disaster. (Sri Lanka-IMF-Loan)
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SEOUL — One South Korean navy service member was injured after two helicopters of the military made an emergency touchdown following their collision, Yonhap news company reported Thursday citing the military.
The two homegrown Surion choppers made the emergency touchdown at about 12:16 p.m. native time (0316 GMT) after colliding at a low altitude throughout their flight coaching in Pocheon, some 46 km north of the capital Seoul. (South Korea-Helicopter Collision)