SYDNEY -- The Chinese consulate-general in Sydney told Xinhua on Sunday that two Chinese citizens were hit by floods in Hunter Valley region of the state of New South Wales (NSW) on Saturday evening.
It said that a 26-year-old woman among the two Chinese citizens had been out of contact, while the other one, aged 27, was rescued. (Australia-Chinese citizen)
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NEW DELHI -- At least 11 people died and four sustained injuries when the private vehicle carrying them fell into a canal in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, confirmed the local police.
The mishap occurred in the state's Gonda district. The victims were returning after offering prayers at a nearby temple when they met with the mishap. There were a total of 15 people, including a few women, inside the ill-fated vehicle. (India-Accident-Deaths)
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HANOI -- Heavy rains from Thursday to Friday triggered deadly floods and landslides in northern Vietnam's Dien Bien and Son La provinces, leaving 10 people dead and four injured, the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority reported on Sunday.
In Dien Bien province, 10 people have been confirmed dead after two missing individuals were found, while 97 houses were swept away or severely damaged, and 196 others were inundated or affected by landslides. (Vietnam-Floods)
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PHNOM PENH, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- An ASEAN interim observer group on Sunday launched the second-round two-week-long inspection at conflict-hit areas on the Cambodia-Thailand border, a Cambodian defense spokesperson said.
Led by the military attaché of Malaysia, the current chair of ASEAN, the group included the Indonesian military attaché, Myanmar military attaché, Lao deputy military attaché, Philippine assistant military attaché, Vietnamese assistant military attaché, and Singaporean non-resident military attaché. (Cambodia-Thailand-ASEAN) ■
