Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, May 31-Xinhua

Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, May 31

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-06-01 00:01:45

NEW DELHI -- At least four people died and nine others were injured when a five-storey building collapsed in New Delhi's Mehrauli area, local police confirmed on Sunday.

According to police, among the dead was one woman. Those injured were undergoing treatment at a local hospital. (India-Building Collapse)

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SYDNEY -- More than 30,000 power customers in Perth metropolitan and some other regions in Western Australia (WA) were without power as of 5 p.m. local time on Sunday, as strong winds battered the state.

The WA Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) said in a Storm Watch and Act message that emergency response crews of the local electricity network operator were working to address more than 160 hazards and outages caused by severe storm conditions. (Australia-Storm)

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ISLAMABAD -- At least four people were killed and four others injured after a speeding vehicle rammed into several vehicles in Pakistan's capital Islamabad late Saturday night, police said.

The accident occurred at Athal Chowk in the Bara Kahu area of Islamabad when a fast-moving vehicle lost control and collided with multiple motorcycles and two cars, local police officials said. (Pakistan-Road-Accident)

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JAKARTA -- Five people were killed and three others went missing after a bomb exploded in Indonesia's eastern Papua province on Sunday, local police said.

The blast occurred in the afternoon in a densely populated village, causing severe damage to nearby homes, the police told local media. (Indonesia-Japan-Bomb)