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Over 116,000 people evacuated in Kazakhstan since March due to floods

Astana, Apr 17 (UNI) Over 116,000 people, including 40,000 children, have been evacuated from dangerous flood zones in Kazakhstan since the beginning of March, the Kazakh Ministry of Emergency Situations said on Wednesday.

"A total of 116,731 people have been rescued and evacuated since the beginning of the flooding, with 40,666 of them being children. 16,070 people have returned to their homes," Yerasyl Saipash, a senior officer of the ministry's Committee of Civil Defence and Military Units, told an online briefing.
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Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed 8 children, displaced 30K in past 6 months

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UK home office unable to locate over 3,500 migrants for deportation to Rwanda

30 Apr 2024 | 7:56 PM

London, April 30 (UNI) The UK Home Office has been unable to establish contact and whereabouts with more than 3,500 asylum seekers and over 5,700 migrants subject to removal under the Rwanda deportation bill, The Times newspaper reported, citing the home office's document.

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Fire destroys 33 houses in Myanmar's Yangon

30 Apr 2024 | 7:55 PM

Yangon, April 30 (UNI) A fire destroyed 33 houses and affected over 112 people from 26 households in Myanmar's Yangon, an official from the Myanmar Fire Services Department told Xinhua on Tuesday.

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23 political parties, 2coalitions to contest Mongolia's parliamentary elections

30 Apr 2024 | 7:55 PM

Ulan Bator, Apr 30 (UNI) Twenty-three political parties and two coalitions had been registered to participate in Mongolia's upcoming Parliamentary elections, the country's General Election Commission said Tuesday.

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Americans name immigration as top issue for third consecutive month poll

30 Apr 2024 | 7:09 PM

Washington, April 30 (UNI) More than a quarter of Americans say, for the third consecutive month, that the most important problem in the US is immigration, according to a Gallup poll released Tuesday.

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