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Factory blast in China's eastern Ningbo city, casualties feared

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

An explosion on Sunday morning in a factory in China's eastern Zhejiang province has caused casualties, but the numbers were not immediately known, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing local authorities and witnesses. The blast happened at around 9am(0100 GMT) in Jiangbei district in Ningbo City, causing some buildings to collapse, Xinhua said, quoting the city's fire department. ItRead more

13 missing after fishing boat sinks off east China

Beijing - Arab Today

A boat sank 130 sea miles to the east of Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province, on Friday. A combined rescue of military and civilian efforts salvaged seven people while the rest of 13 crew members remain missing. source: XinhuaRead more

Chinese peacekeepers depart for South Sudan

Beijing - Arab Today

Seven Chinese peacekeeping police officers departed Beijing for South Sudan on a one-year mission early Sunday, according the Ministry of Public Security. The sixth team of Chinese peacekeeping police to South Sudan were selected by police authority in east China's Zhejiang province. They have all attended peacekeeping training including the situation in mission zone, international law, first aid, driving, EnglishRead more

18 dead in China massage parlour fire

Zhejiang - Arab Today

A fire at a massage parlour in eastern China on Sunday killed at least 18 people with two others injured, state media reported. The fire broke out late afternoon in the foot massage parlour in Tiantai in the eastern coastal province of Zhejiang, the official Xinhua news agency said. State television said on its official microblog that at least 18Read more

County officials mourn for victims of massage parlor fire accident

Tiantai - ArabToday

At least 18 people have been killed and 18 others injured after a fire broke out in the Zuxintang Foot Massage Parlor in Tiantai County on Sunday afternoon. Sunday's fire at a foot massage parlor in east China's Zhejiang Province killed 18 people and injured 18 others, police confirmed early Monday. Flames engulfed "Zuxintang foot massage and bathing parlor" inRead more

Death toll from east China landslide rises to 8

Hangzhou - Arab Today

Eight people were confirmed dead on Saturday morning after a landslide hit a village in eastern China's Zhejiang Province Wednesday, local authorities said. Nineteen people remain missing, according to the provincial government publicity office. Rainstorms triggered by Typhoon Megi caused about 350,000 cubic meters of debris to slide down nearby mountains, burying 20 houses in Sucun Village, Suichang County onRead more

8 dead, 19 missing in east China landslide

Zhejiang - Arab Today

Rescuers work at the landslide site in Sucun Village, Suichang County of east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 1, 2016. Eight people were confirmed dead on Saturday morning after a landslide hit a village in eastern China's Zhejiang Province Wednesday, local authorities said. Nineteen people remain missing, according to the provincial government publicity office. Source : XINHUARead more

2nd LD-Writethru: 7 dead, 20 missing in east China landslide

Suichang - Arab Today

Seven people were confirmed dead in a landslide that hit a village in east China's Zhejiang Province Wednesday, local authorities said Friday. Rescuers retrieved four bodies at the scene of the landslide on Friday, bringing the death toll to seven, the provincial information office said in a press release. As of Friday afternoon, 15 people had been rescued and 20 others remainedRead more

Landslide leaves 27 missing in east China

Hangzhou - Arab Today

Twenty-seven people are missing after a a landslide swept a village in the eastern province of Zhejiang, the provincial government said. The landslide occurred around 5 p.m. on Wednesday in Sucun village in Suichang County, following heavy rain brought by Typhoon Megi. Several houses, about 37 kilometers from the county, were destroyed and the structures swept away. Two women whoRead more

Landslide hits village in east China, heavy casualties feared

Hangzhou - XINHUA

A landslide in a village in the eastern province of Zhejiang has buried dozens of houses, local authorities said. The landslide occurred around 5 p.m. on Wednesday in Sucun village in Suichang County, following heavy rain brought by Typhoon Megi. Several houses, about 37 kilometers from the county, were destroyed and the structures swept away. Rescuers tried to contact aRead more