Two earthquakes on 1 September killed more than 2,200 people, while aftershocks brought fresh landslides. Helicopters come in handy for aid groups, but help is patchy & slow
According to the Afghan Red Crescent Society, a humanitarian group, almost 8,000 homes have been destroyed with several people still feared trapped under rubble.
Fire authorities said they were slowly evacuating those trapped in tunnels near Hualien city. But they lost contact with 50 travellers aboard 4 minibuses heading to a national park.
Thousands of army personnel, firefighters and police officers from across the country have been dispatched to the worst-hit area in the Noto peninsula in Ishikawa prefecture.
Gansu province was the worst affected with over 200,000 homes wrecked, 145,000 people displaced, 117 killed and 781 wounded in the province, as of 22 December.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
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