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Children Among 15 Killed In Uganda Landslide

Children Among 15 Killed In Uganda Landslide

No fewer than 15 people, mainly women, and children have been confirmed dead in a landslide that occurred in a western Ugandan town yesterday after the area was battered by heavy rains, the Red Cross said.

The disaster which occurred in the town of Kasese on the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo has left a yet-to-be-identified number of people missing and wiped out homes.

’15 bodies now. The majority are women and children,’ Red Cross spokeswoman Irene Nakasiita said in a briefing to the media. ‘Response action teams are still on the ground and the rescue mission is …

Landslide On Shiite Shrine Traps Over 6 Iraqis Under

Landslide On Shiite Shrine Traps Over 6 Iraqis Under

Reports have revealed that a bizzare accident has left at least six pilgrims trapped under rubble after a massive landslide had occurred at a Shiite Muslim shrine which was located in the central province of Karbala.

The rescue operating that had followed had seen three children being rescued after Saturday’s disaster and they were in “good condition” and being monitored in a hospital as has been reported by the emergency services.

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But it was feared that “between six and eight people are still caught” under the rubble of the …

Taiwan’s Tsai Wins Landslide In Stinging Result For China

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen won a landslide election victory on Saturday as voters delivered a stunning rebuke of Beijing’s campaign to isolate the self-ruled island and handed its first female leader a second term.

Tsai, 63, was greeted by thousands of jubilant flag-waving supporters outside her party headquarters, hailing a result which looks set to infuriate China.

“Today we have defended our democracy and freedom, tomorrow let us stand united to overcome all challenges and difficulties,” she told the cheering crowd.

Official results showed Tsai secured 57 percent of the popular vote with a record-breaking 8.2 million ballots, 1.3 million …

Bougainville Voters Back Independence By Landslide

Voters backing Bougainville’s independence from Papua New Guinea have won a landslide referendum victory, according to results released Wednesday — a major step toward the troubled isles becoming the world’s newest nation.

Chairman of the Bougainville Referendum Commission Bertie Ahern declared 176,928 people — around 98 percent of voters — had backed independence with just 3,043 supporting the option of remaining part of Papua New Guinea with more autonomy.

The announcement prompted loud cheers, applause and tears as dignitaries soon burst into song, with strains of the islands’ anthem “My Bougainville” ringing out.

“Happy is an understatement” nursing graduate Alexia …

Governor Badaru Reveals Why APC May Lose 2023 Election

APC Will Win Bayelsa Guber Poll By Landslide- Gov. Badaru

Gov. Mohammed Badaru of Jigawa has expressed optimism that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will win the forthcoming governorship election in Bayelsa by a landslide.

Badaru, who is chairman of APC committee for Bayelsa election, spoke with State House correspondents on Friday at the Presidential Villa.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Nov. 16 for the governorship election in both Bayelsa and Kogi States.

“We are very prepared for Bayelsa governorship election; and the stake is open for us to take.

“Our chances are very high; you can see our rally; you can see that of PDP; you …

Woman Found Dead In Landslide After Storm Batters France

Woman Found Dead In Landslide After Storm Batters France

A 71-year-old woman was found dead Monday after being engulfed by a landslide in the French city of Nice, as the south of the country counted the cost from a brutal storm.

Storm Amelie brought freak winds, downpours and monster waves to southern France over the weekend. The woman, 71, who died in her own back yard, was the only reported fatality.

The storm dropped trees on roads and railway tracks and ripped loose live electrical wires, leaving tens of thousands of people without power for hours on end, authorities said.

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Ukraine Presidency: Comedian Zelensky wins in landslide

A comedian with no political experience won a landslide victory in Ukraine’s presidential election on Sunday, exit polls showed, dealing a stunning rebuke to the country’s political establishment.

Volodymyr Zelensky, whose only previous political role was playing the president in a TV show, trounced incumbent Petro Poroshenko by taking 73 percent of the vote, according to exit polls conducted by several think tanks.

It was an extraordinary outcome to a campaign that started as a joke but struck a chord with voters frustrated by poverty, corruption and a five-year war in eastern Ukraine that has claimed some 13,000 lives.

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Imo Poll: Uche Nwosu won the election landslide – Okorocha

Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has declared his son-in-law and candidate of the Action Alliance (AA), Uche Nwosu won Saturday’s governorship election in the state.

“I say so because going by the actual calculation, the person that won this election is Ugwumba Uche Nwosu.

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