BEIJING: Storms in southern and central China have left at least 26 people dead and 10 missing, state media said yesterday, as emergency measures were taken to deal with the extreme weather.
In Guangdong province 15 have died since Wednesday and five were missing due to the storms, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing local flood control authorities.
Xinhua said working teams and relief materials were sent to the affected areas as part of an emergency response.
Seven people died and three were missing in Hunan because of the downpours, it added.
Storms also battered the southwestern province of Guizhou, where three people died on Saturday night and early Sunday.
Man attacks pop girl group
TOKYO: A man wielding a saw slashed and injured two members of Japanese female pop group AKB48, rated by Guinness as the world’s biggest such group, at a fan event in Japan, leaving the country stunned at the extremely rare violent crime.
The group, known for its perky routines, was shaking hands with fans at a meet-and-greet function on Sunday, when the man attacked them with a weapon described variously as a 50-cm-long saw or a hatchet, Japanese media said.
Group members Rina Kawaei, 19, and Anna Iriyama, 18, received emergency surgery for cut and broken fingers, with Iriyama also suffering cuts to the face, media said.
Mall fire kills six S Koreans
SEOUL: A fire at a bus terminal and shopping complex in a busy suburban neighbourhood killed six people and injured more than 40 yesterday, the latest in a series of accidents in South Korea, including a ferry disaster that killed more than 300.
The fire broke out in the morning in the terminal complex north of Seoul that houses large shopping malls and a movie theatre.
Fire officials said the blaze started in the food court area, where renovations were being carried out and a welding torch was likely responsible.
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