Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this materialhttp://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2011/201107/news26/20110726-09ee.htmlPyongyang, July 26 (KCNA) -- Tropical storms hit Laos, causing damage. They left 15 persons dead in Vientiane and other provinces and many farmlands, dwelling houses, roads and infrastructure destroyed as of July 21. The material losses amount to about 62 million U.S. dollars. Heavy rains fell in southern Bangladesh recently.Wed, 27 Jul 2011 07:38:00 +0200kcnaenkcna-61660fa4101321910cdf67f33c55dbe623.7099 90.407118.5981039397425 102.177154381787http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/health/articles/2011/07/24/boston_health_workers_help_with_haiti_cholera_outbreak/At the Hospital Albert Schweitzer in Deschapelles in central Haiti, a team from Massachusetts General Hospital is among those helping to fight a cholera outbreak that has rebounded since it first struck the country last October. Five nurses and one doctor arrived on July 17 to work 10-hour days at....Sun, 24 Jul 2011 09:57:00 +0200antiguanewsenantiguanews-3eecee1c8136eb45c900b972d58a35d418.54299 -72.34310242.3753 -71.1026http://dalje.com/en-world/landslides-take-heavy-toll-in-nepal/372415KATHMANDU, Nepal, July 22 (UPI) -- Landslides caused by heavy rains killed at least 16 people and injured about 50 in Nepal in two days, authorities said Friday. Fifteen of the victims were Nepalese. One was a 29-year-old Dutch trekker who was buried...Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:40:00 +0200javno-enenjavno-en-a8fb66e34f92f8ec2914961c1b826736http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/07/22/Landslides-take-heavy-toll-in-Nepal/UPI-15611311331585/KATHMANDU, Nepal, July 22 (UPI) -- Landslides caused by heavy rains killed at least 16 people and injured about 50 in Nepal in two days, authorities said Friday.Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:34:00 +0200upienupi-00cda8c5ec913bfbcc7a29ba8cda4759http://gorkhapatra.org.np/rising.detail.php?article_id=53709&cat_id=4Saptari, July 21 - The water level at flooded Koshi River dropped slightly Thursday morning after it peaked on Wednesday. Water flow monitored on Wednesday had measured 213,530 cusecs, year’s highest, which came down to 195,165 cusecs early Thursday, according to the Koshi Barrage Control Room.Fri, 22 Jul 2011 05:04:00 +0200gorkhapatraengorkhapatra-5a80bebddcc5c73bca0299f6e723ed41http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/813531/cs/1/A Nepali blogger, who claims to be based in Massachusetts has unleashed cyber mayhem in the name of Mt Everest, with the victims including Nepal's prime minister, the Indian ambassador to Nepal, majorWed, 20 Jul 2011 11:58:00 +0200irishsunenirishsun-4ee3c20330361cf26cb2c4a74944520f27.712 85.313http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2011/201107/news19/20110719-16ee.htmlPyongyang, July 19 (KCNA) -- At least ten people were killed and six others missing due to landslides triggered by monsoon rains in Nepal's western and central remote mountainous districts on Friday. The hurricane swept the southern part of Dominica recently.Wed, 20 Jul 2011 05:19:00 +0200kcnaenkcna-0ed96a69a6c52189b12de3499294966615.2987 -61.3943http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/more-than-200000-hit-by-floods-in-india-nepalMonsoon floods and landslides kill 80. Officials in India's Assam state describe situation as "alarming"Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:50:00 +0200trustentrust-2274be5e4b9f556b9e579159e5da3af326.3275209100107 92.820120190289627.712 85.313http://www.ekantipur.com/2011/07/17/intl-coverage/nepal-landslides-kill-6-people-leave-10-missing/337546/Landslides triggered by monsoon rains buried parts of two remote mountainous villages in Nepal on Friday, killing six people.Sun, 17 Jul 2011 11:11:00 +0200ekantipurenekantipur-48a0f4320ca30879ddd15ccb2f1bc02727.712 85.313http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/811183/cs/1/At least 17 people were killed in Nepal as monsoon rains lashed villages, triggering landslides and causing rivers to flood their surroundings.Fri, 15 Jul 2011 10:56:00 +0200irishsunenirishsun-7c3c5a92fd883f7416171a96534b971f27.712 85.313http://www.breakingnews.ie/world/six-killed-in-nepal-mountain-landslides-512904.htmlLandslides triggered by monsoon rains buried parts of two remote mountainous villages in Nepal today, killing six people, with 10 others believed to be buried in the debris.Fri, 15 Jul 2011 10:43:00 +0200breakingnews-ieenbreakingnews-ie-6d8ae79a318899111f0f02a278ed7bdd27.712 85.313http://www.eecho.ie/news/world/six-killed-in-nepal-mountain-landslides-512904.html7/15/2011 - 9:11:30 AM Landslides triggered by monsoon rains buried parts of two remote mountainous villages in Nepal today, killing six people, with 10 others believed to be buried in the debris. A landslide buried 10 houses in Purtingkada village, located about 200 miles west of the capital,....Fri, 15 Jul 2011 10:19:00 +0200eechoeneecho-e94d5bf8c76b27bf736e98c169bdc40427.712 85.313http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/world/six-killed-10-missing-in-nepal-landslides/story-e6frfkui-1226095406740?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20newscomaubreakingndm%20%28NEWS.com.au%20%7C%20Breaking%20News%29SIX people were killed in landslides in Nepal early today, local media reported.Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:00:00 +0200news_com_auennews_com_au-2dd5fbe07a95c1d221e8aef720fe197027.712 85.313http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/cae69a7523db45408eeb2b3a98c0c9c5/Article_2011-07-15-AS-Nepal-Landslide/id-2e096db7dc0c4614bd05a3563a5b4321KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Landslides triggered by monsoon rains buried parts of two remote mountainous villages in Nepal on Friday, killing six people, with 10 others believed to be buried in the debris. A landslide buried 10 houses in Purtingkada village, located about 200 miles (320 kilometers) west....Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:05:00 +0200APenAP-36b23f2bfe5bf120e1bcd691aa72f90f27.712 85.313http://www.ekantipur.com/2011/07/12/editors-pick/good-monsoon-hypes-big-harvest-hopes/337232/With good monsoon rains so far and overall satisfactory plantation, government officials are projecting a good harvest....Tue, 12 Jul 2011 05:22:00 +0200ekantipurenekantipur-a8c7a04ddce5a8a6ff951df34936d0f1http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/drought-a-hidden-risk-due-to-lack-of-data-unThe complex nature of drought means it is under-rated as a source of disasters - and the problem will worsen with climate change, UN saysMon, 11 Jul 2011 16:20:00 +0200trustentrust-c454a96199ddd46dfcdc2f66a8a89566http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110709/us_nm/us_art_santafeReuters - Naina Valasai had never boarded an airplane before arriving in Santa Fe this week. In fact the 33-year-old from a remote desert region in Pakistan had never left her village before she was invited to present her ornately patterned ralli quilts at the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market, taking place this weekend.Sat, 09 Jul 2011 22:03:00 +0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-d304c2d65926d2edb0290773d59be7d035.6834 -105.94233.718151 73.060547-31.6169 -60.6978http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/09/us-art-santafe-idUSTRE7682D720110709?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNewsSANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - Naina Valasai had never boarded an airplane before arriving in Santa Fe this week. In fact the 33-year-old from a remote desert region in Pakistan had never left her village before she was invited to present her ornately patterned ralli quilts at the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market, taking place this weekend.Sat, 09 Jul 2011 21:46:00 +0200reutersenreuters-68726f9c67c74ba14cbfa6b27874c66135.6834 -105.94233.718151 73.060547http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/90053730?Nature%27s%20fury%20takes%2058%20lives%20in%20Nepal%20since%20May%2015Natural disasters have claimed the lives of at least 58 people in Nepal since mid-May, Nepal’s Home Ministry reported Friday.Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:31:00 +0200AHNenAHN-b3183b61ed7e33dad88176099ab11d1d27.712 85.313http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/90053311?Floods%2C%20landslides%20kill%2018%20in%20NepalFloods and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains that began last week have killed at least 18 people in various parts of Nepal.Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:53:00 +0200AHNenAHN-d6a3e870f22236f09369ec7c9de643c727.712 85.313http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Bihar-floods-worsen-over-100-villages-inundated/articleshow/9097498.cmsHundreds of thousands of people in Bihar are living in fear after heavy rains caused several rivers to swell and flood over 100 villages, officials said Monday.Mon, 04 Jul 2011 09:26:00 +0200indiatimesenindiatimes-ae8e524ab0fc6cbcc886212e70f6822925.198009 85.521896http://www.ekantipur.com/2011/07/04/intl-coverage/landslide-hits-village-in-nepal-killing-2/336775/Police say a landslide has hit a remote village in mountainous western Nepal, killing two people and leaving four others missing.Mon, 04 Jul 2011 07:17:00 +0200ekantipurenekantipur-66366729d70c9a3a582fa3f155ed867627.712 85.313http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/805376/cs/1/A newborn child and its mother, and a father and his two teenaged children, were among the 15 people killed in Nepal in two days as floods and landslides played havoc with the start of a vigorous monsoon.Sat, 02 Jul 2011 13:11:00 +0200irishsunenirishsun-b175b235b3f2890af71ce5cc7907c0ec27.712 85.313http://gorkhapatra.org.np/rising.detail.php?article_id=52612&cat_id=4Inaruwa, July 1-Red flags have been raised at the Koshi Barrage, indicating that water level in the river is already above danger mark. Floodwater in the river was flowing at the rate of 159,060 cusecs Friday morning, the highest of the year. In order to ease the water flow, 20 floodgates of the....Sat, 02 Jul 2011 08:56:00 +0200gorkhapatraengorkhapatra-2cf67c7b2f03514a977b8c769f02d00bhttp://www.ekantipur.com/2011/07/02/top-story/narayani-flood-displaces-400-households/336657/Flood in the Narayani River followed by the incessant rain has inundated over 80 houses in Mangalpur of Chitwan.Sat, 02 Jul 2011 07:59:00 +0200ekantipurenekantipur-64a254d15f628100ac608d15b5c6dff7http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/90053144?Torrential%20rain%20creates%20havoc%20in%20NepalAs torrential rains continue for the second day in a row, normal life in various parts of Nepal has been crippled.Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:58:00 +0200AHNenAHN-dca948798cc3ac44456c43c9879fc82a27.712 85.313