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DISASTERBREAKINGSep 7Woman found dead in submerged car in Japan amid record rainfallSouth China Morning Post
DISASTERSep 7Car submerged in underpass, one woman unconscious in Fukushima, IwakiA car has become submerged in an underpass in Fukushima, Iwaki, leading to one woman being found unconscious. This incident highlights a localized emergency situation.Asahi Shimbun
DISASTERAug 26Dog injured, woman bitten in 2 new canine attack cases in Hong KongHong Kong authorities are investigating two new dog attack cases that have resulted in injuries to a canine and a woman, which come amid mounting safety concerns after two other similar but deadlier incidents last week. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said on Wednesday that it had been notified by police about the first incident involving the injured dog and had contacted its owner to gather more information. “If there is sufficient evidence that persons concerned...South China Morning Post
DISASTERAug 2558 evacuated, woman taken to hospital after fire at Hong Kong flatAbout 60 people were evacuated and a 98-year-old woman was taken to hospital after a fire broke out in a flat in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Police said they received multiple reports of the blaze at 488 Hennessy Road in Causeway Bay at 10.59am. The 58 people evacuated comprised 25 women and 17 men from the building, plus another 11 men and five women from a bank on the ground floor. The elderly woman reported feeling unwell and was taken to Ruttonjee Hospital in Wan Chai, police said. At 11.39am, the...South China Morning Post
DISASTERJul 24Woman arrested over power theft after Hong Kong flat fire kills 5 petsA Hong Kong woman has been arrested for allegedly stealing electricity after a fire broke out in her Mong Kok flat, killing three cats and two dogs. Investigators said on Friday that the 56-year-old, surnamed Chan, had left her Tung Choi Street flat at about 6pm the previous day with the air conditioner running. The flat was believed to have caught fire due to a short circuit. She was apprehended after checks by power supplier CLP revealed irregularities in the flat’s electricity supply. Police...South China Morning Post
DISASTERJul 21Hong Kong woman killed, 5 others injured in car crash in Japan’s HokkaidoA 53-year-old Hong Kong woman died and five others were injured in a head-on car crash in Japan on Monday, becoming the second such accident in Hokkaido prefecture to involve city residents in less than a week. Japanese news outlets reported that the incident took place at around 3.30pm (Japan Standard Time) on National Route 38 in Furano. A rental car carrying a family of four from Hong Kong crossed into the opposite lane and collided head-on with another passenger vehicle carrying two Japanese...South China Morning Post
DISASTERJun 26Woman dead after fire at Hong Kong flat, 3 others hospitalisedA 50-year-old woman has died in the wake of a fire at a Hong Kong flat, with three others hospitalised. Police said the fire broke out at Valiant Court in Ho Man Tin at around 10.04am on Friday. Fire services were immediately deployed to the scene and the blaze was reportedly extinguished soon thereafter. The force said three women and a man were rescued from the building. They were rushed to Kwong Wah Hospital in nearby Yau Ma Tei but one of the women, aged 50, was later pronounced dead. The...South China Morning Post