Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, March 4
KUALA LUMPUR– Flooding in Malaysia has displaced over 40,000 people as of Saturday in several states with the worst hit being Johor state, according to government data. Over 37,000 have been evacuated to flood relief centers in Johor alone while the states of Pahang, Negeri Sembilan, Malacca in Peninsular Malaysia have fewer numbers of evacuees, according to…
CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh — An explosion occurred Saturday afternoon in an oxygen refilling plant at Sitakunda on the outskirts of Bangladesh’s southeastern Chattogram city, leaving at least five people dead and dozens others injured.
The explosion took place during refilling of oxygen cylinders at the plant of Sheema Automatic Re-Rolling Mills Limited. More than 200 people were working at the plant at the time of the explosion, which was followed by a fire. (Bangladesh-Plant-Explosion)
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KUALA LUMPUR — Flooding in Malaysia has displaced over 40,000 people as of Saturday in several states with the worst hit being Johor state, according to government data.
Over 37,000 have been evacuated to flood relief centers in Johor alone while the states of Pahang, Negeri Sembilan, Malacca in Peninsular Malaysia have fewer numbers of evacuees, according to the social welfare department. (Malaysia-Flooding-Evacuation)
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JAKARTA — The death toll of a fuel storage explosion on Friday night in the northern part of Jakarta rose to 17, an official said early Saturday.
The Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) acting chief Muhammad Ridwan told media that the number of people injured in the incident reached 51, and currently are treated in a number of hospitals in the capital. (Indonesia-Explosion-Casualties)
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MANILA — Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos on Saturday strongly condemned the assassination of Negros Oriental province governor Roel Degamo, vowing his administration will bring those behind the killing to justice.
“My government will not rest until we have brought the perpetrators of this dastardly and heinous crime to justice,” Marcos said in a statement. (Philippines-Governor Killing) Enditem
