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At least nine people were killed Saturday after a train coach parked in southern India caught fire when a passenger tried to make tea, officials said. The coach, which had been detached from a train, was stationed at the Madurai railway yard in the southern state of Tamil Nadu when the fire broke out before dawn. Local media reports said the passengers had illegally smuggled aboard a gas cylinder which exploded when they tried to use it. IMAGES
Twenty-seven people were feared dead after a blaze swept through a commercial building housing a mental health clinic in the Japanese city of Osaka on Friday. IMAGES
Atami, Jul 5 (EFE/EPA).- Japanese authorities in Atami said four people died and more than 100 were missing after a mudslide caused by torrential rains swept part of the municipality last weekend.Although local authorities initially reported about 20 missing people, they later said the number had risen to 113, Japanese government Spokesman Katsunobu Kato said Monday.Atami authorities base their missing persons figures on the current resident registry, which is why they said it is difficult to determine the actual number of missing people, as some may have moved out of the area without notifying them prior to the incident. (Camera: KIMIMASA MAYAMA). SHOT LIST: THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY A HUGE MUDSLIDE AND RESCUE WORKERS SEARCH FOR MISSING PEOPLE ON THE MUDSLIDE TRIGGERED BY TORRENTIAL RAIN AT HOT-SPRING RESORT AREA IZUSAN IN ATAMI, SHIZUOKA PREFECTURE, CENTRAL JAPAN.
An express train travelling at around 120 kilometres per hour smashed into a truck at a crossing south of Tokyo, sparking a blaze and killing one person with around 30 others injured. IMAGES
A suspected arson attack at an animation production company in Japan has left 33 people dead and dozens more injured, after a man reportedly doused the building with flammable liquid and shouted "drop dead." IMAGES
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