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Two dead in Brunei landslides, floods: newspaper

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by Staff Writers
Bandar Seri Begawan (AFP) Jan 22, 2009
Two people in Brunei have been killed after heavy rains caused landslides and flooding that were among the sultanate's worst ever, a newspaper reported Thursday.

A 46-year-old woman died when a landslide crashed into her house as she slept, the Borneo Bulletin reported, citing a police spokesperson. In another incident, a 19-year-old woman trying to walk home from work drowned in fast-flowing flood waters, the report said.

Water also swept into a power station, leaving some residents without electricity, while telephone service was also disrupted, the Bulletin said.

The heaviest rains occurred Tuesday night, it said.

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Flood cost rises in Fiji's 'worst natural disaster': minister
Suva (AFP) Jan 19, 2009
The cost of damage from flooding in Fiji's "worst ever natural disaster" is rocketing, its military regime said Monday, with the latest figure estimated at just over 30 million US dollars.







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