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Natural Disasters Sweep Russia, Malaysia and U.S.
Pyongyang, May 26 (KCNA) -- 477 cases of forest fire were reported in Russia on May 20.

The damaged area covers 97.5 hectares. A lot of forest fires were also reported in the Republic of Yakutiya, Sverdlovsk Region and Amur Region.

State of emergency was alerted in this country on May 21.

16 people died and 9 injured in a landslide due to the heavy rain in the vicinity Quala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 21.

A massive storm system Sunday night dropped a devastating tornado into Joplin, a city of 50,000 people in the southwest corner of Missouri, United States, killing at least 116 people and leaving churches, schools, and homes reduced to ruins.

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