YANGON, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Seven people were killed and 12 others injured in a passenger car crash Saturday morning near Nantohn village in Thibaw township of Myanmar's easternmost Shan state, a local police official said.
With 30 people including drivers and conductors on board, the vehicle which was on route of Nay Pyi Taw- Lashio crashed and overturned due to a slip on the road caused by heavy rainfall, according to the official.
A total of 2,229 people were killed in road accidents across Myanmar in the first half of 2016, according to Myanmar Police Force.
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SUVA, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) has reaffirmed its support for Fiji in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Winston, the Fijian government said Thursday.
Detailed discussions will be held in the coming weeks on European assistance in Fiji's recovery and rebuilding phase, Fiji's department of information said.
The assurance was made by Pierre Amilhat, the European Commission's director for development coordination Asia, Central Asia, Middle EastGulf and Pacific, at a meeting in Frankfurt, Germany with Fiji's Attorney-General and Minister for Finance Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, the department said in a statement.
""The two men discussed the Post Disaster Needs Assessment Report on Cyclone Winston, which has been jointly prepared by the European Union, the World Bank, the United Nations and the Asian Development Bank. The report is a comprehensive assessment of the damage caused by Cyclone Winston and the needs of Fijians living in the affected areas,"" the statement said.
Winston ravaged Fiji in February, claiming 44 lives and leaving a path of massive destruction.
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Sheila Wheeler, the NGO's director of debt said: "This research tells us that one in six people in the UK have financial worries."
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