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ACCIDENTS

Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 13, 2017
Thousands evacuate in California amid threat of dam spillway collapse
Residents below the tallest dam in the United States, near Oroville in Northern California, were ordered to evacuate on Sunday after a spillway appeared to be in danger of imminent collapse.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Feb 13, 2017
Aichi policewoman takes traffic safety message to seniors, kids
Policewomen in Aichi Prefecture, which has had the highest number of traffic fatalities nationwide for the past 14 years, have teamed up to offer safety seminars for elderly people, children and others who are often the victims of such accidents.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 4, 2017
Beijing resident crashes car near Tiananmen Square
A car crashed and overturned near Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing on Friday. Police, cautioning against the spreading of rumors, said the driver had lost control on a slippery road.
WORLD
Feb 3, 2017
Onlookers take videos as teen road crash victim in India bleeds to death
An Indian teenage boy lay dying after being hit by a bus on Thursday while onlookers filmed him instead of offering help, according to a report from ANI, a partner of Reuters television.

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