The search for bodies in a central Philippine village entombed by a landslide officially ended today, with a commemorative ceremony scheduled to provide closure to the tragedy.

The death toll in a coal mine accident in north east China rose to 138 with 11 others still missing today as anxious relatives demanded to be allowed into the mine.

Anxious relatives of missing miners demanded to be allowed into a coal mine today after an explosion killed at least 134 people and left rescuers searching for 15 others, adding to a soaring death toll in China’s mines despite a national safety crackdown.

Thirteen people were killed and more than 20,000 houses destroyed by rain and hail storms in southern China, the government said today.

A flash flood today swept away more than 800 houses in northern Thailand, killing at least 12 people and leaving 4,000 others homeless, officials said.