Death toll nears 400 in India’s flood-hit Kerala, dozens missing
Kerala has pitched it as a national disaster, which if accepted by the federal government, is likely to prompt greater commitments of funds for relief and rebuilding efforts.
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Several hundred stranded on Lombok volcano after earthquake
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Efforts were underway on Monday to rescue several hundred trekkers stranded on Mount Rinjani on Indonesia’s Lombok Island, a day after a powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the popular tourist destination, a disaster agency official said.
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Greece to start burying wildfire victims, government facing criticism
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece will this weekend begin burying the victims of a devastating wildfire near Athens which killed at least 88 people, and has prompted criticism of the government’s handling of the disaster.
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Prince Harry joins Elton John to launch HIV campaign targeting men
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry joined pop star Elton John on Tuesday to launch a campaign to raise HIV awareness among men, warning that “dangerous complacency” about the virus threatened the quest to wipe it out.
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Hawaii eruption could last years, destroy new areas: geologists
The eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano could last for months or years and threaten new communities on the Big Island, according to a report by U.S. government geologists.
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Greek wildfire kills at least 20 near Athens, residents flee homes
Image: A man uses a cloth to protect himself from smoke as wildfire burns in the town of Rafina, near
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Faster, Higher, Hotter: Tokyo weather prompts 2020 fears
Image: A temperature indicator measures 43.1 degrees Celsius, placed on the surface of the spectators’ stand at the construction site
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Lava from Kilauea ‘collapse explosion’ destroys Hawaii structures
(Reuters) – A “collapse explosion” at the summit of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano on Wednesday sent a surge of lava that destroyed structures in an evacuated housing development, geologists and civil defense authorities said.
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Volcanic lava ‘bomb’ injures 23 people on tour boat in Hawaii
The boat was able to return to its port in Hilo less than an hour later, and three of the injured were taken to a local hospital by ambulance, Okinaka said. Nine or 10 others with less severe injuries were driven to the hospital by private vehicle, and 10 more people were treated by paramedics at the port, he told Reuters by telephone.
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Scientists defy ‘force of nature’ to unlock secrets of Hawaii volcano
Image: Scientists defy ‘force of nature’ to unlock secrets of Hawaii volcano By Terray Sylvester and Jolyn Rosa PAHOA, Hawaii
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