Emergency
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Residents take to the hills as powerful quake hits Solomon Islands
By Tom Westbrook and Charlotte Greenfield SYDNEY/WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Residents of the remote Solomon Islands rushed into the hills after…
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Huge quake hits Solomon Islands, tsunami alert lifted
Image Source BBC News: A tsunami warning has been lifted in parts of the South Pacific following a powerful earthquake…
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Nearly 100 killed, hundreds hurt as quake strikes Indonesia’s Aceh
Image: Rescue workers try to remove a victim from a collapsed building following an earthquake in Lueng Putu, Pidie Jaya…
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Quake in north Indonesia kills 52: official
Image: Rescue workers and police remove a victim from a collapsed building following an earthquake in Lueng Putu, Pidie Jaya…
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NAC To Conduct Emergency Exercise Tomorrow
A major full-scale emergency exercise will be carried out by the National Airports Corporation (NAC) tomorrow. The exercise will be…
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Report states 60 per cent of PNG lack access to safe water
Somewhere in the world, water is a crisis in a community. Whether it’s a drought or water pollution – water…
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Death toll rises to seven in Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains fires
Image: Burned buildings and cars aftermath of wildfire is seen in this image released in social media by Tennessee Highway Patrol…
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At least five dead, dozens injured as tornadoes rip through U.S. South
(Reuters) – At least five people were killed and dozens were injured after tornadoes tore through the U.S. South overnight…
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China’s Hebei province issues red alert for smog
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s northern Hebei province has issued its first “red alert” of the year for severe pollution, the…
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California seeks long-term water savings as drought lingers
Image: Mud cracks along a dried riverbed are pictured near San Ysidro, California March 31, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake By Sharon…
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