Emergency
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Wind-fanned wildfires threaten to spread in parched Oklahoma
Image: The Rhea fire burns through a grove of red cedar trees near Seiling, Oklahoma, U.S. April 17, 2018. REUTERS/Nick…
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Storms unleash tornadoes in U.S. east, record snow in Midwest
Image: Dark clouds hover above buildings amidst tornadoes in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the U.S., April 10, 2018 in this still…
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Harvey, Maria and others retired as hurricane names: U.S. agency
The World Meteorological Organization's Atlantic regional agency pulled the names from its six-year cycle of approved storm monikers since using…
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Fiji braces for second cyclone in just over a week
Parts of Fiji are still cleaning up after Cyclone Josie hit over the Easter weekend, leading to major flooding that…
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Earthquake measuring 6.3 magnitude strikes South-west of Pogera
According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres, 88km South-west of Pogera, in…
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Magnitude 5.3 quake hits western Iran, no casualties reported: TV
DUBAI (Reuters) – A magnitude 5.3 earthquake hit western Iran on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of casualties…
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Fault line slices through Kenya’s Rift Valley, families flee
Image: Women work on their farm near a chasm suspected to have been caused by a heavy downpour along an…
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Magnitude 6.9 quake off Papua New Guinea, tsunami danger passes
By Alison Bevege and Jane Wardell SYDNEY (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the southern coast of Papua…
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Quake strikes off Papua New Guinea but no reports of casualties
By Byron Kaye and Tom Westbrook SYDNEY (Reuters) – A shallow 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea on…
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A month after PNG quake, cash-strapped government struggles to help the hardest-hit
Image: Damage caused by an earthquake in Papua New Guinea is seen in this handout image released March 7, 2018.…
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