Emergency
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Mexico in three-day countdown to search for earthquake survivors
Rescuers are unlikely to find any more survivors of Mexico's earthquake still buried in the ruins and will cease operations…
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Southern California wildfire forces 1,500 to flee homes
Crews were battling a major Southern California wildfire on Tuesday that has destroyed at least one structure and forced 1,500…
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More Efforts Needed for Proper Mass Evacuation Plan for PNG
IOM looking to work with Governement on National Emergency Evacuation Plans....
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Heavy rains batter Mumbai yet again; air, rail traffic hit
Heavy rains battered India's financial hub for the second time in weeks causing massive disruption at the country's second busiest…
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Strong quake near Mexico City kills almost 150, rescuers dig through collapsed buildings
The magnitude 7.1 quake toppled dozens of buildings, broke gas mains and sparked fires less than two weeks after another…
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Hurricane Maria pummels small Caribbean island of Dominica as Category 5 storm
Hurricane Maria, the second Category 5 storm to hit the Caribbean this month, plowed into the small island nation of…
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Storm kills eight in Romania, damage hits Serbia, Croatia
Road and rail traffic in parts of Romania was halted by fallen trees. Several hospitals, schools and apartment buildings had…
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Earthquake hits off Papua New Guinea
The quake struck at a depth of 37 km (23 miles), in the sea southwest of Kandrian soon after midnight…
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Hurricane Maria seen strengthening into major hurricane in next two days
That storm, one of the most powerful ever recorded in the Atlantic with winds up to 185 miles per hour…
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Wind and rain lash Vietnam as Typhoon Doksuri hits
Nearly 80,000 people have been evacuated from coastal regions in preparation for Doksuri. Winds exceeded 130 km (80 miles) per…
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