Emergency
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Evacuations in New Orleans as storm that killed 25 approaches
New Orleans evacuated some residents from areas outside its levee system as Tropical Storm Nate swirled toward the U.S. Gulf…
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Tropical Storm Nate kills 22 in Central America, heads for U.S.
In Nicaragua, at least 11 people died, seven others were reported missing and thousands had to evacuate homes because of…
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Dunkirk-style evacuation as Vanuatu volcano pollutes drinking water
Vanuatu hopes to evacuate all 11,000 people from its northern island of Ambae by Wednesday, with a flotilla of boats…
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Maria weakens to tropical storm: NHC
Maria weakened to a tropical storm on Tuesday from a hurricane with some more weakening expected during the next day…
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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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