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13 October | International Day for Disaster Reduction
More effort needed for disaster prone places in Papua New Guinea...
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Hurricane Nate makes landfall at U.S. Gulf Coast
Nate, the fourth major storm to strike the United States in less than two months, killed at least 30 people…
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In Puerto Rico, lives depend on volunteer doctors and diesel generators
A dozen volunteer doctors and medical students from San Juan started assessing which patient should be transported first - in…
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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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Stakeholders finalise five year Gulf emergency TB response plan
Gulf Province has one of the highest rates of TB in Papua New Guinea...
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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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