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Top NDMA Official Appointed Special Representative Of UN Disaster Risk Reduction
A top official at India's National Disaster Management Authority has been appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as his special representative for disaster risk reduction.
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Proactive Approach Required To Handle Natural Disasters: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday pitched for a "proactive rather than reactive" approach and the use of future technologies in handling natural disasters to minimize damage.
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Fani Now "Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm", Odisha On Alert: 10 Points
Cyclone Fani, which is forming over the Bay of Bengal with wind speeds up to 200 kmph, has turned into an "extremely severe cyclonic" storm, the Navy said late on Tuesday night. Coastal Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are on high alert. Cyclone Fani is expected to hit the Odisha coast by May 3. "The speed of Cyclone Fani at the time of rainfa...
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Colombia Mudslides, Floods Kill Over 206 In Midnight Deluge
Mudslides have killed more than 200 people and left hundreds injured or missing after destroying homes in southern Colombia, the Red Cross aid group said Saturday in its latest toll.
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India To Host International Meet On Disaster Risk Reduction
India will host the Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) next month which will focus on partnership with governments and stakeholders to imbibe the practices in the region's development narrative.
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Colombia Declares Red Alert Due To Excessive Heat
Colombia has declared a red alert in 20 provinces after high temperatures caused wildfires in different regions, the media reported today.
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Santa Absent This Year In Typhoon-Hit Philippines
Wading through knee-deep floods, 12-year-old Joana Yambao pushes her infant sister in a black wash basin along the surface of the filthy water in a typhoon-hit Philippine village where residents have little to celebrate this Christmas.
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Millions Without Power, 3 Dead As typhoon Hits Philippines
Typhoon Melor carved through the central Philippines today bringing heavy rain and strong winds that left millions without power and at least three people dead, officials said.
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Typhoon Threatens Central Philippines, 750,000 Evacuated
Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated from the central Philippines today as a typhoon with winds of up to 150 kph (95 mph) made landfall, dumping heavy rain that could cause flooding, landslides and storm surges, authorities warned.
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Typhoon Melor Intensifies, Threatens Central Philippines
Authorities shut schools and suspended fishing and ferry services in the central Philippines today as a category 3 typhoon barrelled along the eastern seaboard, dumping heavy rains that could cause flooding and landslides.
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Monsoon Rain Kills 8 People in Philippines
Torrential monsoon rains killed at least eight people in the Philippines, the country's disaster relief agency said today, and the toll was expected to rise as two tropical storms battered northern Luzon, the main island in the archipelago.
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UN says Philippine typhoon death toll 4,460, government disputes figure
The United Nations said on Friday the death toll from a super typhoon in the Philippines was at least 4,460, citing regional officials, but the national disaster council maintained a much lower figure.
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Philippines quake: Rescuers search for survivors as death toll reaches 142
Rescue workers struggled to reach isolated communities on a popular Philippine tourist island that was devastated by a huge earthquake, as aftershocks tormented survivors and the death toll surpassed 140.
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Seven die in Philippines boat accident
Seven people died, including two children, and five were left missing after a small ferry sank off the southern Philippines, the civil defence office said on Thursday.
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Top NDMA Official Appointed Special Representative Of UN Disaster Risk Reduction
A top official at India's National Disaster Management Authority has been appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as his special representative for disaster risk reduction.
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Proactive Approach Required To Handle Natural Disasters: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday pitched for a "proactive rather than reactive" approach and the use of future technologies in handling natural disasters to minimize damage.
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Fani Now "Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm", Odisha On Alert: 10 Points
Cyclone Fani, which is forming over the Bay of Bengal with wind speeds up to 200 kmph, has turned into an "extremely severe cyclonic" storm, the Navy said late on Tuesday night. Coastal Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are on high alert. Cyclone Fani is expected to hit the Odisha coast by May 3. "The speed of Cyclone Fani at the time of rainfa...
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Colombia Mudslides, Floods Kill Over 206 In Midnight Deluge
Mudslides have killed more than 200 people and left hundreds injured or missing after destroying homes in southern Colombia, the Red Cross aid group said Saturday in its latest toll.
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India To Host International Meet On Disaster Risk Reduction
India will host the Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) next month which will focus on partnership with governments and stakeholders to imbibe the practices in the region's development narrative.
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Colombia Declares Red Alert Due To Excessive Heat
Colombia has declared a red alert in 20 provinces after high temperatures caused wildfires in different regions, the media reported today.
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Santa Absent This Year In Typhoon-Hit Philippines
Wading through knee-deep floods, 12-year-old Joana Yambao pushes her infant sister in a black wash basin along the surface of the filthy water in a typhoon-hit Philippine village where residents have little to celebrate this Christmas.
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Millions Without Power, 3 Dead As typhoon Hits Philippines
Typhoon Melor carved through the central Philippines today bringing heavy rain and strong winds that left millions without power and at least three people dead, officials said.
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Typhoon Threatens Central Philippines, 750,000 Evacuated
Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated from the central Philippines today as a typhoon with winds of up to 150 kph (95 mph) made landfall, dumping heavy rain that could cause flooding, landslides and storm surges, authorities warned.
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Typhoon Melor Intensifies, Threatens Central Philippines
Authorities shut schools and suspended fishing and ferry services in the central Philippines today as a category 3 typhoon barrelled along the eastern seaboard, dumping heavy rains that could cause flooding and landslides.
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Monsoon Rain Kills 8 People in Philippines
Torrential monsoon rains killed at least eight people in the Philippines, the country's disaster relief agency said today, and the toll was expected to rise as two tropical storms battered northern Luzon, the main island in the archipelago.
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UN says Philippine typhoon death toll 4,460, government disputes figure
The United Nations said on Friday the death toll from a super typhoon in the Philippines was at least 4,460, citing regional officials, but the national disaster council maintained a much lower figure.
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Philippines quake: Rescuers search for survivors as death toll reaches 142
Rescue workers struggled to reach isolated communities on a popular Philippine tourist island that was devastated by a huge earthquake, as aftershocks tormented survivors and the death toll surpassed 140.
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Seven die in Philippines boat accident
Seven people died, including two children, and five were left missing after a small ferry sank off the southern Philippines, the civil defence office said on Thursday.
