# natural-disaster - Friday 9 November, 2018
Fires are burning across the western US state of California.
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# natural-disaster - Tuesday 2 October, 2018
Rescue efforts have been hampered by a lack of heavy machinery and severed transport links.
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# natural-disaster - Monday 1 October, 2018
Medicines are running out and rescuers are struggling with a shortage of heavy equipment.
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# natural-disaster - Saturday 29 September, 2018
The main airport in Palu is expected to stay closed for at least 24 hours, complicating disaster relief efforts.
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# natural-disaster - Friday 28 September, 2018
The 1.5 metre tsunami slammed into Sulawesi island.
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# natural-disaster - Monday 4 June, 2018
Search efforts for those who are missing were suspended last night due to dangerous conditions.
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# natural-disaster - Sunday 7 January, 2018
The August mudslide killed more than 1,000 people and there are fears for another landslide in the next rainy season.
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# natural-disaster - Saturday 30 September, 2017
The island has been left without electricity and running water due to two hurricanes hurtling across the island.
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# natural-disaster - Tuesday 15 August, 2017
The death toll is expected to rise as around 600 people are still missing. The President has appealed for a global response.
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# natural-disaster - Monday 14 August, 2017
Thousands have been left homeless and there’s an “overwhelming number of dead” after severe flooding and mudslides in Freetown.
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# natural-disaster - Saturday 1 April, 2017
The incident was triggered by intense rains.
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# natural-disaster - Sunday 19 March, 2017
Critics say the plans will damage the natural environment of the mountainous region.
# natural-disaster - Sunday 12 February, 2017
“We would struggle to deliver care” warns consultant in emergency medicine as waiting lists and overcrowding dominate health sector.
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# natural-disaster - Thursday 17 September, 2015
Buildings were reported to have swayed as far away as Buenos Aires.
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# natural-disaster - Tuesday 21 July, 2015
When it comes to climate change, we can’t blame ‘Acts of God’ for destroying our planet. We can only blame ourselves.
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# natural-disaster - Monday 12 January, 2015
More than 220,000 people lost their lives in the disaster.
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# natural-disaster - Saturday 13 December, 2014
100 people are still unaccounted for following the landslide.
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# natural-disaster - Saturday 6 December, 2014
The evacuation has been stepped up by authorities.
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# natural-disaster - Sunday 28 September, 2014
Official say 45 to 49 hikers sheltered overnight in cabins on the mountain.
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# natural-disaster - Saturday 27 September, 2014
At least eleven hikers were injured when Mount Ontake started spewing ash and smoke.
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# natural-disaster - Friday 2 May, 2014
Villagers were at Friday prayers in two mosques when they were swamped by a tide of debris
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# natural-disaster - Friday 29 November, 2013
“You can see the little children when it starts to rain, you can see the fear in their eyes, that what they thought was the end of the world but managed to survive is coming back for them.”
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# natural-disaster - Sunday 17 November, 2013
In Tacloban, babies continue to arrive and are the most vulnerable to the region’s problems.
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# natural-disaster - Thursday 14 November, 2013
The head of the UN humanitarian fund says that six days on, logistical problems mean help still hasn’t reached some places.
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# natural-disaster - Tuesday 12 November, 2013
As a Filipino, I know we’re a resilient nation – but this time the devastation is so great that people are truly desperate. This sort of disaster is simply unprecedented, writes Dr Natasha Reyes.
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Evacuation flights from the devastated city are scarce, meaning that tensions are rising.
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# natural-disaster - Sunday 10 November, 2013
200 tarpaulins, 85 family tents, 10,000 blankets and other basic food and hygiene necessities are also being sent.
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# natural-disaster - Saturday 9 November, 2013
The typhoon moved on to Vietnam today.
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# natural-disaster - Friday 8 November, 2013
Super Typhoon Haiyan – with winds of 315km/ph – smashed into coastal communities before dawn today.
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# natural-disaster - Saturday 5 October, 2013
War and natural disasters are causing destruction so a non-profit organisation plans to digitally scan 500 heritage sites over the next five years.
# natural-disaster - Saturday 27 July, 2013
Dog and cat owners can rest assured that if a natural disaster strikes or they are caught up in political unrest, they can now bring their pets home without clearing the usual inspections.
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# natural-disaster - Thursday 16 May, 2013
Storms
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A powerful storm spawned tornadoes which hit several times in Hood, Tarrant, Dallas and Parker counties last night.
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# natural-disaster - Tuesday 9 April, 2013
The earthquake measured 6.3 on the Richter Scale.
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# natural-disaster - Sunday 7 April, 2013
International agreement allows satellites to be pulled out of their orbit to monitor natural or manmade disasters.
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# natural-disaster - Monday 18 March, 2013
And why are some more slow-moving than others?
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# natural-disaster - Sunday 3 February, 2013
Sandy
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The Government funding is part of a $320,000 totbal to be provided to community projects in the areas most affected by Sandy.
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# natural-disaster - Saturday 12 January, 2013
The recovery from the 2010 earthquake has slowed but there are strong grounds for optimism, says Concern Worldwide Regional Director, Bríd Kennedy.
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# natural-disaster - Monday 7 January, 2013
Obama signed a bill approving billions in emergency disaster aid for victims of the superstorm, after a delay sparked outrage among East Coast Republicans against their own party leadership.
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# natural-disaster - Thursday 27 December, 2012
Tropical Storm Wukong has killed six people and left two missing after hitting the central Philippines.
# natural-disaster - Tuesday 4 December, 2012
The villagers and soldiers drowned when torrents of water dumped by the powerful typhoon rushed down a mountain, engulfing the victims.
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Mild with times of clouds and sun
Max: 20 °C
Min: 8 °C
Sunshine mixing with clouds and pleasant
Max: 17 °C
Min: 9 °C
Some sun, a shower and t-storm around
Max: 17 °C
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