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Cyclone Idai: Governments must ramp up rescue efforts and ensure adequate humanitarian assistance

With hundreds of people confirmed dead and thousands others missing or displaced after a devastating cyclone hit Mozambique, Zimbabwe and parts of Malawi, Amnesty International is calling on foreign ...
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Australian navy rescues adventurer who hit a cyclone while rowing across the Pacific Ocean

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian warship on Monday rescued a Lithuanian solo rower who had encountered a tropical cyclone while attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean from California. Aurimas ...
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Cyclone Idai wreaks havoc in Zimbabwe; the International Rescue Committee (IRC) launches immediate emergency response

With tens of thousands of people impacted by Cyclone Idai and in need of assistance, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is on the ground in the hardest hit areas providing medical care, supplies ...
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Cyclone Ditwah live: Heavy rain lashes Tamil Nadu as storm nears Indian coast, dozens of flights affected

36 flights to and from the Chennai airport have been cancelled on Saturday, while 47 flights have been cancelled on Sunday. Among the 47 flights cancelled on Sunday, 36 are domestic flights and 11 ...
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Tsunami veteran rescue elephants mobilized for Indonesia cyclone disaster relief

The number of people killed by flash floods after Cyclone Senyar made landfall over Sumatra on Nov. 26 increased to 1,059 on Dec. 18. In Pidie Jaya district, on the north coast of the semi-autonomous ...
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Emergency Crews Rescue Stranded Sri Lankans As Cyclone Triggers Heavy Flooding

Emergency crews rescue people stranded in flooded areas of Sri Lanka, after the country declared a state of emergency and appealed for international assistance to help with extreme flooding caused by ...