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Nigeria: Nature's Fury Coming
Lagos :: Nigeria | 21 hours ago
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In Lagos, Owerri, Calabar and a few other Nigerian cities, buildings have also collapsed, killing many. A 300-year-old tree fell at a market in Umudagu Ihitte Mbieri village, Mbaitoli LGA of Imo State, and killed more than 30 people...However,
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Sen. Coburn: My bogus dilemma on tornado aid
Oklahoma City :: OK :: USA | 1 day ago
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Having toured the area, it's impossible to put the scope of the damage in words...Americans also may have been surprised to hear about a disagreement in Washington about delivering disaster aid to victims...The Federal Emergency Management Agency has
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Dhaka collapse probe uncovers abuses
Dhāka :: Bangladesh | 1 day ago
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A Bangladesh government report into the collapse of a multi-storey factory building, which killed more than 1,100, has uncovered a series of violations. The report said the building had been constructed with sub-standard materials on unsuitable land.
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Can outsourcing be improved?
Tāl :: India | 1 day ago
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The company claims to make one in every six dress shirts sold in the U.S. (Fortune) The day after the Rana Plaza factory crumbled in suburban Dhaka, Bangladesh, the death toll numbered 225. In the immediate aftermath, a disaster specialist
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PHL imports InaSAFE technology for flood risk management
Manila :: Philippines | 1 day ago
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Philippines, especially in topography and natural hazards .
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Bangladesh building collapse: owner blamed
Dhāka :: Bangladesh | 2 days ago
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THE head of an official inquiry into the deadly collapse of a Bangladesh factory complex says the building's owner was the "main culprit" for the disaster because he violated construction codes. The cave-in of the nine-storey Rana Plaza outside the
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Wolf Blitzer to atheist tornado survivor: 'Do you thank the lord?'
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 2 days ago
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During an interview with Rebecca Vitsmun , a survivor of the tornado, the CNN host repeatedly said she was "blessed" to be alive. Finally she had to stop him and admit that she is an atheist. "You're blessed. Brian your husband is blessed," Blitzer
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Belmar reopens boardwalk destroyed by Sandy
Belmar :: NJ :: USA | 3 days ago
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N.J. (AP) A Jersey shore town is celebrating a milestone as it rebuilds from Superstorm Sandy. Belmar officials will reopen their 1.3-mile boardwalk that was destroyed by the October storm. Officials had said the goal was to have the work finished in
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UN Global Disasters Forum - Condolences for Oklahoma Victims
Oklahoma City :: OK :: USA | 3 days ago
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A United Nations forum dedicated to building resilience to disasters and making communities safer opened today in Geneva with expressions of sympathy for the people of Oklahoma City over the loss of life caused yesterday by a deadly tornado. Our
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Past disasters offer hope as rescue efforts continue
İstanbul :: Turkey | 3 days ago
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Published May 21, 2013 FoxNews.com As rescuers scour the rubble of tornado-ravaged Moore, Okla., desperately searching for trapped survivors, recent history shows there is reason for hope. Word that the death toll had been vastly overstated,
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