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Disaster Risk Management

Deaths toll in California wildfires rises to 29

The death toll from the devastating fires in the Los Angeles area has risen to 29. One person died in hospital over the weekend as...
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Disaster Risk Management

Los Angeles wildfire death toll hits 24

No fewer than 24 people have died as major wildfires continue to ravage the Los Angeles area in the U.S. state of California, the...
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Disaster Risk Management

Los Angeles wildfires devour thousands of homes, death toll rises to 10

Wildfires threatening Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people and devoured nearly 10,000 structures, with five fires burning into a third night on...
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Disaster Risk Management

Floods death toll in Kenya rises to 238 as heavy rains continue

The number of people who have lost their lives in the devastating floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in Kenya since March has...
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Disaster Risk Management

Flood death toll could reach 20,000 in Libya’s Derna, mayor says

The death toll from devastating floods that struck eastern Libya could reach 20,000 in the city of Derna alone, the mayor said. “We expect a...
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Disaster Risk Management

Death toll could increase eight-fold in Turkey quake, says WHO

The death toll from a strong earthquake in south-eastern Turkey, near Syria's border, could rise eight-fold, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned. The toll,...
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Health

Malawi: Cholera death toll passes 1,000, as outbreak spreads

The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Malawi has passed 1,000 while cases have risen to 30,621, the highest on record in the...
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Health

Lassa fever: NCDC confirms eight new infections, as death toll hits 171

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has recorded eight additional Lassa fever infections and one death between Sept. 5 and 11,...
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