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Seen from a drone Praia Nova Village, one of the most affected neighbourhoods in Beira, razed by the passing cyclone, in the coastal city of Beira, Mozambique, Sunday March 17, 2019. Families are returning to the vulnerable shanty town following cyclone high winds and rain. More than 1,000 people are feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the southern African country. (Josh Estey/CARE via AP)

CLICK HERE - reliefweb - Tropical Cyclone Idai - March 2019

apnews.com - by Andrew Meldrum - March 18, 2019

More than 1,000 people were feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the country, submerging entire villages and leaving bodies floating in the floodwaters, the nation’s president said . . .

. . . Cyclone Idai could prove to be the deadliest storm in generations to hit the impoverished southeast African country of 30 million people.

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The Flood Was Extraordinary. So Was Australians’ Response.

Sat, 2019-02-09 08:03 — Kathy Gilbeaux

A man helping strangers remove flood-damaged items from their home in a suburb of Townsville, in the Australian state of Queensland, on Thursday. Credit Dan Peled/EPA, via Shutterstock

nytimes.com - by Livia Albeck-Ripka - February 7, 2019

. . . Community support is the biggest predictor of how well people recover from disasters, “over and above the horrors of the trauma” . . .

As climate change makes it likely that disasters will become more intense and frequent, researchers are studying how communities respond, and what they need to be resilient. Being part of a community response can be “protective” . . .

. . . the real danger zone is six to 12 months after a disaster strikes. It is then, experts agree, when the news coverage fades and others seem to move on, that residents who are still struggling with practical issues, like insurance claims, and emotional trauma, can feel abandoned.

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Kiribati: a Drowning Paradise in the South Pacific

Mon, 2018-12-17 09:13 — Kathy Gilbeaux

DW Documentary - November 8, 2017

Climate change and rising sea levels mean the island nation of Kiribati in the South Pacific is at risk of disappearing into the sea.

But the island’s inhabitants aren’t giving up. They are doing what they can to save their island from inundation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ0j6kr4ZJ0

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Climate Change Has Intensified Hurricane Rainfall, and Now We Know How Much

Wed, 2018-11-14 23:02 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Houston residents Larry Koser Jr. and his son Matthew salvage possessions from their home after Hurricane Harvey. Photo by Erich Schlegel/Getty Images

CLICK HERE - STUDY - Anthropogenic influences on major tropical cyclone events

pbs.org - by Julia Griffin - November 14, 2018

Hurricane Harvey swamped Houston with seven days of pounding rain last August. When scientists went back to look at historical weather patterns, they reported Harvey dumped 20 percent more rain than it typically would have. The culprit: climate change.

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80% of Nigeria affected by floods disaster - Nigeria

Thu, 2018-11-08 22:46 — Kathy Gilbeaux

https://reliefweb.int/report/nigeria/80-nigeria-affected-floods-disaster

80% of Nigeria affected by floods disaster

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Earthquake - Tsunami - Indonesia - News and Information Resources

Wed, 2018-10-03 22:10 — Kathy Gilbeaux

A massive earthquake triggered a tsunami in Indonesia on September 28, 2018.

Here is an expanding list of news and information resources.

CLICK HERE - AHA Centre - Indonesia, Central Sulawesi, M 7.4 Earthquake and Tsunami - Updates

CLICK HERE - reliefweb - Indonesia: Earthquakes - Sep 2018

CLICK HERE - Humanitarian Response - Indonesia

CLICK HERE - Indonesian soldiers ordered to fire on looters - October 3, 2018

CLICK HERE - AFP - Time running out for survivors as Indonesia toll tops 1,400 - October 3, 2018

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Typhoon Mangkhut: More Than 40 Bodies Found in Philippines Landslide

Mon, 2018-09-17 16:20 — Maeryn Obley

Video: As the storm moved toward southern China, the search for survivors started in the Philippines, where the death toll could surpass 100. By BARBARA MARCOLINI and SARAH STEIN KERR on Publish Date September 16, 2018. Photo by Jes Aznar for The New York Times.

nytimes.com - September 17th 2018

Emergency workers in the Philippines recovered more than 40 bodies from the muddied wreckage of a gold miners’ bunkhouse after Typhoon Mangkhut set off a landslide, burying the remote northern town of Itogon in a river of debris, officials said on Monday.

Mangkhut, a super typhoon that slammed into the northern Philippine province of Luzon on Saturday, continued a path of destruction across southern China on Sunday and into Monday.

In the Philippines, the police on Monday gave an unofficial death toll of 66 people nationwide, though that number was almost certain to rise.

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Torrential Rains Destroy More than 200 Schools in Sudan

Fri, 2018-08-03 17:51 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Torrential rains destroyed about 2,500 houses in En Nahud, West Kordofan, on July 23, 2018 (RD)

dabangasudan.org - August 3, 2018

The heavy rainfall in Sudan in the past weeks has caused the collapse of hundreds of homes and at least 211 school buildings. In eastern Sudan’s Kassala, rains and floods not only destroyed dozens of houses, but also a large number of crops. People in West Kordofan fear the spread of diseases . . .

. . . People in En Nahud in West Kordofan, where flash floods destroyed a large number of houses on July 23, fear the spread of watery diarrhoea (suspected to be cholera) and other epidemics.

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