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Typhoon Goni hits the Philippines, killing 4 and displacing hundreds

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Jim Brennan

The Daily Mail reports: “Four people died and hundreds fled their homes on Friday when a category three typhoon bore down on the northern Philippines, disaster officials said. (Break) Civil defence and regional police officials said four people died, one … Continue reading →

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Chile’s Atacama Region Hit By Floods

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Jim Brennan

The Guardian reports on the floods currently affecting the Atacama region in Northern Chile: The president of Chile has flown to the Atacama region in the country’s north where freak rains and flooding left at least seven people dead and … Continue reading →

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Rising flood waters force more people to flee homes in east coast of Semenanjung Malaysia

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Jim Brennan

The Borneo Post reports on the floods hitting the east coast of Malaysia: The second waves of floods in the east coast states of Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang continued to worsen on Tuesday (Dec 23), forcing more people out of … Continue reading →

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