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She said the government's first priority was restoring power to areas disconnected from grid by the cyclone. About 69,500 Queensland families had been impacted, and.... Mon, 23 Feb 2015 07:19:00 +0100 smh en smh-4064ea03cd2f6796993bc69bed9a031a NaturalDisasters -23.127661 150.746399 -23.37599 150.512604 -24.40176 150.517502 -27.4539 153.027 -30.9876 150.452698 -37.091721 144.205002 20150223071900 http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/hundreds-of-homes-destroyed-by-cyclone-marcia-and-the-count-continues-20150223-13meeu.html Tropical Cyclone Marcia destroyed about 350 homes but the total extent of the damage is unclear, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says. She said the government's first priority was restoring power to areas disconnected from grid by the cyclone. About 69,500 Queensland families had been impacted, and.... Mon, 23 Feb 2015 07:17:00 +0100 brisbanetimes en brisbanetimes-4064ea03cd2f6796993bc69bed9a031a NaturalDisasters -23.127661 150.746399 -23.37599 150.512604 -24.40176 150.517502 -27.4539 153.027 -30.9876 150.452698 -37.091721 144.205002 20150223071700 http://www.mercurynews.com/nation-world/ci_27558407/cyclone-sandwich-slam-into-australia?source=rss The eastern coast of Australia made it through most of the country's peak storm season without getting hit with a major cyclone. That's about to change, as Queensland gets slammed by severe tropical cyclone Marcia. The storm grew from a Category 1 system to a Category 4, the equivalent of a major U.S. Thu, 19 Feb 2015 23:35:00 +0100 mercurynews en mercurynews-58b77494904934d91d90aa581e7b16c3 NaturalDisasters 40.303333 -80.118333 -23.127661 150.746399 -19.4844955505544 133.367838231888 -32.1660767304355 147.007371102808 41.832222 -78.586111 -27.4539 153.027 -25.283581 152.835693 40.790699 -77.863586 20150219233500 http://www.trust.org/item/20150219085343-lgxl3/ Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Tropical cyclone Marcia is forecast to strike Australia at about 12:00 GMT on 19 February. Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall will be near 21. Thu, 19 Feb 2015 10:17:00 +0100 trust en trust-8895feb41eba96783a11cf455f9f7f0d NaturalDisasters -35.3499 149.042 20150219101700 http://au.ibtimes.com/new-zealand-private-insurer-calls-change-business-models-settle-claims-quake-affected-people-1422441 The system of dual compensation on claims pursued by New Zealand from the earthquake affected people in Christchurch and elsewhere has come in for criticism by the private insurer Vero, which called for a debate to modify New Zealand’s natural disaster insurance model. Wed, 18 Feb 2015 00:45:00 +0100 ibtimes-au en ibtimes-au-7547920a042c6e1ecfb0d1cee8ac2220 NaturalDisasters Echo -29.71385 152.943207 -43.5235 172.638 -25.434521 141.885406 20150218004500 http://reliefweb.int/map/malawi/10-february-2015-world-events Niger - Conflict • Over the last two to three days, active combats between Boko Haram insurgents and a mix of patrols from Niger and Chadian forces took place in Diffa. Although no report is currently available, significant causalities are reported among the civilian population. Thu, 12 Feb 2015 01:30:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-7ac1dae4a6a636614e3ffc760d1e49ef UNbodies NaturalDisasters ECnews FoodSecurityFoodAid EU-Asia PolicyFoodSafety PolicyHumanitarianAid 13.30962 12.61092 -16.98526 145.418594 6.837966 31.28277 -18.90765 47.527679 44.872711 18.80975 9.90867117762878 5.60272139612571 11.7666667 34.35 -13.9826 33.7738 51.4879 -0.177998 -6.18287 106.829 45.090986 18.320101 43.41673 18.109308 20150212013000 http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/01/28/Grandpas-into-disaster-aid-missions-Grandpas-love-to-work-in-disaster-areas/ Disaster Aid Australia response team (DART) member Dave Tuzewski, 69, from Adelaide, and Disaster Aid USA ambassador and DART member Tore Knos, 65, from Los Angeles, were in Kelantan and Pahang from Jan 13 to 25 to set up 50 tents and two portable water filters for those affected by the massive floods. 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