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Now, as the waters subside and the full extent of the damage is assessed, come the voices of distraught people who have lost everything and the rallying of Americans to help in the recovery.Sun, 03 Sep 2017 02:13:00 +0200observer-99167b00184773b770ee49966af72871observeren-4.32084 15.2987UNbodiesNaturalDisastersEnvironmentClimateChangeGeorge BrownWorld Meteorological OrganisationPennsylvania State UniversityAnadolu AgencyDurham University20170903021300https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/02/flood-waters-rising-urban-development-climate-changeF irst came the dire warnings of Hurricane Harvey , then the terrible scenes as the skies opened, whole neighbourhoods drowned and motorways became rivers. Now, as the waters subside and the full extent of the damage is assessed, come the voices of distraught people who have lost everything and the rallying of Americans to help in the recovery.Sun, 03 Sep 2017 01:15:00 +0200guardian-99167b00184773b770ee49966af72871guardianen-4.32084 15.2987UNbodiesNaturalDisastersEnvironmentClimateChangeGeorge BrownWorld Meteorological OrganisationPennsylvania State UniversityAnadolu AgencyDurham University20170903011500http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFKCN1AX1H7-OZATPFREETOWN, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Soldiers and volunteers with shovels and pickaxes dug through the perilous site of a mudslide in Sierra Leone on Thursday in search of hundreds of bodies believed still buried days after the disaster. Approximately 600 people are missing after a torrent of mud on Monday....Fri, 18 Aug 2017 05:36:00 +0200reuters-af-bc433342cc7cf7505d07b9e81148f972reuters-afen-7.989683 26.03491NaturalDisastersAmnesty InternationalRed Cross20170818053600http://reliefweb.int/report/world/internal-displacement-2017-provisional-mid-year-figures-highlights-document-16-august. August 2017 (Geneva) Conflict, violence and disasters have caused more than 9 million new internal displacements globally in the first half of 2017, according to new estimates released today by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Of the 9.1 million new internal displacements, 4.Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:52:00 +0200reliefWeb-8e3fc34010b70e344f0da9da73051f03reliefWeben-4.32084 15.2987NaturalDisastersMigrationAsylumSian Bowen20170818015200http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-hundreds-of-mudslide-victims-buried-in-sierra-leone-search-for-hundreds-missing-goes-on-2533541Burials began on Thursday for 300 people killed in Sierra Leone's mudslide while the search went on for hundreds of others still missing. In a ceremony attended by President Ernest Bai Koroma, wooden coffins were lowered into hurriedly dug graves at a cemetery in Waterloo, as the country tried to....Thu, 17 Aug 2017 22:46:00 +0200dnaindia-497acef2746d412ac02374e92b61ef76dnaindiaen-7.989683 26.03491NaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseasesBai KoromaErnest Bai KoromaAmnesty InternationalErnest BaiRed Cross20170817224600https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/mudslide-victims-buried-in-sierra-leone-as-search-for-missing-continues/article36019588/Burials began on Thursday for 300 people killed in Sierra Leone’s mudslide while the search went on for hundreds of others still missing. In a ceremony attended by President Ernest Bai Koroma, wooden coffins were lowered into hurriedly dug graves at a cemetery in Waterloo, as the country tried to....Thu, 17 Aug 2017 22:26:00 +0200theglobeandmail-3e1f1701eaaa85f28aa2892cf86bda84theglobeandmailen-7.989683 26.03491NaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseasesErnest BaiRed CrossBai KoromaErnest Bai KoromaAmnesty International20170817222600http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/hundreds-of-mudslide-victims-buried-in-sierra-leone--search-for-hundreds-missing-goes-on-9132706Burials began on Thursday for 300 people killed in Sierra Leone's mudslide while the search for hundreds of others missing.. In a ceremony attended by President Ernest Bai Koroma, wooden coffins were lowered into hurriedly dug graves at a cemetery in Waterloo, as the country tried to begin....Thu, 17 Aug 2017 22:20:00 +0200channelnewsasia-701085d2df59e5faaa9805e356686ca9channelnewsasiaen-4.46101349414793 15.9947575880967NaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseasesErnest Bai KoromaAmnesty InternationalErnest BaiJeremy GauntEdward McAllisterBai KoromaRed Cross20170817222000http://www.reuters.com/article/us-leone-mudslide-idUSKCN1AX1EI?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Reuters%2FworldNews+%28Reuters+World+News%29FREETOWN, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Burials began on Thursday for 300 people killed in Sierra Leone's mudslide while the search for hundreds of others missing.. In a ceremony attended by President Ernest Bai Koroma, wooden coffins were lowered into hurriedly dug graves at a cemetery in Waterloo, as the....Thu, 17 Aug 2017 21:50:00 +0200reuters-a965c39be972144ca585fbd3c86e5a5dreutersen-7.989683 26.03491NaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseasesErnest BaiRed CrossBai KoromaErnest Bai KoromaAmnesty International20170817215000https://www.theglobeandmail.com/feeds/thomson-reuters/canada-top/hundreds-of-mudslide-victims-buried-in-sierra-leone-search-for-hundreds-missing-goes-on/article36019255/Burials began on Thursday for 300 people killed in Sierra Leone's mudslide while the search for hundreds of others missing.. In a ceremony attended by President Ernest Bai Koroma, wooden coffins were lowered into hurriedly dug graves at a cemetery in Waterloo, as the country tried to begin....Thu, 17 Aug 2017 21:40:00 +0200theglobeandmail-5da363a572c7b1459f05c253f573d7fftheglobeandmailen-4.46101349414793 15.9947575880967NaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseasesErnest BaiJeremy GauntRed CrossBai KoromaErnest Bai KoromaAmnesty InternationalEdward McAllister20170817214000http://www.shanghaidaily.com/world/Digging-for-bodies-still-buried-in-site-of-mudslide/shdaily.shtmlSOLDIERS and volunteers with shovels and pickaxes dug through the perilous site of a mudslide in Sierra Leone yesterday in search of hundreds of bodies believed still buried days after the disaster. Approximately 600 people are missing after a torrent of mud on Monday swept away homes on the edge of....Thu, 17 Aug 2017 19:46:00 +0200shanghaidaily-bf7228d9f66172c220c7c786d3b83b68shanghaidailyen-7.989683 26.03491NaturalDisastersUNbodiesRed CrossAmnesty International20170817194600http://bdnews24.com/world/2017/08/17/hundreds-still-missing-in-sierra-leone-mudslide-as-search-intensifiesSoldiers and volunteers with shovels and pickaxes dug through the perilous site of a mudslide in Sierra Leone on Thursday in search of hundreds of bodies believed still buried days after the disaster. Approximately 600 people are missing after a torrent of mud on Monday swept away homes on the edge....Thu, 17 Aug 2017 16:28:00 +0200bdnews24-26a552ca95e816234f5061655750b151bdnews24en-7.989683 26.03491NaturalDisastersUNbodiesRed CrossAmnesty International20170817162800https://www.undispatch.com/map-day-people-forced-flee-homes-2017/. Today’s map comes from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center, which tracks internal displacement around the world. People become “internally displaced” when they are forced to flee their homes because of violence or natural disaster, but do not cross an international border.Thu, 17 Aug 2017 15:47:00 +0200undispatch-19e069fa267027869a21a24cb1f5bca9undispatchen-4.32084 15.2987NaturalDisastersMigrationUNbodiesUnited Nations20170817154700http://www.myanmarnews.net/article/254373342/more-than-9-million-people-already-displaced-globally-in-2017Of the 9.1 million new internal displacements, 4.6 million were caused by conflict, a figure which is already two-thirds of last year's total. Disaster displacement continues at an unabated pace too. More than 9 million people already displaced globally in 2017.Thu, 17 Aug 2017 09:05:00 +0200myanmarnews-f11fc9f09943a150d4cf27b2a424feb7myanmarnewsen-4.32084 15.2987MigrationNaturalDisastersSian Bowen20170817090500http://www.srilankasource.com/article/254373342/more-than-9-million-people-already-displaced-globally-in-2017Of the 9.1 million new internal displacements, 4.6 million were caused by conflict, a figure which is already two-thirds of last year's total. Disaster displacement continues at an unabated pace too. More than 9 million people already displaced globally in 2017.Thu, 17 Aug 2017 07:51:00 +0200srilankasource-f11fc9f09943a150d4cf27b2a424feb7srilankasourceen-4.32084 15.2987MigrationNaturalDisastersSian Bowen20170817075100http://reliefweb.int/report/world/internal-displacement-2017-provisional-mid-year-figures-highlights-document-16-augustSummary. Provisional estimates based on data available show there were over 9 million new cases of internal displacement brought on by conflict, violence and disasters between January and June 2017. New displacements - conflict and violence: There were 4.Wed, 16 Aug 2017 15:36:00 +0200reliefWeb-04f4ee411d0d4c0669120aadf7ce34bcreliefWeben-4.32084 15.2987NaturalDisasters20170816153600http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/natural-disasters-donor-fatigue-1.4301467?cmp=rssA flood of natural disasters around the world in the last month has some aid organizations taking a different approach to fundraising to prevent donor fatigue. For weeks, Canadians have been inundated with video of the damage caused by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria in the United States and Caribbean — and two devastating earthquakes in Mexico.Sat, 23 Sep 2017 11:12:00 +0200CBC-4320c5e90407700b4b457646ab43c4fbCBCen4.05221 22.33536FoodSecurityFoodAidNaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseasesUNbodiesDavid MorleyUNICEFOxfamCharity IntelligenceMédecins Sans FrontièresDoctors Without BordersWorld Vision20170923111200