News tagged with relief workers
Lessons learned from Japan's earthquake applicable for hurricanes, other natural disasters
The importance of knowing your neighbors and taking warnings seriously are just two of the life-saving lessons that can be learned from the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan six months ago, says a Purdue University ...
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Aug 31, 2011 |
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Hungary's toxic mud disaster leaves deep scars
When Piroska Nyoma surveys what was left of her street in the village of Devecser in the west of Hungary, her eyes fill with tears.
Apr 22, 2011 |
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Hardship and human rights violations continue among Burma cyclone survivors
The survivors of Cyclone Nargis, which struck Burma (also known as Myanmar) in May 2008, continue to face challenges in rebuilding their lives, in lack of access to relief and reconstruction efforts, and in violations of ...
May 09, 2010 |
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Aid groups enlist Google to help in Haiti effort
(AP) -- Aid workers, with the help of Google Earth, are uploading key information onto the Web to illustrate the needs of hundreds of thousands of people left homeless by Haiti's earthquake - an innovation ...
Mar 02, 2010 |
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Almost half of injured Haitians are likely to be children, pediatric emergency study indicates
A statistical study by a specialist group at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and the University of Southern California indicates that the victims of the January 12 quake include an extraordinarily high number of children— ...
Jan 27, 2010 |
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