Hotspots and Incidents » Disasters, catastrophes
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Pakistan: Where the International Community Got It Wrong
The people of Pakistan have been left to rot by the international community. The scale of the flood disaster has either been wholly misunderstood or else there are forces at play which wish to take advantage of a destabilized Pakistan; the pitifully weak response by the international community moves this country and the region nearer to the abyss...
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Humanitarian Catastrophe in Niger: Where is This Story?
The buzz-words of the moment are Naomi Campbell and blood diamonds, Cristiano Ronaldo and his troupe of girlfriends and the (sickeningly close) new soccer season. However, where is the story about the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Niger? (Where?) where 670,000 children are at risk of starving to death and eight million people need...
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Putin Arrives in Center of Summer Hell
The overwhelming heat that has been raging Russia for 1.5 months and triggered forest fires in Russia's central and southern territories has become a matter of state importance. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrived in the Nizhny Novgorod region, which suffered from forest fires most. Putin criticized irresponsible local officials and promised to...
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Moscow Heat Kills Japanese Tourist Near Kremlin Walls
An elderly Japanese tourist died near the walls of the Moscow Kremlin on Sunday. This weekend set a new record on the number of those who drowned in Moscow water reservoirs. Six people drowned on Friday, four on Saturday and five on Sunday. In total, 74 people have drowned in Moscow since the opening of the beach season on June 1
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Accident in the Gulf of Mexico
The accident caused by the offshore Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploding operated by BP in the Gulf of Mexico, on 20 April, is already considered the most serious ecological disaster that has occurred. It is estimated that the release of oil from the black pit that opened at sea is the equivalent of 60,000 barrels of oil per day. The collection of...