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Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 21st to 25th August 2017 Canada At least 19 wildfires combine to form the largest blaze in B.C.'s history New wildfire east of Kelowna, B.C., forces more than 1,000 people from their homes China Mass flight cancellations in Hong Kong as Typhoon Hato approaches Heavy wind, rain as Typhoon Hato wreaks havoc in Hong Kong Hong Kong Issues Highest Typhoon Warning as Trading Scrapped Typhoon Hato leaves trail of death and destruction in Macau Typhoon Hato: Death toll rises to twelve after most powerful storm in half a century Typhoon Hato hits Hong Kong, kills five The Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo landslide death toll climbs to 200 Guinea Mudslide at Guinea rubbish dump kills at least eight Guinea: Several buried alive in rubbish dump collapse India Flash floods in South Asia kill 600, displace 1,00,000 as rescue and relief operations continue Italy Magnitude of 3.6 earthquake hits Italian island New pictures reveal earthquake damage on Ischia Japan Landslide on Chuo Expressway leaves 11 injured Pakistan 8 die as wind storm, rain lash Karachi 8 die as heavy, wind storm lash Karachi Russia Mudslide triggers multi car pile up Crimea mudslide causes massive car pileup Sierra Leone Nearly 500 dead pulled from Sierra Leone mudslide: coroner Sierra Leone mudslide survivors at risk of disease Switzerland Eight missing after Switzerland landslide Fourteen missing after landslide hits Swiss village United Kingdom Northern Ireland floods: More than 100 people rescued The United States of America Oregon Wildfires Cause Hundreds to Evacuate Hurricane Harvey barrels towards Texas as mandatory evacuations ordered Hurricane Harvey: evacuations under way as storm heads for Texas Other items of interest As Central Texas battles wildfires, agencies turn to tech to train firefighters Inclusive response Water filters to combat cholera - UK ShelterBox aid in Somaliland to help families facing drought and disease Text message alerts prove life saver in flood-hit Nepal Facing disasters: lessons from a Bangladeshi island Mapping the problems and solutions: Implementing climate-smart agriculture actions in Mekong River Delta Freetown's mudslides and the slippery slope of urban risk in Africa Battling century's worst drought, India's farmers revive traditional grains Hot take: Heat waves scorch unsuspecting cities PetaBencana.id: Real-time flood mapping in Jakarta Changing climate already changing Africa: Are we really prepared? | This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Public Health England (PHE), Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8UG 020 7654 8400 |  | | 
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