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Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 04th to 08th September 2017 Barbuda The Caribbean battered as Irma, most powerful hurricane ever, makes landfall Update on Barbuda – evacuation and assessment 6 Hurricane Irma track kills 10, hits Barbuda, Puerto Rico; updated path heads to South Florida Tiny island of Barbuda 'practically uninhabitable' in Irma's devastating wake Canada High winds cause campground and lake evacuations in Central Alberta About 100 people spend hours stuck on mountain after high winds stop Jasper SkyTram China Torrential rain leaves 9 dead, 1 missing in SW China India Fire at building in India's Mumbai kills at least six Mumbai: Six dead, 11 injured in Juhu building fire Indonesia Central Java villagers face skyrocketing water price amid drought Mexico Deadly earthquake hits off the coast of southern Mexico Mexico earthquake: mass evacuations after strongest tremor in a century At least six die in huge Mexico quake; small tsunami triggered Puerto Rico Hurricane Irma: storm heads to the Caribbean as states of emergency declared At least 14 dead in the Caribbean as hurricane heads towards Miami Russia Mudslide Traps 300 Tourists in Mount Elbrus Area Over 500 People Cut Off by Mudslide in Russia's South Authorities scrambling to rescue M'sian climbers stranded on Russia's Mt Elbrus Sri Lanka Over 150 houses damaged as strong winds rip through Kanduruwela Turkey Villages evacuated in Turkey forest fire Houses damaged, locals evacuated as major forest fire hits western Turkey 40 homes destroyed in forest fire in SW Turkey The United States of America Los Angeles wildfire spreads to 5,000 acres amid Western heatwave Los Angeles wildfires: City battles 'largest fire in history' Trump declares emergency in Florida, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico ahead of Category 5 Irma Vietnam Landslides kill 2, injure 7 in Vietnam's northern mountains Other items of interest Hurricanes are an unlikely reminder that gender bias could actually kill you Hurricane Harvey caused up to $180bn-worth of damage, more than Katrina or Sandy, say Texas governor Opening Remarks by the Hon'ble Secretary of Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs during the consultation workshop on the UN Inter-Agency Contingency Plan for Earthquakes Keeping communication lines open during disasters After deadly mudslide, Sierra Leone vaccinates against cholera Extreme rain, flooding, and health Hurricane Irma: The exposure variable A struggling Haiti braces for fresh onslaught from Hurricane Irma GDACS earthquake alerts: The new seismic alerting algorithm is operational Our hurricane risk models are dangerously out-of-date Even poorest can be shielded from drought, say UN chiefs in Ethiopia Leading drought experts launch Help Desk for drought-impacted populations From Ebola to mudslides, Sierra Leone learns painful disaster lessons Cameroon clean-up lets flood-hit residents sleep with "both eyes closed" In Houston, a terrifying real-life lesson for disaster-prone cities South-South cooperation initiative to help countries prepare for climate-related disasters Improving the seismic resilience of dams in India: A case of Maithon Dam, Jharkhand state Sierra Leone mudslide was a man-made tragedy that could have been prevented | 
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