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Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 11th to 15th September 2017 Australia Strong winds leave Melbourne travellers stranded at Sydney airport Strong winds cause about 70 flight cancellations and delays at Sydney Airport China Rescuers killed after landslide caused by days of heavy rain in China's southwest Flights cancelled as typhoon heads for Taiwan Croatia Heavy Rain and Flash Flood Hits Zadar Torrential rain causes floods, power cuts on Croatian coast Cuba Cuba blasted as Hurricane Irma tears through the Caribbean India Four die as heavy rain batters floods Bengaluru Flash flood affects 40,000 in Assam, Manipur counts losses Italy At least 6 dead as torrential rain triggers severe flooding in central Italy Mexico 90 people killed in Mexico earthquake 50 million affected in Mexico Earthquake: Three days mourning declared Dissipating storm Katia kills two in mudslide in eastern Mexico Netherlands Amsterdam flights cancelled: High winds wreck travel plans for thousands Philippines Tropical Depression Maring set to make landfall in Quezon Tropical depression "Maring" leaves two minors and an infant dead 4 dead, 6 missing as storm Maring lashes the Philippines Floods, landslides spawned by Maring kill 3 children, shut down financial markets Thailand Heavy rains across Phuket bring widespread floods, landslide Flash floods drown Penang as Doksuri lashes The United Kingdom Power restored to homes in Wales after strong winds UK surveys damage after Storm Aileen cuts power to 50,000 The United States of America Millions without power as Irma weakens over Georgia Bay Area sees more than 1000 lightning strikes during thunderstorm Other items of interest Why natural disasters aren't all that natural PHE Conference session on Preparing for emergencies: disaster risk reduction principles and plans into practice GFDRR-DfID Challenge Funds Expert Workshop UK's first Urban Observatory provides unique understanding of how our cities work In flood-prone Jakarta, will "Giant Sea Wall" plan sink or swim? Strengthening infrastructure in Tajikistan for disaster and climate resilience New Mexico Adapts to Decades of Drought Caused by Climate Change Northern China smog cuts life expectancy by 3 years versus south: study 113 Schools Built In Six Disaster Affected Areas Earthquake alert system in Uttarakhand to be expanded Sierra Leone to Begin Cholera Vaccination After Devastating Mudslide Companies Get Creative In Wake Of Hurricane Harvey And Irma Predicting disaster: better hurricane forecasts buy vital time for residents Central America Adopts New Procedure for the Transit of Humanitarian Relief Items Mexico steps up to unique triple disaster threat World's poor bearing the brunt of global crises, stresses UN rights expert Cities are gaining power in global politics – can the UN keep up? Neighborfest: Building a stronger, more connected world from the block up Floods may cost South Asia $215 billion a year by 2030 How hurricanes and other devastating disasters spur scientific research How to tell the stories of those worst affected by a disaster like Hurricane Irma IPCC agrees outlines for next climate assessment with 'stronger focus on risks and solutions' After Irma we need to build better cities Pilot earthquake and volcano risk assessment framework in Indonesia, Philippines and Colombia to start in November 2017 | 
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