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Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 22nd to 26th January 2018 Australia Truck drivers stuck for hours after lightning causes boom gates fault Canada Southern B.C. coast facing cleanup after massive wind storm Thousands without power in Quebec after freezing rain, strong winds China Eerie Images of Hong Kong Concealed by Smog Pollution in Hong Kong is so horrible it has been classified a 'serious' health risk France 'Centential flood' fears in Paris as Seine overflows Paris on flooding alert as rising Seine causes travel disruption Indonesia 6.1-magnitude quake hits Indonesia's capital, no tsunami warning issued Jakarta Offices Evacuated as 6.1 Magnitude Quake Jolts City Japan Skiers injured by flying rocks on Japanese volcano Avalanche kills one in Japan ski resort after volcanic eruption Japan: fatal avalanche engulfs skiers after volcano erupts Mozambique Tropical storm kills at least 7 in Mozambique Tropical storm kills 7, displaces 87,000 others Philippines Philippines raises volcano alert again; hazardous eruption seen imminent Philippine Red Cross alerts residents on health hazards of volcanic ash Philippine Volcano Erupts, Causing 56,000 To Flee South Africa How severe is the drought? An analysis of the latest data Cape Town told to cut water use or face losing supply by 12 April Switzerland Swiss roads and rails blocked by avalanches and landslides The United Kingdom Train pushed off the tracks by tonnes of mud in landslide Scottish railway lines hit by flooding and landslides Storm Georgina batters Britain with winds of up to 90mph The United States Body of Montecito woman found brings mudslide death toll to 21 Highway 101 Reopens After Mudslide Forced Closure Strong winds damage buildings, knock out power in Arkansas Wildfires Near Fort Worth, Texas, Force Evacuations, Shut Down Highways Other items of interest Satellite alert system to fight forest fire pays off Early Recovery Support to Mudslide and Flood Affected Communities in Kaningo, Freetown Over 66% of flights cancelled in December due to bad weather Technical guidance for monitoring and reporting on progress in achieving the global targets of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction Cities Scale Up Resilience Drought to hit Kerala even before summer China invests heavily in earthquake disaster mitigation NASA covers wildfires from many sources New real-time tsunami early warning system calculates size and distance using underwater sound waves US: Virginia Beach puts big data to work as it plans for sea level rise How can we measure resilience? Mobile phones – and the right questions – can help Nepal: Building Kathmandu back better Harvey The 'Most Significant Tropical Cyclone Rainfall Event In U.S. History' Harvey was second-most expensive US hurricane on record, official report says A resilient Philippines Thunderstorm-triggered asthma attacks put under the microscope in Australia | 
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