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Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 12th to 16th February 2018 Australia Man treated for electric shock, tens of thousands without power after severe storms Brazil Heavy rain, high winds leave 3 dead in Rio de Janeiro Heavy rain, high winds leave 4 dead in Rio de Janeiro Chile Wildfires take away 1,000 hectares of Chilean forest in one day China Major China regions see smog worsen, adding to fears polluters are moving south Fiji Gita leaves some Fiji islands in the dark as Tonga picks up the pieces following mass destruction Tropical cyclone Gita destroys 10 homes in southern Fiji India Farmer Killed, Crops Damaged In Unseasonal Hailstorm in Maharashtra Three dead, crops damaged as hailstorm hits State Lightning kills 4, injures many in Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra: Over 500 birds killed in hailstorm Mozambique Drought forces Mozambique capital to ration water Philippines Landslide kills 3 in Surigao Sur Four dead as storm hits the southern Philippines 14 dead from 'Basyang,' authorities say Poland Coal-loving Poland struggles with killer smog South Africa South African drought is declared a national disaster Joy over rain marred as 9 drown in Western Cape floods South Korea 16 People Treated for Injuries Due to High Winds at the 2018 Winter Olympics United States of America Hundreds report flood damage after heavy East Tennessee rain Heavy rains wreak havoc locally High winds fan 500-acre forest fire in Taney County; evacuations ordered Other items of interest Global Monitoring of Disease Outbreak Preparedness: Preventing the Next Pandemic - A Shared Framework Cities of the future could be built with concrete made from volcanic ash #WUF9: Call to join Resilient Cities Campaign Japan to Help Cut Air Pollution in Smog-Choked Tehran Building back better restores hope Resilience is about being ready Hurricane Irma costs for insurers to reach 1.8 billion euros: French lobby India Workshop Addresses Infrastructure Resilience Sierra Leone - Mudslide Report: 6 Months On Land management opportunities pop up in wake of wildfires Response Times Key To Reducing Tsunami Deaths IFRC announces help for extreme cold in Mongolia Building urban resilience through integrated water management and disaster risk reduction New Urban Agenda Action Plan for LAC Calls for Paradigm Shift UNITAR and the International Civil Defense Organization to Cooperate on Disaster Management OUR BLUE PLANET - Saving the Earth for the Future 10 threats to global health in 2018 | 
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