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Global Hazards Weekly Bulletin – 29th January to 02nd February 2018 Australia Heat wave leaves thousands of Australian homes without power Powerful storm creates trail of destruction in Darwin CBD Hot days and steamy nights gone as month's rainfall in two days drenches Melbourne Augusta bushfire downgraded after threatening homes in WA South West Two dozen helicopters ferry flood evacuees from Daly River to Darwin Canada Emergency operation centre opened in Nanaimo after flooding, landslide France Rain continues to flood Paris suburbs Guatemala Orange alert over erupting Guatemala volcano New Zealand Widespread damage from high winds 3000 homes without power due to high winds Pakistan Two dead as earthquake jolts parts of Pakistan Deadly earthquake hits Afghanistan and Pakistan's tribal regions with shocks felt in major cities At least one killed, several injured as earthquake jolts Pakistan Philippines Mayon volcano eruption: Almost 70,000 in overcrowded shelters Mayon residents receive face masks for protection against ash particles Heavy ash fall from Philippine volcano halts motorists Singapore Heavy rain causes flash floods in Seletar, fallen trees in various areas South Africa Drought-hit Cape Town to set up disaster operations HQ amid water crisis 3 dead, 2 children still missing in KZN thunderstorm chaos The United States More Than 10 Collisions Reported on I-5 in Lewis County After Sudden Hailstorm Local state of emergency declared, homes evacuated as heavy rain, gales thrash West Coast Other items of interest Improving disaster response efforts through data British Virgin Islands tourism showing signs of recovery after Hurricane Irma Extreme weather dangers often overlooked as Cook County reports 26 cold-related deaths in 2017 Ms. Mami Mizutori of Japan - Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction Without young people, Global Goals will not be achieved, UN forum told Insurance claims from California wildfires near $12 billion From chaos to coherence: Managing pandemics with data High-level UN conference on disaster information management and combating sand and dust storms opens in Tehran ARC and UN partner to increase insurance coverage in Africa France gets tsunami ready UK: National flood map provides future climate change flood scenarios How to reduce heat extremes by 2-3 degrees Celsius Leadership in Disaster and Climate Policy as key pillar of the Resilience Agenda Reducing risks to cultural heritage from disasters | 
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