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Natural disasters: how can we improve? : In the News
China earthquake kills hundreds in Qinghai
- Source: BBC News
14th April 2010
At least 300 people have died and thousands are feared injured after a magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck China's Qinghai province, officials say.
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Rio slum dwellers face forced eviction after landslides
- Source: The Guardian
- 12th April 2010
Thousands of slum dwellers in Rio de Janeiro are facing forced eviction after intense rainstorms triggered the most lethal landslides in Rio's history, leaving at least 224 dead.
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- Source: BBC News
- 7th April 2010
The Italian city of L'Aquila is holding a series of events to mark the first anniversary of the earthquake that killed 300 and left 60,000 homeless.
Some 4,000 people are still living in temporary accommodation while others have been accommodated in new flats outside the city's centre - which is still closed, to the anger of many.
Major earthquake hits Indonesia
- Source: BBC News
- 7th April 2010
The quake's epicentre was 204km (127 miles) northwest of Sibolga on Sumatra's coast, at a depth of nearly 48km, the US Geological Survey said
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L’Aquila earthquake survivors seek answers from government
- Source: The Guardian
- 6th April 2010
Local people fear their town will become a latter-day Pompeii and take to the streets in protest march
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Donors meet for UN Haiti aid conference
- Source: BBC News
- 31st March 2010
Donors are to gather at the UN in New York to pledge billions of dollars to kickstart reconstruction in Haiti after January's devastating earthquake.
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Haiti: A Once-in-a-Century Chance for Change
- Source: Oxfam GB
- 29th March 2010
Beyond reconstruction: re-envisioning Haiti with equity, fairness, and opportunity
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Leading article: Natural disasters demand a radical new response
- Source: The Independent
- 29th March 2010
The world's system of dealing with earthquakes and floods is outdated
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