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Blogs to Bluesky: social media shifts responses after 2004 tsunami
Jakarta (AFP) Dec 24, 2024 The world's deadliest tsunami hit nations around the Indian Ocean two decades ago before social media platforms flourished, but they have since transformed how we understand and respond to disasters - from finding the missing to swift crowdfunding. When a 9.1-magnitude quake caused a tsunami that smashed into coastal areas on December 26, 2004, killing more than 220,000 people, broadcasters, newspapers and wire agencies were the main media bringing news of the calamity to the world. Yet in som ... read more |
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Felipe VI urges Spain to learn from floods in Christmas messageMadrid (AFP) Dec 24, 2024 King Felipe VI urged Spain to draw lessons from this year's catastrophic floods to "strengthen society and make us grow" in his Christmas message broadcast on Tuesday. ... more 
Gaza hospital says three babies die of 'severe temperature drop'Khan Yunis, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Dec 26, 2024 The chief paediatric doctor at a southern Gaza hospital told AFP that three babies had died of "severe temperature drop" this week, as the war-ravaged Palestinian territory grapples with winter cold. ... more 
What we know about disappearance of four Ecuadoran minorsQuito (AFP) Dec 26, 2024 The discovery of several charred bodies during a search in Ecuador for four adolescent boys who disappeared during a military operation has deepened shock and anger at the case. ... more
Ecuador's leader orders stepped-up search for missing adolescentsQuito (AFP) Dec 24, 2024 Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa has ordered an intensified search for four adolescent boys who disappeared during a military operation, with public anger over the incident flaring weeks ahead of elections. ... more |
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'Peace was born': how the 2004 tsunami changed Indonesia's AcehBanda Aceh, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 19, 2024 Former rebel commander Muharram Idris once led 3,000 men to fight Indonesia's army in separatist Aceh, but now serves as a local politician after the legacy of a devastating tsunami two decades ago brought peace to the province. ... more 
Devastated Mayotte battles to recover from cyclone 'steamroller'Pamandzi, France (AFP) Dec 18, 2024 The district of La Vigie on the French overseas territory of Mayotte was until last week a bustling hub of life. Now it no longer exists. ... more 
Mexico encourages citizens to drop off firearms at churchesMexico City (AFP) Dec 18, 2024 The Mexican government announced Tuesday a new citizen disarmament program whereby people with guns can drop them off at churches for a reimbursement fee. ... more 
ECB proposes EU-wide disaster insurance systemParis (AFP) Dec 18, 2024 The European Central Bank and the EU's insurance regulator published Wednesday a proposal to create a European-wide system to better respond to the costs of natural catastrophes. ... more 
Tackling climate, nature separately risks worsening crises: UNParis (AFP) Dec 17, 2024 Overconsumption and unsustainable farming are fuelling overlapping crises in nature and the climate, putting crucial ecosystems such as coral reefs at imminent risk of destruction, a landmark UN report said Tuesday. ... more |
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How ramshackle housing made Mayotte vulnerable to cyclone assault
Paris (AFP) Dec 17, 2024 The dismal quality of housing across Mayotte has compounded the devastating impact of Cyclone Chido on the poverty-stricken French Indian Ocean territory where hundreds, or maybe thousands, are feared dead. Before the storm hit, around a third of the island's population was living in iron-sheeted huts that never stood a chance against the powerful cyclone. By the time it was gone, all of Mayotte's shantytowns were flattened, burying lives - and livelihoods - beneath them. "We fear there wi ... read more 
Macron to visit France's cyclone-battered MayotteSaint-Denis De La Reunion (AFP) Dec 16, 2024 France's President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that he would soon visit Mayotte in the aftermath of a cyclone that ripped through the French Indian Ocean territory, with hundreds feared dead. ... more |
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Ugandan landslide fears force relocation of 5,000 householdsKampala (AFP) Dec 15, 2024 Uganda will relocate more than 5,000 households in landslide-hit east Uganda as a massive fissure threatens to trigger another deadly disaster, the government said on Sunday. ... more 
Syria's new rulers call for victory celebrations in streetsDamascus (AFP) Dec 13, 2024 Syria's rebel chief called on people across the country to celebrate "the victory of the revolution" on Friday, as G7 leaders looked to forge a common approach to the new government. ... more 
Murder rate in Amazon far higher than rest of Brazil: studyRio De Janeiro (AFP) Dec 11, 2024 The murder rate in Brazil's Amazon is far higher than the national average, largely because of territorial conflict in a region prey to organized crime, an NGO said Wednesday. ... more 
India, Pakistan share climate challenges but not solutionsIslamabad (AFP) Dec 6, 2024 Choking smog, scorching heat and ravaging floods - arch-rivals India and Pakistan share the same environmental challenges, offering a rare but unrealised opportunity for collaboration, according to experts. ... more 
13 missing after south China railway construction site collapseBeijing (AFP) Dec 5, 2024 Thirteen people are missing after a cave-in at a construction site for a major railway in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, local authorities said Thursday. ... more |
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