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    Australia: At least seven dead, two missing as bushfires ravage parts of New South Wales

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    · Jan 01, 2020 · 04:21 pm
  • Australia: At least two killed, one feared dead as bushfires rage in parts of NSW state

    Australia: At least two killed, one feared dead as bushfires rage in parts of NSW state

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    · Dec 31, 2019 · 12:39 pm
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    Over 1,400 people died due to extreme weather events in India in 2018: Ministry of Earth Sciences

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    · Jan 16, 2019 · 07:41 pm
  • Japan: Typhoon Trami leaves two dead, at least 160 injured

    Japan: Typhoon Trami leaves two dead, at least 160 injured

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    · Oct 01, 2018 · 01:43 pm
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    Five years after Uttarakhand floods, survivors wait for wounds to heal, lessons remain unlearned

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