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Protecting Asia’s coastline from super-storm damage
News, Published on 07/01/2019
» Super storms fuelled by climate change are costing Asian countries money and lives. Thailand is the latest country to deal with the threat to both lives and property, with Pabuk being the first tropical storm in 2019 to hit the country's southern resort islands outside of the monsoon season for around 30 years.
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Massive clean-up in Hong Kong after typhoon chaos
AFP, Published on 17/09/2018
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong began a massive clean-up Monday after Typhoon Mangkhut raked the city, shredding trees and bringing damaging floods, in a trail of destruction that left dozens dead in the Philippines and millions evacuated in southern China.
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Hong Kong picks up pieces after typhoon's trail of destruction
AFP, Published on 17/09/2018
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong began a massive clean-up Monday after Typhoon Mangkhut raked the city, shredding trees and bringing damaging floods, in a trail of destruction that has left dozens dead in the Philippines and millions evacuated in southern China.
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Typhoon Mangkhut slams Hong Kong and southern China
New York Times, Published on 17/09/2018
» HONG KONG: - Typhoon Mangkhut battered Hong Kong and Macau on Sunday with 160kph wind gusts, drenching rains and 3-metre surges of seawater that inundated the first urban area of Asia to face the wrath of the year's mightiest storm.
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Typhoon lashes south China after killing 28 in Philippines
Published on 16/09/2018
» HONG KONG: Typhoon Mangkhut barrelled into southern China on Sunday after lashing the northern Philippines with strong winds and heavy rain that left at least 28 dead from landslides and drownings.
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Philippines on edge as typhoon gains strength
Published on 14/09/2018
» TUGUEGARAO, Philippines: Typhoon Mangkhut retained its ferocious strength, gained speed and shifted slightly toward more densely populated coastal provinces late Friday as it barreled closer to the northeastern Philippines, where a massive evacuation is under way.
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VDOs search for " Typhoon Hato "
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Many missing after deadly Typhoon Hato hits Macau
By Bangkok Post
Posted at 24/08/2017 Clip length 01:13
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Typhoon Mangkhut presents ‘great danger to Hong Kong’
Published on 12/09/2018
» Super Typhoon Mangkhut is predicted to be one of the strongest storms to ever hit the city and presents a “great danger to Hong Kong”, a top weather expert said.
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Solving food security in an era of meagre resources
News, Jose Graziano DaSilva, Published on 05/04/2018
» All UN member countries have committed themselves to eradicate hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. This was a bold and ambitious move but it seemed achievable after decades of declines in the number of hungry people worldwide. Here in the Asia-Pacific region we saw some of the most impressive declines until just recently. Yet, today, there are still nearly a half-billion undernourished people in this region -- some 490 million -- far more than any other part of the world.
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Living sustainably alongside increasing natural risks
News, Shamshad Akhtar, Published on 20/09/2017
» The past few weeks have been a grim reminder that natural disasters know no borders. They can strike countries at opposite ends of the globe simultaneously and whether in Asia or North America, the images of people and livelihoods being swept away are disturbing.
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12 dead as typhoon floods Macau, southern China
Associated Press, Published on 24/08/2017
» BEIJING - The most powerful typhoon to hit southern China in more than half a century has killed at least 12 people, with the sudden deluge swamping the gambling hub of Macau, submerging streets and stranding residents.
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