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12:46am, 2nd April, 2019

U.S. disaster aid won't cover crops drowned by Midwest floods

The Black Hawk military helicopter flew over Iowa, giving a senior U.S. agriculture official and U.S. senator an eyeful of the flood damage below, where yellow corn from ruptured metal silos spilled out into the muddy water.

U.S. investigators to begin hunt for cause of Texas petrochemical disaster

2:47pm, 1st April, 2019

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U.S. investigators to begin hunt for cause of Texas petrochemical disaster

U.S. investigators hope this week for the first time to enter the site of a massive fuel fire and chemical spill outside Houston to begin the hunt for a cause and to determine whether the operator followed safety regulations.

Petrochemical disaster still hampers bid to clear Houston ship bottleneck

11:23am, 25th March, 2019

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Petrochemical disaster still hampers bid to clear Houston ship bottleneck

The backlog of vessels waiting to move through the Houston Ship Channel grew on Monday while it remained closed to traffic for a third day as emergency workers attempted to clear a petrochemical spill from the Intercontinental Terminals Co (ITC) stor...

Petrochemical disaster still hampers efforts to clear Houston shipping bottleneck

9:57am, 25th March, 2019

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Petrochemical disaster still hampers efforts to clear Houston shipping bottleneck

The backlog of vessels waiting to move through the Houston Ship Channel grew on Monday while it remained closed to traffic for a third day as emergency workers attempted to clear a petrochemical spill from the Intercontinental Terminals Co (ITC) stor...

Miner Vale quashed dam safety audit efforts before Brazil disaster: prosecutor

4:30pm, 20th March, 2019

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Miner Vale quashed dam safety audit efforts before Brazil disaster: prosecutor

Executives at Vale SA, the world's largest iron ore miner, quashed efforts by Brazilian authorities to audit one of the company's mining dams months before it collapsed and killed over 300 people, a state prosecutor was quoted as saying by...

Ethiopia says crashed jet's black boxes show similarities to Lion Air disaster

5:43am, 18th March, 2019

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Ethiopia says crashed jet's black boxes show similarities to Lion Air disaster

The crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that killed 157 people had "clear similarities" with October's Lion Air crash, Ethiopia said on Sunday, shown by initial analysis of the black boxes recovered from the wreckage of the March 10 disaster.

Families of Ethiopian plane disaster victims steel themselves for journey to crash site

2:44am, 14th March, 2019

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Families of Ethiopian plane disaster victims steel themselves for journey to crash site

Ethiopians clad in traditional mourning shawls and other black clothing gathered silently in a hotel conference room in Addis Ababa on Thursday, the loved ones of victims of ET Flight 302, before boarding buses headed for the crash site.

Brazil judge releases eight jailed Vale workers after dam disaster : report

3:23pm, 27th February, 2019

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Brazil judge releases eight jailed Vale workers after dam disaster : report

A Brazilian judge on Wednesday ordered the release of eight workers for Vale SA who had been jailed in connection with an investigation into a burst tailing dam that killed an estimated 300 people, news website G1 reported.

Brazil dam disaster death toll rises to 169

8:35am, 18th February, 2019

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Brazil dam disaster death toll rises to 169

The official death toll from a dam burst in the Brazilian town of Brumadinho rose to 169, authorities in the state of Minas Gerais said on Sunday night. In addition, 141 people have yet to be located.

Trump accuses Puerto Rico of using disaster funds for other debt

11:02am, 23rd October, 2018

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Trump accuses Puerto Rico of using disaster funds for other debt

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Puerto Rico's politicians of using "massive and ridiculously high amounts of hurricane/disaster funding" to pay off other debts, and said he would not allow a bailout with relief money.

'Why did it happen?' asks Taiwan mourner, after 18 killed in rail disaster

12:56am, 22nd October, 2018

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'Why did it happen?' asks Taiwan mourner, after 18 killed in rail disaster

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen offered words of consolation on Monday as she met relatives of the 18 dead and 187 injured after a train derailed in the island's northeast, the worst rail disaster in more than three decades.

Last day of search for victims of Indonesia disaster; three dead in Java quake

11:46pm, 10th October, 2018

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Last day of search for victims of Indonesia disaster; three dead in Java quake

Rescue workers scoured the rubble of devastated communities on Indonesia's Sulawesi island on Thursday, the last day of the search for victims of a 7.5 magnitude quake and tsunami that killed more than 2,000 people two weeks ago.

Indonesian leader says 'everyone must be found' as scale of quake disaster emerges

1:50am, 2nd October, 2018

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Indonesian leader says 'everyone must be found' as scale of quake disaster emerges

Indonesian President Joko Widodo ordered more rescuers to hunt for victims of a devastating earthquake and tsunami on the island of Sulawesi, saying on Tuesday everyone had to be found, as the scale of destruction became clearer.

Hurricane Florence evacuations expand, with 'disaster at doorstep'

8:35pm, 12th September, 2018

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Hurricane Florence evacuations expand, with 'disaster at doorstep'

Hurricane Florence, growing in size and intensity, crept closer to the U.S. East Coast on Wednesday as disaster mobilizations expanded south from the Carolinas into Georgia to counter the threat of fierce winds, deadly high seas and calamitous floods...

Iran seeks to avert disaster in Syria's Idlib: Iranian senior official

3:24am, 11th September, 2018

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Iran seeks to avert disaster in Syria's Idlib: Iranian senior official

Iran shares the United Nations' concern about a potential humanitarian catastrophe in Syria's Idlib province and will seek to avert it, Hossein Jaberi Ansari, special assistant to Iran's foreign minister, told reporters on Tuesday.

Powerful quake paralyses Hokkaido in latest disaster to hit Japan

4:45am, 6th September, 2018

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Powerful quake paralyses Hokkaido in latest disaster to hit Japan

A powerful earthquake paralyzed Japan's northern island of Hokkaido on Thursday, killing at least seven people, triggering landslides and knocking out power to its 5.3 million residents.

Thailand sees drop in Chinese visitors after tourist boat disaster

3:33am, 22nd August, 2018

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Thailand sees drop in Chinese visitors after tourist boat disaster

A boat disaster near Thailand's Phuket Island that killed 47 Chinese last month is significantly cutting arrival numbers from China, though the Thai tourism industry is hopeful the decline will be stemmed by late this year.

London mayor Khan consults disaster planners over no-deal Brexit

5:51am, 17th August, 2018

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London mayor Khan consults disaster planners over no-deal Brexit

London's mayor Sadiq Khan said on Friday he had asked the organization that deals with militant attacks and disasters in the British capital to assess the impact of a "no-deal" Brexit on access to medicines and food and on law and order.

Japanese PM to visit flood disaster area, new warnings issued

10:18pm, 10th July, 2018

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Japanese PM to visit flood disaster area, new warnings issued

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe headed for the flood-stricken western part of Japan on Wednesday as the death toll from the worst weather disaster in 36 years passed 160 and health worries increased amid scorching heat and the possibility of new floods.

Trump approves disaster aid for Hawaii's volcano-stricken Big Island

2:17am, 15th June, 2018

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Trump approves disaster aid for Hawaii's volcano-stricken Big Island

HONOLULU (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday approved federal emergency housing aid and other relief for victims of the six-week-old Kilauea Volcano eruption on Hawaii's Big Island, where hundreds of homes have been destroyed, st...