Hundreds of thousands of people are being evacuated from the Myanmar-Bangladesh border region, as authorities prepare for Cyclone Mocha. The giant storm is expected to hit land on Sunday. Many families from low lying villages in Myanmar's Rakhine State are already taking shelter at a monastery in the state capital Sittwe. The World Meteorological Organization …
A record 71 million people were internally displaced last year
A record 71 million people were internally displaced last year by what is being called 'a perfect storm' of war and natural disasters. #displacedpeople #wartorn #WION About Channel: WION The World is One News examines global issues with in-depth analysis. We provide much more than the news of the day. Our aim is to empower …
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Hundreds of thousands flee Sudan as humanitarian situation deteriorates
Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese are fleeing to neighboring countries to escape the violence that has killed more than 400 in the last week and a half. Aid agencies are warning the humanitarian situation is increasingly dire because of a political fight that has been brewing for years. Nick Schifrin reports. Today, the U.N. agency …
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840,000 Missing and Abducted Children | Child Crime Prevention & Safety Center
Every 40 seconds, a child goes missing or is abducted in the United States. Approximately 840,000 children are reported missing each year and the F.B.I. estimates that between 85 and 90 percent of these are children. While most reports of missing or abducted children are resolved within hours, many involve situations where a child goes …
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A THIRD of Pakistan is underwater? – Weather warfare?
Weather Warfare CNN — More than one third of Pakistan is underwater, according to satellite images from the European Space Agency (ESA), as deadly floodwaters threaten to create secondary disasters. Food is in short supply after water covered millions of acres of crops and wiped out hundreds of thousands of livestock. Meanwhile, aid agencies have warned of an uptick …
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