Australian flooding death toll rises

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BRISBANE, Australia, Jan. 23 (UPI) — Australian authorities were attempting Sunday to identify bodies found in flooded areas in the state of Queensland, the national broadcasting agency reported. Relentless rain and subsequent flooding has plagued Australia for weeks, moving south from the northeastern state of Queensland to the southern state of Victoria. In all, at…

Death toll from Brazil floods could top 1000

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Updated at 10:21pm on 23 January 2011 In Brazil, the death toll from floods and mudslides last week has reached 755 people. Soldiers and emergency workers are continuing to pull bodies from debris, after heavy rains sent an avalanche of mud, water and rocks through towns and villages in the southeast of the state. With…

Bird flu remains dangerous as it continues to mutate

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By ROBERT S. BOYD McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON | Like the rumble of distant thunder, bird flu continues to spread across Asia, Africa and Europe. Although it’s been out of the news lately in the United States, scientists say that avian influenza, as it’s also known, remains a serious threat to human and animal health. The…

Uganda: Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever DREF Operation No. MDRUG007

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Date: 30 Nov 2007 GLIDE no. EP-2007-000219-UGA The International Federation’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross and Red Crescent response to emergencies. The DREF is a vital part of the International Federation’s disaster…