Save the Children responds to 500 families affected by slum fire in Andhra Pradesh
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The United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF said it was counselling more than 100,000 children who were traumatised by the death of relatives in the tsunami-hit southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
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In India, where more than 12,400 people are thought to have died in Sunday&#39;s disaster, rescuers were still unable today to reach some of the islands affected by the tidal waves.
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ELEANOR HALL: It was one of the world&#39;s worst industrial accidents but nearly 20 years after a gas leak devastated a shanty town on the outskirts of Bhopal in central India, many of the tens of thousands of people affected are yet to receive compensation.
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ROME - Extreme poverty threatens the lives of more than a billion children around the world, according to a report from the United Nations children&#39;s agency.
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When the Asian tsunami struck, several charities and relief agencies mobilised an emergency plan of action to help the tens of thousands of victims left homeless by the disaster.
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Amnesty International says tens of thousands people still suffer appalling illnesses from one of the world&#39;s worst industrial disasters that struck the central Indian city of Bhopal 20 years ago.
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More than 30 children are rescued from possible abuse after police smash an international paedophile ring.
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NEW DELHI  - Firefighters and police evacuated thousands of villagers and battled a huge fire Thursday in a government ammunition depot in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, police said.
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A mixture of avarice, dishonesty and   a blatant disregard of safety standards caused a devastating   fire in an Indian school two years ago in which 94 young   children died, an inquiry commission found.
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By Erika Ray, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio  Dec. 10--When flames erupted from a barn stocked with bales of straw and hay east of Findlay in October, the Vanlue Volunteer Fire Department was notified of the emergency.   Six firefighters responded out of the 24 on its roster.
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More than 500,000 people  are ordered to evacuate areas being engulfed by wildfires in California.
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The Red Cross launched a public appeal today to help thousands of people left stranded and homeless following a series of powerful typhoons which have claimed more than 500 lives in the Philippines.
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As many as 50,000 children could have died in the tsunami. Surviving them could be as many as 100,000 distraught parents.
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Westport, CT (December 21, 2004) - Save the Children USA reports that its sister agency, Save the Children/UK, announced that it is unable to continue their humanitarian operations in North and South Darfur due to the tragic deaths of four staff members
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By David Magliano, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.  Jun. 16--A small brush fire on Indian Woman Road a few blocks north of Chat Holly Road was quickly extinguished by fi refi ghters late Tuesday afternoon.  The South Walton Fire District responded to the call at approximately 3:30 p.m.
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KRESTENA, Greece  - The battle against raging forest fires that have killed 63 Greeks and made thousands homeless entered its fifth day as opposition parties accused the government of incompetence in handling the crisis.