'Billions' affected by disasters
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Natural disasters are affecting more and more people, the UN says ahead of a conference on reducing the risks.
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Countries at risk from disasters like the Asian tsunami must invest in educating people about the threats and not just in technologies such as warning systems, the world's largest relief agency said on Wednesday.
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The urgent needs created by three major natural disasters &amp;#151; the tsunami in Asia, earthquake in Pakistan and hurricanes Rita, Katrina and Wilma &amp;#151; drove American philanthropy to its highest level since the end of the technology boom, a new study showed.
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Over 125,000 people are now believed to have been killed in the Asian tsunamis, with millions left without the resources for daily life.
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Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  Beijing, 6 September: Nearly 130 million people were affected by natural disasters in August in China.
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Governments and individuals across the world were digging into their pockets on Thursday to help the millions of victims of the killer waves that struck southern Asia, as the UN said well over one billion dollars would be needed.
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A top UN humanitarian official said that billions of dollars of damage had been caused by the Asian tsunami disaster and that it now required the biggest relief operation ever to help the victims.
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Hundreds of thousands of Africans are at risk of disease, amid devastating floods, the UN warns.
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Severe weather in Sri Lanka disrupts efforts to help more than one million people affected by the tsunami.
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The tsunami catastrophe in south Asia  has caused economic damage in excess of 10 billion euros ($13.6  billion), a risk research expert at Munich Re MUVGn.DE, the  world's largest reinsurer, was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
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Tens of thousands of survivors are at risk from diseases spread by dirty water, mosquitoes and crowding.
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The tsunami catastrophe in south Asia  is likely to have wreaked economic damage of more than 10  billion euros ($13.6 billion), compounding what was already the  most expensive year in history for insurers, the world's  largest reinsurer said.
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The disaster took more than 50,000 lives, and rebuilding could top $10 billion. However, Asia&#39;s economic growth may escape the worst.
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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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Hundreds are reported dead in Sri Lanka and many other countries are affected, from India to Indonesia. Readers of the BBC News website have been sending in their own experiences of the disaster.
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Dozens of casualties are reported from tidal waves and earth tremors in southern and eastern Asia.
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A round-up of the death tolls and state of affairs in countries hit by the 26 December earthquake and tsunami.