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Quake-hit Kathmandu rises from the wreckage – in pictures
Five years after the Nepal earthquake many buildings still lie in ruins. But homeowners and conservationists are working to overcome bureaucratic hurdles to rebuild and preserve the area’s unique heritage, says resident photographer and journalist Pete Pattisson Pete Pattisson Mon Read more…
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Louisiana: coastal residents evacuated as Tropical Storm Cristobal approaches
Cristobal first named storm expected to hit US this season Heavy rains could cause flash flooding in central Gulf coast Reuters Published onSat 6 Jun 2020 11.48 EDT Tropical Storm Cristobal moved through the US Gulf of Mexico on Saturday Read more…
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The Vanuatu island in the eye of the storm
Pentecost Island, devastated by Cyclone Harold in April, has been left a silent shadow of its former self. But its people endure by Dan McGarry Fri 5 Jun 2020 18.00 EDTLast modified on Fri 5 Jun 2020 18.02 EDT Touching down on Read more…
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COUNTRY DIRECTOR
Aden, Yemen
The Country Director will be responsible for the overall coordination and strategic direction of NYCMedics project that oversees the entire patient referral process from presentation at front line medical facilities through to referral hospitals and interfacility transports. This position will provide leadership and supervisory management of NYCMedics Yemen office and operations, pursuing outcomes identified in the country strategy action plan to deliver high-quality, cost-effective programming results at high levels of accountability. The Country Director will be NYCMedics principal representative to the government, UN, donors, international and local NGOs and the media and is expected to respond effectively to a constantly changing environment with responsive and impactful humanitarian programs implemented directly and with other stakeholders.
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TRAUMA REFERRAL SYSTEM COORDINATOR
ADEN, YEMEN 6.5.20 Job Description ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW NYCMedics is a New York based global disaster relief and health organization, specializing in the deployment of highly trained and motivated clinical and global health staff and volunteers in the wake of Read more…
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‘We have to give paradise a hand’: Dorian aid operation proves a huge logistical challenge
A highly complex aid operation is under way in the Bahamas in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, with an array of international non-goverment organisations rubbing shoulders and occasionally treading on each other’s toes. On Wednesday morning, when a vehicle drove Read more…
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Search for survivors of Hurricane Dorian continues in Bahamas
Large swaths of Greater Abaco Island were destroyed by Hurricane Dorian, which was the worst disaster in Bahamas history Mika, a search and rescue dog, takes a rest in the Abaco Island shantytown of Pigeon Peas, which was demolished in Read more…
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Twenty dead in Bahamas after Dorian leaves ‘generational devastation’
The official death toll of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas has risen to 20 people with officials certain the number will continue to rise, the prime minister, Hubert Minnis, announced as he declared a “historic tragedy” on the archipelago. At Read more…
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Strong earthquake hits Indonesia, triggering brief tsunami warning
A strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake has rocked eastern Indonesia, reportedly killing one person and triggering a brief tsunami warning that sent panicked residents fleeing to higher ground. The quake struck at a relatively shallow depth of 17 kilometres off the east Read more…