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Government addresses floods in Córdoba amid climate crisis
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The Colombian government holds a Council of Ministers in Montería to coordinate responses to floods in Córdoba, triggered by heavy rains and discharges from the Urrá reservoir. Urrá's board appointed Enrique Kerguelen Méndez as interim president after Julián Acevedo's resignation, amid criticism from President Gustavo Petro. Proposals include a new economic emergency and use of unspent royalties to address the crisis.
Cameron Hamilton, who was fired from his role as acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency last year, has now been nominated to run the agency on a permanent basis.
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A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture at 8:22 p.m. on May 15, right after an emergency warning was issued for the Tohoku region.
A meteorite has caused property damage to several houses in Rhineland-Palatinate. Eyewitnesses across western Germany reported a spectacular light show in the sky. Police confirm there is no longer any danger and no one was injured.
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Mvuvi mmoja alifariki na mwingine akijeruhiwa vibaya wakati radi inawapiga wakivua samaki baharini eneo la Ingini, Lamu, Jumamosi. Kassim Badi Usama, 48, alikufa papo hapo huku Mohamed Wako akimbwa na majeraha makubwa. Polisi na viongozi wameonya wavuvi kuwa waangalifu msimu wa mvua.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has announced the list of local names for tropical cyclones that may enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility in 2026. Ada is among the new names to be used for the first time. The list draws from regular and auxiliary sets cycled every four years.
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Kazuko Sumitomo, a 69-year-old Kobe resident who lost her father in the Great Hanshin Earthquake, has devoted over a decade to reading picture books about disasters like the Great East Japan Earthquake to children. Her goal is to teach them that disasters are not someone else's problem. Through tales of past quakes, she shares personal tragedies and encourages preparedness.
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