Geography

Tropical cyclone Fani, with a windspeed of over 200km/hr, will be one of strongest affecting the Bay of Bengal area since Tropical cyclone Nargis in 2008.

Refer to the following article on Tropical Cyclone Fani.
http://ddnews.gov.in/national/situation-report-regarding-cyclonic-storm-“fani”

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Tropical Cyclone FANI struck north-eastern India and western Bangladesh from 3rd to 5th May.

As of 6 May at least 42 people have been reported dead in Odisha (India) and another 17 in Bangladesh. Odisha state has been the most seriously affected with massive destruction to its electricity suppky and infrastructure.

 In Bangladesh, 13 000 houses have been damaged across the country and national humanitarian aid is assisting affected families.

The early evacuation of 1 million people in India and 1.6 million in Bangladesh prevented a higher number of fatalities, considering the Cyclone's severity.

 Source DG ECHO, UNOCHA https://reliefweb.int/map/india/india-bangladesh-tropical-cyclone-fani-emergency-response-coordination-centre-ercc-dg-echo

Read the article below to see how technology, government policy and climate change have affected food production in Myanmar.

Globalisation which promote accessibility to fast food affecting food consumption and negative impacts which arise from it.

https://www.todayonline.com/world/death-diet-race-transform-worlds-bad-food-habits

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Sri Lanka’s $4.4 billion tourism industry is adversely affected by the multiple suicide bombings that killed over 250 people two weeks ago. Tourism, which accounts for 5 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, has suffered as tourists from around the world cancelled hotel and flight bookings fearing more attacks.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sri-lanka-blasts-tourism/deserted-beaches-empty-rooms-sri-lanka-tourism-takes-a-hit-after-bombings-idUSKCN1SB01E



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More than 1,000 people have now died of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Challenges faced by the humanitarian groups in fighting the outbreak are the political situation and the resistance within communities to preventative measures, care facilities and safe burials. The long-standing presence of various rebel groups in Ituri and North Kivu has made it difficult for health workers to access tho 12000 people who might have come into contact with Ebola.

Tens of thousands of people were uprooted by the resurgence of violence in the east of the country. Among them, some 7,000 displaced people are housed in a primary school where the only water source is a nearby river and there are not enough toilets. Thus the risk of disease spread is high.

In the conflict-ridden country as a whole, more than 13 million people need humanitarian aid. More than five million have had to flee their homes, and Uganda is already home to more than 1.2 million refugees.

Https://sg.news.yahoo.com/more-1-000-dead-d-r-congo-ebola-020957162.html

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