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    Typhoon Rai (Odette) assessment in the Philippines
    Philippines
    Typhoon Rai (Odette) assessment in the Philippines
    On 15 December 2021, typhoon Rai (locally known as Odette) formed, category 5, and after first landfall weakened to categories 4 & 3.
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    South Sudan: Flooding puts lives in jeopardy
    South Sudan
    South Sudan: Flooding puts lives in jeopardy
    Heavy rains have caused widespread flooding in South Sudan this year, affecting more than 400,000 people so far, according to United Nations estimates...
    Malaria
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    Haiti: Earthquake survivors need continued care in the south
    Haiti
    Haiti: Earthquake survivors need continued care in the south
    September 8, 2021—The greatest number of deaths and injuries from Haiti’s August 14 earthquake occurred in the country’s southernmost region, the Sud ...
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    Haiti: After the earthquake, a multitude of challenges for patients
    Haiti
    Haiti: After the earthquake, a multitude of challenges for patients
    More than a week after an earthquake destroyed his home and fractured the bones of his leg, Widnika, age 2 years and 7 months, sleeps in a bed at the ...
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    Surgery and trauma care
    Haiti Earthquake Crisis
    Haiti
    Haiti Earthquake Crisis
    On Saturday August 14 at 8:30 am local time, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the southern region of Haiti, specifically the provinces of Grand’Anse,...
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    Emergency response
    Haiti: initial evaluations and first interventions after the earthquake
    Haiti
    Haiti: initial evaluations and first interventions after the earthquake
    Saturday, August 14, at 8:30 am local time, the earth trembled in the southern peninsula of Haiti. A 7.2 magnitude earthquake caused severe damage to ...
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    Haiti Earthquake
    Haiti
    Haiti Earthquake
    On Saturday August 14 at 8:30 am local time, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the southern region of Haiti, specifically the provinces of Grand’Anse,...
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    MSF responds after typhoons Goni and Ulysses cause widespread destruction in the Philippines
    Philippines
    MSF responds after typhoons Goni and Ulysses cause widespread destruction in the Philippines
    On 1 November, one of the strongest typhoons in 2020 struck the Philippines. Goni, or Rolly as it’s known in the Philippines, caused widespread damage...
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