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Hurricane officials warn to start planning now
The annual start of hurricane season throws a shadow of dread over many coastal sections of the United States.
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Intense drought hits Panama Canal shipping
An intense drought related to this year's El Nino phenomenon has precipitously lowered the level of Panama's Gatun Lake, forcing the country's Canal Authority to impose draft limits this week on ships moving through the waterway's...
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US experts expect slightly weaker hurricane season
U.S. weather officials say the Atlantic hurricane season should be near normal.
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PERU: HEAVY RAINFALLS ATTRIBUTED TO THE EL NINO PHENOMENON
Spanish/Nat
On Tuesday, heavy rainfalls attributed to the effects of El Nino, have had disastrous results in Peru's capital city of Lima
People were stranded on river banks as the waters swelled and firemen were called in to the...
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PERU: EMERGENCY SUPPLIES ARRIVES FOR VICTIMS OF EL NINO STORMS
Spanish/Nat
Emergency supplies have been arriving in Peru to help the thousands of victims of El Nino storms which have devastated the country.
Clean drinking water is the most pressing need of people forced from coastal towns up and...
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INDONESIA: KALIMANTAN: FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE FOREST WILDFIRES
Natural Sound
Wildfires on the Indonesian side of Kalimantan have destroyed more than 30,900 acres of forest, and generated health-threatening billows of haze.
As fire fighters and forestry workers attempt to tackle the blaze, the...
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At least 25 dead as Tropical Storm Olga rips through Carribean
Santiago Province
1. Flood water rushing over Tavera dam
2. Man walking in chest deep water
3. Pull out of flooding around electrical towers
4. Person being carried away in stretcher
5. Various of overflowing river
6. Houses in...
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NICARAGUA: DELEGATES GATHER TO DISCUSS EL NINO PHENOMENON
Spanish/Nat
Delegates from Central America have been meeting in Nicaragua to discuss the possible effects of climatic changes caused by the so-called 'El Nino' phenomenon.
Some delegates attending said El Nino was the worst weather...
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USA: GOVERNMENT PLEDGE TO HELP MEXICO FIGHT FOREST FIRES
English/Nat
The United States has pledged equipment and funds to help Mexico battle forest fires that have spread smoke from Central America through southwestern U-S states.
The US Government announced in Washington late on Tuesday that...
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Drought hit villagers enjoy Indonesias first micro-hydro power plant
AP Television
Gunung Kidul, 2 October 2010
1. Wide of villagers walking past water pipe
2. Mid of pipe
3. Close up of pipe
4. Wide of villagers getting water from storage tank
5. Close up of running water from faucet
6. Mid of...
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UNIFEED SOMALIA
1. Wide shot, exterior UN building
2. Wide shot, dais
3. Med shot, journalists
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Bowden, UN Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator for Somalia:
"Clearly, we are still facing an acute crisis in Somalia. One in...
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PANAMA: EL NINO PHENOMENON CAUSING LENGTHY DROUGHT
Spanish/Nat
Whilst the El Nino phenomenon is causing torrential floods and devastation in many Latin American countries, Panama is experiencing its own kind of freak weather pattern.
The country should be in the grip of the wet season...
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Haitians prepare for rainy season; rain begins
1. Women taking shelter from rain under United Nations tarp ++NIGHT SHOT++
2. Child covering up belongings ++NIGHT SHOT++
3. Various of cars driving through very wet streets ++NIGHT SHOT++
4. Wide of demonstrators behind cordon demanding...
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Ongoing efforts to help farmers of hard-hit village
Haut Papette
1. Various shots of farming community where shelters are being built
2. Various shots of worker assembling shelter
3. Wide shot of workers assembling shelter with farmer Andres Senvoy watching, who also owns the land
4....
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A massive wildfire in the New Mexico wilderness that already is the largest in state history spread in all directions Thursday
HEADLINE Record NM fire spreading in all directions
CAPTION: A massive wildfire in the New Mexico wilderness that already is the largest in state history spread in all directions Thursday. (June 1)
[Location - Date:RESERVE, NEW MEXICO -...
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Thai tourism season gets underway
PHUKET Island 14 November 2008
1. Panoramic shot Andaman Sea coastline Kata, Karon and Patong Beaches
2. Medium shot Kata Beach. Tourists walking on beach
3. Young family enters water next to traditional Thai longtail boat
4....
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BRAZIL: EL NINO STRIPS COPACABANA AND IPANEMA BEACHES OF SAND
Eng/Portu/Nat
Some of the most famous beaches in Brazil are facing an uncertain summer this year.
The beaches of Ipanema, Leblon and Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro have been losing sand for a year, due to El Nino effect.
This is...
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Over 50 people killed and hundreds injured by tornadoes
Lafayette, Tennessee
1. Wide of damaged church and power line
2. Mid of damaged church
3. Turned over cars in field
4. Close of turned over car
5. Wide of flattened house
6. Wide of field with debris strewn across
7. Bricks in field
8....
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Aid convoy leaves for Sudan
1. Wide shot of Al Kohfra from outside the city
2. Pan of UN officials walking next to UN cars
3. Wide shot of parked trucks carrying food
4. Police on the road
5. Wide of trucks waiting to drive off
6. Sign on truck saying "WFP"...
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Hurricane Flossie downgraded but still on course for Hawaii's Big Island
AP Television
Hilo, Hawaii - 14 August, 2007
1. Wide of cars pulling into packed Walmart parking lot
2. People pushing carts through parking lot
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Terry Crowley, Walmart Employee:
"We have customers from this...
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Zaire - Latrines For Refugees
On the border between Rwanda and Zaire, the city of Bukavu has
become a giant refugee camp. Hundreds of tents and wooden huts
have been built along the main road of what had been the Riviera
of Zaire. But hygiene is appalling. Medicins...
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PHILIPPINES: SOCIO ECONOMIC DIRECTOR ECONOMY PRESS CONFERENCE
English/Nat
The latest economic figures show Philippine's economy shrank in the second quarter of this year.
However the government says it is still hopeful that it can still attain its 1998 growth target, and that a recession is...
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MYANMAR: REBELS CONTINUE FIGHT AGAINST GOVERNMENT SOLDIERS
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After years of economic sanctions and frozen diplomatic relations by western countries, political deadlock between Myanmar's opposition party and the country's military government shows no sign of progress.
And seasonal...