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<p>Rescuers from Turkey's IHH humanitarian aid group retrieving the body of a flooding victim in Derna, Libya, where the collapse of two dams unleashed a massive flash flood that killed thousands of people. Picture: IHH/AP </p>

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Libya floods: A Mediterranean city has simply been swept away
When two dams burst near the Libyan city of Derna, nothing was going to stop a massive tragedy from unfolding. There had been warnings about the risks, however upheaval in the country meant they went unheeded
<p>Jesuit Refugee Service director Fr Tony O’Riordan amid ruins in Aleppo caused by February's earthquake which struck a country already devastated by the 12-year civil war. Picture: David Raleigh</p>

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Syrian quake survivors 'starving' six months on, says Cork priest leading aid efforts
<p>Fears have been expressed about the impact of rising sea levels on towns like Youghal, Cobh and Midleton. Picture John Hennessy</p>

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East Cork and Waterford in direct danger as 'sea levels rise at alarming rate' 
Video: Man recalls losing his father in Whiddy Island disaster on same day his grandmother died of cancer

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Video: Man recalls losing his father in Whiddy Island disaster on same day his grandmother died of cancer
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Government agrees to new evidence review on Stardust
Human remains from EgyptAir crash site indicate explosion on board

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Human remains from EgyptAir crash site indicate explosion on board
Survivor found after six days in collapsed building in Kenya
Survivor found after six days in collapsed building in Kenya

A woman has been found alive after six days in a collapsed building in Nairobi and rescuers are working to free her, a Kenyan official said.

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Poor weather blamed for Mali air disaster

Poor weather was the most likely cause of the crash of an Air Algerie flight in the West African state of Mali that killed 118 people on board, French officials said.

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