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As Typhoon Approached, Few Evacuated Despite Landslide Warnings

Typhoon Dujuan, also known as Typhoon No. 25, brought heavy rains to the Kanto region and caused landslides in Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures. Despite the fact that an Alert Level 4 urgent landslide warning had been issued for areas where landslides occurred, 11 people were caught in the disaster while in homes in locations at risk of landslides. With few people having followed local governments’…

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Any Solution in Sight to Incessant Security Breaches on the Plateau?

Recent violence recorded in parts of Plateau State has once again exposed the fragility of its security architecture, after gunmen killed five people and injured two at Mangu’s Friday market,

  • Inspector General Disu vows to find lasting security solution.
  • Five killed, two injured in Mangu market attack.
  • Attacks persist despite security deployments and assurances.

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