A black rainstorm warning is issued, the first in nearly two years, as a record amount of rain turns roads into rivers, shuts schools and disrupts transport networks in Hong Kong. On Thursday night it experienced the most rainfall in an hour since records began in 1884.
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Cyclone hits Southern Brazil
At least 12 people have died, five are missing and nearly 3,000 have been left homeless after an “extratropical cyclone” hit Brazil’s Rio Grande Do Sul. Traveling to the region’s hardest hit regions, government authorities have reinforced the role of the state’s relief structure and called upon the solidarity of the population.
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The death toll in Turkey rose to 20,318, with 80,052 reported injuries
The number of people killed following Monday’s devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria has reached at least 23,831. The death toll in Turkey rose to 20,318, with 80,052 reported injuries, according to the country’s disaster agency. In Syria, the total number of those killed stands at 3,513, including 2,166 deaths in rebel-held areas in the northwest of the country, according to volunteer organization Syria Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets.
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The Poland-Kazakhstan trade and investment forum
The Poland-Kazakhstan trade and investment forum was held in Warsaw. The event was organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Republic of Poland and the Investment Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan together with the Polish Agency for Investment and Trade. The work of the forum is aimed at enhancing trade, economic, investment cooperation between Kazakhstan and Poland, strengthening existing and establishing new direct contacts between business partners of the two countries, presenting investment projects, opportunities and support mechanisms for business.
