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The Centre has formed a task force to monitor monkeypox cases in the country. According to a source from the <keyword id="83655" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="union-health-ministry" source="Orion">Union Health Ministry</keyword>, the task force will also provide guidance to the government on the expansion of diagnostic facilities and to explore vaccination for the infection. The team will be headed by Dr V.K. Paul, member (Health), NITI Aayog, and include the Secretary, Union Health Ministry, <keyword id="6363818" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="pharma" source="Orion">Pharma</keyword> and <keyword id="45082" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="biotech" source="Orion">Biotech</keyword>, the source said. <keyword id="3658" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="india" source="Orion">India</keyword> has reported four monkeypox cases so far -- three in <keyword id="28504" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="kerala" source="Orion">Kerala</keyword> and one in <keyword id="66" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="delhi" source="Orion">Delhi</keyword>. The Centre is on an alert mode as the cases have increased all over the world. On July 23, the <keyword id="43588" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="world-health-organization" source="Orion">World Health Organization</keyword> declared the global monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. SEE ALSO : <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/gadgets/news/garmin-fenix-7-solar-review-a-pricey-swiss-army-knife-of-fitness-smartwatches/articleshow/93266370.cms">Garmin Fenix 7 Solar review – a pricey Swiss army knife of fitness smartwatches</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sustainability/news/plant-based-meat-proves-to-be-healthier-and-more-sustainable-than-animal-products-study/articleshow/93264677.cms">Plant-based meat proves to be 'healthier and more sustainable than animal products': study</a>

Centre forms task force to monitor monkeypox cases

<keyword id="6360409" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="nasa" source="Orion">NASA</keyword> briefly lost contact with the <keyword id="6382020" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="international-space-station" source="Orion">International Space Station</keyword> (<keyword id="6416825" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="iss" source="Orion">ISS</keyword>) after a power outage at the space agency mission control centre in Houston, the media reported. While temporary losses in communications have occurred before, due to systems upgrades on the ground or missed contact with satellites, this outage marked the first time that NASA had to rely on backup control hardware at Johnson Space Center's Building 30, CNN reported. According to <keyword id="18162942" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="iss-programme" source="Orion">ISS Programme</keyword> Manager Joel Montalbano, the outage occurred on Tuesday morning and lasted about 90 minutes. But NASA was able to communicate with the astronauts aboard ISS via Russian systems within 20 minutes after the outage began, he was quoted as saying. The outage also caused no danger for the crew. "It wasn't an issue on board. It was purely a ground problem," he said. He explained that the outage happened due to a pre-planned upgrade to the power systems that triggered some "reconfiguration". "We knew this (the upgrade work) was going on," Montalbano said. "In preparation for that we have the backup command and control system that we would use if we have to close the centre for a weather emergency." In about an hour and a half NASA could transition to using the backup system -- designed for use during hurricane season or in the event of a weather outage, Montalbano said. He noted that the outage, which impacted only the first floor of the mission control building, affected the key communications providing hardware, including voice contact and telemetry, or data about the space station's pressure levels, power and position. It did not affect flight controllers, or the rotating crew of NASA employees who constantly monitor the ISS from consoles in the main mission control room. Montalbano said that NASA would work to "better understand what happened and then take some lessons learned", the report said.

Power outage causes NASA to briefly lose contact with ISS: Report

<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/one-planet"></a><div type="image" title="Aliana Alexis of Haiti stands on the concrete slab of what is left of her home after destruction from Hurricane Dorian in Great Abaco Island, Bahamas on Sept. 5, 2019." height="2000" width="2666" msid="103642328" hostid="261" sizebytes="461098"></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>By 2050, the World Bank <a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2021/09/13/climate-change-could-force-216-million-people-to-migrate-within-their-own-countries-by-2050">estimates</a> there could be 216 million internal climate refugees worldwide.</li><li>People living in the Caribbean and Pacific Islands are at a greater risk of climate displacement.</li><li>While Caribbean islands have some of the lowest greenhouse-gas emissions, they're most vulnerable.</li></ul>As temperatures reach a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hothouse-earth-climate-change-tipping-point-2018-8">breaking point</a> worldwide, so does the global migration crisis.Last year, over 32 million people around the world were forced to flee their homes because of natural disasters, the <a href="https://www.internal-displacement.org/global-report/grid2023/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre</a> found. That's the highest figure in a decade.By 2050, the World Bank <a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2021/09/13/climate-change-could-force-216-million-people-to-migrate-within-their-own-countries-by-2050" target="_blank" rel="noopener">estimates</a> that climate change could force 216 million people to be displaced from their homes within their own countries. A report by the Institute for Economics and Peace suggested that over <a href="https://www.economicsandpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Ecological-Threat-Register-Press-Release-27.08-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1 billion people</a> could face displacement because of natural disasters within the next 30 years.For those living in the Caribbean and Pacific islands, who largely live in coastal areas and rely on natural resources for their livelihood, that risk is imminent."We need to recognize that climate displacement is happening now. It isn't a future issue — it's a current issue that grows more urgent every day," Ama Francis, a climate-displacement project strategist at the International Refugee Assistance Project, said.<div type="image" title="Two Maui residents look through the ashes of their family home after the wildfires this week." height="4349" width="5798" msid="103642329" hostid="261" sizebytes="1384026"></div><h2>Migration and the climate crisis</h2>In August, wildfires devastated the Hawaiian island of <a href="https://www.insider.com/maui-hawaii-wildfires-update-photos-damage-2023-8?_gl=1*xqb9t6*_ga*MTk0Njc5OTAyNS4xNjg2MDc2MTgz*_ga_E21CV80ZCZ*MTY5NDE3NTE1Ny4xNjMuMC4xNjk0MTc1MTY5LjQ4LjAuMA..">Maui</a>, resulting in a death toll of at least 115 people. An estimated <a href="https://apnews.com/article/maui-hawaii-fires-lahaina-destruction-evacuation-38ec0d6a5c610035a0a72b804fcdffe0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">4,500 people</a> have been displaced from their homes. Climate change is thought to be one of several contributors to the wildfires — as droughts increased in the region, vegetation dried, creating dry conditions conducive to fires.In an <a href="https://time.com/6305817/maui-wildfires-climate-change-colonialism-essay/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">essay</a> for Time following the wildfires, Kaniela Ing, a former Hawaii state legislator, underscored how those most affected by the climate crisis were often Indigenous, Black, brown, and low-income communities."These groups have contributed the least to climate change, but have suffered the most, and must be prioritized in our transition to a better world," Ing wrote.Migration and the climate crisis are inextricably linked, climate experts say. Without addressing the emergency, the migration crisis will continue to escalate."Only addressing migration without acknowledging climate change disregards the increasing drivers of migration," Adelle Thomas, a senior fellow at the University of the Bahamas, said. According to data analyzed by ProPublica and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/07/23/magazine/climate-migration.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Times</a>, 1% of the planet is considered "a barely habitable hot zone." By 2070, that number could reach 19%. This crisis could trigger a series of massive migrations worldwide.<div type="image" title="Members of the Lahaina Canoe Club hold hands in prayer in honor of a member who died in the fires. The outing was the first time the club members, many of whom lost their homes, had paddled together since the fires." height="1389" width="1853" msid="103642330" hostid="261" sizebytes="167048"></div><h2>Island nations are especially vulnerable</h2>Island nations in the Caribbean and the Pacific are especially vulnerable to natural disasters, such as hurricanes, increased drought, and changes in rainfall patterns. A <a href="https://disasterdisplacement.org/portfolio-item/fma-caribbean" target="_blank" rel="noopener">case study</a> by Francis from 2019 found that the Caribbean region accounted for six out of the 10 countries and territories worldwide with the highest average annual internal displacement per capita. A 2018 IDMC <a href="https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/WIM%20TFD%20III.1-3%20Output.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> also predicted that 5.9% of the population of the Bahamas could be displaced annually because of tropical cyclones.Yet experts say there's no sustainable adaptation strategy. Thomas told Insider that our ability to respond to climate hazards in the Caribbean was constrained by the region's small physical size, limited economies of scale, small relative population size, and limited reliance on natural-environment sectors. "These characteristics make it more difficult to sustainably develop and also make it more challenging to respond to the escalating hazards that climate change presents," Thomas said. On top of the lack of policies, climate researchers said international legal protections for climate refugees were made almost impossible through a narrow set of rules defined by the Refugee Convention. No nation accepts climate change, specifically, as a reason to offer asylum, Kayly Ober, a senior program officer for the climate, environment, and conflict program at the US Institute of Peace, said."I do believe that we need a strengthened system in which climate change should be part of the assessment and criteria used to determine refugee or status," she said. <div type="image" title="An aerial view of damage caused by Hurricane Dorian is seen in Marsh Harbour on Great Abaco Island on September 4, 2019." height="2000" width="2666" msid="103642333" hostid="261" sizebytes="1544328"></div><h2>Recognizing the rights of climate-displaced people</h2>In 2019, Hurricane Dorian left about <a href="https://wgntv.com/2019/09/08/future-uncertain-for-70000-in-the-bahamas-left-homeless-by-dorian/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">70,000 Bahamians</a> homeless. The Trump administration would not grant Temporary Protected Status to those who sought refuge from the natural disaster, despite acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-dismisses-idea-allowing-bahamians-u-s-after-hurricane-dorian-n1051576" target="_blank" rel="noopener">saying</a> that the status would be "appropriate" given the circumstances."I don't want to allow people that weren't supposed to be in the Bahamas to come into the United States, including some very bad people and some very bad gang members and some very, very bad drug dealers," President Donald Trump said in a controversial press briefing following the hurricane."Relocation of people is a very complex process that will need to incorporate the involvement of the international community in the event that there is a need for international migration," Thomas said. "As we see global temperatures continue to rise, there is a critical need for further attention to these issues in order to develop potential solutions for just and equitable migration."If there's one thing the international community, including the US, could do, it's strengthen the policy to recognize the rights of climate-displaced people, experts told InsiderFrancis suggested the Biden administration implement existing legal tools outlined in a 2021 <a href="https://refugeerights.org/news-resources/u-s-opportunities-to-address-climate-displacement-august-2-2021" target="_blank" rel="noopener">International Refugee Assistance Project report</a>. Policies include leveraging the US refugee definition, Temporary Protected Status, and training for immigration officials to recognize how the climate crisis contributes to valid refugee claims.<div type="image" title="Displaced people stay in a warehouse in Haiti after losing their homes to flooding due to Hurricanes Ike and Hanna in 2008. The country was subjected to four powerful hurricanes and tropical storms within only 20 days." height="768" width="1024" msid="103642334" hostid="261" sizebytes="53100"></div>"Since 2008, climate-related and other environmental disasters have displaced more people within their own countries than conflict," Francis told Insider. "As climate change increasingly drives people to flee their homes, there is a pressing need to build on existing law to address climate displacement." Climate experts agree that displacements in the Pacific and the Caribbean are also a social-justice issue."If we look, historically and even now, at which countries have been emitting the majority of greenhouse gasses versus who is suffering from impacts, then we see incredible injustices," Thomas said.In fact, while Caribbean islands have some of the <a href="https://intraacpgccaplus.org/story/caribbean-countries-reduce-their-carbon-emissions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">world's lowest greenhouse gas emissions</a>, they are the most vulnerable to the impacts of the climate crisis.By using a climate-justice lens, Thomas added, supporting those who are being displaced is "not charity but instead addresses injustices and inequalities that have caused this need in the first place."Experts say there's still a lot of work to be done. In addition to reducing emissions, climate advocates call for strengthened policies to ensure those affected by climate disasters have access to safety."People shouldn't be forced to leave home because of climate change," Francis said. "Providing islands with the resources to adapt is very important so that people can stay in place if that's what they choose."

Recognizing the rights of climate refugees is the first step to relocating the millions of vulnerable island-nation residents who could be displaced in the next 3 decades

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Americans are still moving into areas with high risk of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/climate-crisis-could-turn-around-this-decade-ipcc-report-2022-4">climate</a>-driven <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-tornadoes-highlight-rising-risk-climate-change-supply-chains-2021-12">extreme weather</a>.</li><li>Experts expect floods, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/wildfires-smoke-pacific-northwest-bring-new-peak-to-air-pollution-2022-4">fires</a>, storms, and heat waves to fuel increasing <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/map-international-migration-us-counties-people-moving-pandemic-2022-4">migration</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/climate-2020-every-us-region-record-extreme-weather-2020-12">across the US</a>.</li></ul>In late December, amid the depths of Colorado winter, the Marshall Fire roared through the suburbs east of Boulder, fueled by powerful winds. Destroying more than 1,000 homes, it became the most destructive blaze in history.That's why Jeni Arndt, the mayor of nearby Fort Collins, says it's a relief to see population growth finally slowing down in her city. The fires and droughts are just getting worse."We're still seeing robust growth in Colorado, but none of my kids want to really live here because of the smoke," Arndt said during a Thursday press briefing hosted by the National League of <keyword id="11922548" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="cities" source="Orion">Cities</keyword>, a nonprofit advocacy organization that represents more than 2,400 cities across the US.Overall, though, Americans haven't stopped moving into areas at high risk of climate-related <keyword id="13681071" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="disasters" source="Orion">disasters</keyword>, according to a new <a href="https://www.nlc.org/resource/the-next-american-migration-what-cities-should-know-about-climate-change-and-populations-on-the-move">report</a> from the NLC, released Thursday.Sometimes people move into risky areas because they've been priced out of their home cities, according to the report, but sometimes they're looking for more space, solitude, or warmer weather. Either way, the trend means more Americans will face <keyword id="12019615" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="extreme-weather" source="Orion">extreme weather</keyword> disasters, along with the pressure to evacuate or move, as the planet warms.<div type="image" title="california wildfire house in flames burning down" height="1666" width="2222" msid="91010769" hostid="261"></div>In the 50 counties with the largest share of homes exposed to high risk of flood, drought, storms, and fires, new people moving in increased populations by up to 3.5% on average from 2016 to 2020, according to an <a href="https://www.redfin.com/news/climate-migration-real-estate-2021/">analysis</a> last year by the real-estate company Redfin. For the 50 counties with the largest extreme-heat risk, the average increase was 4.7%.On the East Coast, developers are building new <keyword id="11916125" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="housing" source="Orion">housing</keyword> two to three times faster in areas that surveys deemed vulnerable to flooding than they are in safer regions, according to the NLC report.<div type="image" title="workers pave driveway and build new townhomes in a row" height="1600" width="2133" msid="91010773" hostid="261"></div>In the West, a primary concern is the wildland-urban interface, where residential developments sit in forested areas that are highly vulnerable to wildfires. From 1990 to 2010, there was a 41% increase in the number of new homes in these areas, one <a href="https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1718850115">study</a> calculated. Every year now, homes in those areas are burning down."We haven't seen much out-migration yet," Arndt said of Fort Collins. But, she added, "I think that's not unrealistic. I hear people just anecdotally say 'I'm going to Montana' or 'I'm going to Canada, it's cooler there, or North Dakota,' and these sorts of things. That might really come to pass."<h2>The US is headed for a climate-driven <keyword id="11920873" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="migration" source="Orion">migration</keyword> boom</h2><div type="image" title="two people walk through floodwaters in residential neighborhood" height="1584" width="2113" msid="91010778" hostid="261"></div>Disasters displaced 1.7 million Americans in 2020, according to the <a href="https://www.internal-displacement.org/countries/united-states">Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre</a>. While it's unclear how many of those disasters were related to <keyword id="11896311" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="climate-change" source="Orion">climate change</keyword>, years of research show that rising global temperatures are increasing the severity and frequency of floods, fires, and heat waves, as well as making hurricanes more dangerous.In the summer of 2021, nearly one in three Americans lived in a county that suffered an extreme weather disaster, according to the new NLC report.That exposure is already influencing some people's decision to relocate. In a different 2021 Redfin <a href="https://www.redfin.com/news/climate-change-migration-survey/">survey</a>, 49% of respondents who planned to move in the next year said increasing intensity or frequency of natural disasters was a factor in their decision.The climate crisis is likely to displace more and more people as it ramps up. The most recent assessment of the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found that, under 2 degrees Celsius of global warming, some low-lying coastal cities and mountain areas could become <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/climate-change-alter-human-life-un-ipcc-report-2022-2">inhospitable to human life</a>. It predicts that hundreds of millions of people worldwide will be at risk of climate-related <keyword id="12697938" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="displacement" source="Orion">displacement</keyword> by the second half of the century.Cities across the US must prepare to both protect their residents from climate disasters and accommodate new migrants, the new NLC report asserts. That looks different from city to city, but the report makes dozens of recommendations, including encouraging municipalities to collaborate with neighboring jurisdictions, prioritize affordable housing, and offer funding to help low-income residents prepare their homes for extreme weather.

Despite mounting danger, Americans keep moving to the counties at highest risk for wildfires, floods, and droughts

Amid tensions with the government, <keyword id="6354616" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Twitter">Twitter</keyword> has appointed a Resident Grievance Officer, days after it designated a chief compliance officer, as it also released its first India Transparency Report to meet the new IT rules. The US social media giant's website has listed Vinay Prakash as the new grievance officer, providing contact details and procedure for users to report potential violations of its rules and terms. Twitter had previously appointed Dharmendra Chatur as its interim grievance officer for India after the new IT rules came into force on May 26. However, Chatur stepped down within weeks of taking over the key role. California-based Jeremy Kessel was named as India's grievance redressal officer, on the platform's website - although the appointment did not meet the requirements of IT rules that clearly mandate key officers - grievance officer, chief compliance officer and nodal officer - to be resident in India. Twitter's website on Sunday showed Vinay Prakash as the Resident Grievance Officer (RGO). Users can contact him using an email ID listed on the page. "Twitter can be contacted in India at the following address: 4th Floor, The Estate, 121 Dickenson Road, Bangalore 560 042," the page further said. Prakash's name appears along with Kessel, who is the Global Legal Policy Director, and is based in the US. Twitter did not share additional details of the new resident grievance officer. Twitter has also published its maiden compliance report. In its India Transparency Report: User Grievances and Proactive Monitoring July 2021 report, Twitter said it had received 94 grievances and "actioned" 133 URLs between May 26 and June 25, 2021. Twitter said the majority of complaints received via Grievance Officer - India channel during the reporting period fell into categories including defamation (20), Abuse/Harassment (6), Sensitive Adult Content (4), Impersonation and privacy infringement (3 each), IP-related Infringement (1), and Misinformation/Synthetic and Manipulated Media (1). In addition to this, Twitter processed 56 grievances which were appealing Twitter account suspensions. In a separate category - '<keyword id="11616040" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="proactive-monitoring-data">Proactive Monitoring Data</keyword>', Twitter said 18,385 accounts were suspended over the issue of Child Sexual Exploitation, Non-Consensual Nudity, and similar content, while 4,179 accounts were suspended for <keyword id="3208352" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Promotion-of-Terrorism">Promotion of Terrorism</keyword>. However, the 'Proactive Monitoring Data' -- content proactively identified by employing internal tools and industry hash sharing initiatives -- represents global actions taken, and not just actions related to content from India. Twitter noted that going forward, it will publish this report on a monthly basis and that it will make improvements over time, based on feedback received from the government, or in accordance with internal changes that allow it to provide more granular data. Under the new IT rules, large digital platforms (with over 50 lakh users) are required to publish periodic compliance reports every month, mentioning the details of complaints received and action taken thereon. The new IT rules are designed to prevent abuse and misuse of digital platforms, and offer users a robust forum for grievance redressal. Under these rules, social media companies will have to take down flagged content within 36 hours, and remove within 24 hours content that is flagged for nudity and pornography. Non-compliance with the IT rules would result in these platforms losing their intermediary status that provides them immunity from liabilities over any third-party data hosted by them. The rules also mandate appointment of three key personnel - grievance officer, chief compliance officer and nodal officer. These officials need to be resident in India. The Indian government had confronted Twitter over deliberate defiance and failure to comply with the IT rules, despite repeated reminders. Twitter -- which has an estimated 1.75 crore users in India -- lost its legal shield as an intermediary in India, becoming liable for users posting any unlawful content. Ashwini Vaishnaw, who has recently taken charge as Information Technology Minister, had on Thursday said all those who live and work in India will have to abide by the rules of the country. On the same day, Twitter had informed the Delhi High Court that it has appointed an interim chief compliance officer (CCO), who is a resident of India, and that it will make an endeavour to fill the regular position within eight weeks as per the IT rules. In an affidavit, Twitter had said "Twitter has posted publicly a job announcement for a CCO as a direct employee and is accepting applications at this time. Twitter will endeavour in good faith to make an offer of employment to a qualified candidate to fill this position within 8 weeks". Earlier, Twitter had advertised for filling the positions of Chief Compliance Officer, Nodal Officer and Resident Grievance Officer in India on the careers section on its website. The Delhi High Court had granted two weeks' to <keyword id="308642" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Twitter-Inc">Twitter Inc</keyword> to file an affidavit, notarised in the US, on compliance with the IT rules and had made it clear that it was not extending any protection to the microblogging platform. The High Court had said the centre was free to take action against Twitter Inc in case of any breach of the IT rules. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/cryptocurrency/news/anthony-hopkins-new-film-will-be-sold-as-an-nft-heres-what-that-means-for-creators-and-the-ones-buying-it/articleshow/84289910.cms">Anthony Hopkins’ new film will be sold as an NFT — here’s what that means for creators and the ones buying it</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/jio-fastest-in-4g-download-speed-with-21-9-mbps-vodafone-idea-tops-in-upload-as-per-trai-data-for-june/articleshow/84271805.cms">Jio fastest in 4G download speed with 21.9 mbps, Vodafone Idea tops in upload, as per TRAI data for June</a>

Twitter releases its first India Transparency Report under new IT rules

<ul><li>Ever since the government announced the nationwide lockdown on March 24, the unemployment rate in India remained high at over 20%, according to <keyword id="9267267" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-centre-for-monitoring-indian-economy">the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy</keyword> (CMIE). </li><li>The job loss and pay cuts will impact the <keyword id="400812" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="senior-executives">senior executives</keyword> the most, according to Rituparna Chakraborty, EVP &amp; co-founder at TeamLease Services. </li><li>This week, Business Insider brings job openings across companies for executive roles like VPs, SVPs, and Business Heads.</li></ul>The COVID-19 pandemic has cost many Indian employees their jobs and salaries. Ever since the government announced the nationwide lockdown on March 24, the unemployment rate in India remained high at over 20%, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/india-unemployment-worsens-cmie-jobless-rate-spikes/articleshow/75989712.cms">according to</a> the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). Since there is uncertainty around Covid-19 and its possible impact, more pay cuts and job cuts are in the offing. On both fronts, the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/infosys-reportedly-plans-to-reduce-the-number-of-managers-the-ceo-and-coo-got-over-25-salary-raise-in-fy20/articleshow/76127600.cms">senior executives are the most impacted</a>. Rituparna Chakraborty, EVP &amp; co-founder at TeamLease Services told Business Insider that organisations will implement a ‘balanced approach’ while deciding on who will get impacted by the move to cut wages. “In all possibilities, the senior officials shall bear more of the brunt than others,” she said. Every week, Business Insider collates interesting vacancies across marquee organisations. A few such vacancies are listed here. This week we bring job openings across companies for executive roles like VPs, SVPs, and Business Heads. Here are a few of those opportunities: Barclays Position: Vice President Location: Chennai Experience: Relevant experience in the banking industry Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree Barclays is looking for an experienced banking operations manager to join as the Vice President. The selected hire will work on trade settlements, critical payments and confirmations. He will review the risk factors in the operational process. The selected data scientist will also be responsible for the development and implementation of policies and procedures, thereby ensuring that all the compliance, risk policies and procedures are followed. To apply for the job, the candidate must have a strong understanding of the end-to-end processes in the confirmations and settlements. He should be a team player, along with excellent communication skills. Interested candidates can apply <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/1862499301/">here</a>. SAIF Partners Position: Vice President - Marketing Location: Gurgaon Experience: Not specified Eligibility: Not Specified Private equity firm SAIF Partners is hiring a digital marketing head for one of its companies based in Gurgaon. The candidate will work on the development and execution of business strategies by improving brand performance. He will chalk out the strategy for consumer marketing and digital marketing. This includes paid search, social advertising, inbound calling, email, webinars, mobile calling campaigns and more. To apply, the candidate must have experience in direct marketing and analytics along with email, display advertising, affiliate, SEO/SEM and social media skills. Interested candidates can apply <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/1619041529/">here</a>. Mastercard Position: Associate Managing Consultant Location: Gurgaon Experience: Relevant experience at CXO level, specifically in strategy consulting Eligibility: Master’s degree or higher Mastercard is hiring a managing consultant, who is experienced in strategy consulting and has worked at a CXO level before. The selected hire will work as a digital strategy development lead to create design patterns that can be used for customers. The consultant will help develop capability frameworks to drive customers. He will work with consultants globally and lead a team of internal consultants to develop the company’s digital strategy. The applicants must have experience in digital payments and handling clients. Interested candidates can apply <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/1862620964/">here</a>. Morgan Stanley Position: Analytics - Vice President Location: Mumbai Experience: Minimum 10 years with exposure to coding languages Eligibility: Master’s degree in Finance or Engineering related areas; CFA or FRM Morgan Stanley is looking for Vice President - Analytics for its Portfolio Analytics group. The selected candidate will be expected to understand portfolio performance, risk and other analytics applications. The role includes supervision and guidance to the team to ensure timely deliveries to all clients, engaging with stakeholders. The VP will help build new analytical tools for the company, along with maintaining the existing ones. He will also perform risk analysis and performance evaluation. To apply for the job, the candidate must have analytical and problem-solving abilities, along with the understanding of equities, fixed income. He should have experience in coding languages like Excel-VBA or R. Interested candidates can apply <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/1877032440/">here</a>. JLL Position: Director - Planning Location: Chennai Experience: Minimum 10 years in planning, construction or project management Eligibility: Degree in any property-related discipline Global real estate firm JLL is looking for a director for project and development services in India. The hired candidate will be responsible for the overall project planning and guiding the teams to help them meet the clients’ expectations. The planning director will be required to submit monthly reports, and monitor project budgets. This will include project planning, scheduling, monitoring, budgets and contract administration. He will also be responsible to develop and manage engineering and construction schedules and inspect projects including material, workers, machinery, equipment and engineering staff. To apply for the job, the candidate must have good communication skills so as to deal with business owners and other senior executives. Interested candidates can apply <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/1810889273/">here</a>.

Barclays, Morgan Stanley, JLL and others hiring senior executives during the coronavirus lockdown

The government on Thursday said it expects 5G services to be rolled out in the country by October 12, and the Centre will make sure that the prices are affordable for the consumers. Union IT minister <keyword id="7796574" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="ashwini-vaishnaw" source="Orion">Ashwini Vaishnaw</keyword> said that installations are being done and telecom operations are busy with the seamless rollout of 5G services. The government will ensure that the 5G plans remain affordable for the public, the minister said. The government also introduced the "The Indian Telegraph Right of Way (Amendment) Rules, 2022" along with the launch of the 5G right of work (RoW) application Form on the GatiShakti Sanchar Portal. The Indian Telegraph Right of Way (Amendment) Rules, 2022 will help the industry in faster proliferation of digital infrastructure, deployment of small cells, aerial fibre, and street furniture. There is a provision for small cells, electric poles, access to street furniture, etc. introduced for the easy and smooth deployment of 5G networks. The 5G services would be rolled out in a phased manner and during the first phase, 13 cities will get the 5G internet services. The cities are Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Gandhinagar, <keyword id="11900977" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="gurugram" source="Orion">Gurugram</keyword>, Hyderabad, Jamnagar, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai and Pune. Just like 3G and 4G, telcos will soon announce dedicated 5G tariff plans and according to industry experts, consumers may pay more to access the 5G services on their devices. <keyword id="6354504" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="reliance-jio" source="Orion">Reliance Jio</keyword>, Airtel and Vodafone Idea are currently tight-lipped, deliberating internally whether to opt for a substantial or a modest price hike for the end users, along with discussions on providing lucrative data bundling offers with smartphone makers when 5G roll out takes a better shape, according to sources. However, the tariff plans will come down as usage increases, and more people embrace 5G networks especially in Metros where the initial demand will come. An immediate tariff war with the launch of 5G is unlikely, but it "will be competitive as India continues to be a price-conscious market". A recent report by <keyword id="6354527" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="nomura" source="Orion">Nomura</keyword> Global Markets Research estimated that telecom service providers would have two options -- either a modest 4 per cent incremental tariff hike on their overall subscriber base or a 30 per cent premium over 1.5 GB per day 4G plans. "Historically, Indian telecom companies have refrained from charging a premium for 4G plans (vs 2G/3G data plans). With potentially higher speed on offer and likely initial uptake from premium customers (smartphones above Rs 15,000), there is a potential for telecom companies to charge a premium for 5G (vs 4G), in our view," Nomura said in its report."5G tariff plans would be a key monitorable in the near term, and 5G premium (vs 4G) may provide the next leg of ARPU (average revenue per unit) uptick for the telecom companies," it added. Another report by Goldman Sachs Equity Research mentioned that 5G rollouts have not resulted in any "meaningful uptick in capex for telecom companies globally, and it foresees a similar trend in India". Airtel CTO Randeep Sekhon said recently in reports that globally, there's not a major difference between 5G and 4G tariffs. "We expect 5G plans in India to be similar to 4G tariffs," he had said. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/now-pm-modi-bats-for-flexible-workplaces-and-says-they-help-women/articleshow/93789410.cms">Now, PM Modi bats for flexible workplaces and says they help women</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sustainability/news/takeouts-without-plastics-is-impractical-now-say-restaurants-with-few-or-no-eco-friendly-options/articleshow/93783273.cms">Takeouts without plastics is impractical now say restaurants with ‘few or no’ eco-friendly options</a>

Will make sure 5G services remain affordable, says Centre

A meeting of top health experts called by the Centre on Thursday deliberated on the need for revisiting existing guidelines on management of <keyword id="7616951" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="monkeypox" source="Orion">monkeypox</keyword> amid rising number of cases of the disease in the country. <keyword id="3658" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="india" source="Orion">India</keyword> has so far reported nine cases of monkeypox including one death. "It was a technical meeting to revisit the existing guidelines," an official said. The meeting was chaired by Dr L Swasticharan, director of <keyword id="174300" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="emergency-medical-relief" source="Orion">Emergency Medical Relief</keyword> and attended by officials from the <keyword id="86950" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="national-aids-control-organisation" source="Orion">National Aids Control Organisation</keyword>, National Centre for Disease Control and World Health Organisation (<keyword id="6366244" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="who" source="Orion">WHO</keyword>) representatives. According to existing 'Guidelines on Management of Monkeypox Disease' issued by the Centre, any person having a history of travel to affected countries within the last 21 days presenting with an unexplained acute rash and symptoms like swollen lymph nodes, fever, headaches, body aches and profound weakness is to be considered to be a 'suspected case'. A 'probable case' has to be a person meeting the case definition for a suspected case, clinically compatible illness and has an epidemiological link like face-to-face exposure, including health care workers without appropriate PPE, direct physical contact with skin or skin lesions, including sexual contact, or contact with contaminated material such as clothing, bedding or utensils. A case is considered laboratory confirmed for monkeypox virus by detection of unique sequences of viral DNA either by polymerase chain reaction (<keyword id="6361808" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="pcr" source="Orion">PCR</keyword>) and/or sequencing. Defining contacts, the guidelines stated that a contact is defined as a person who, in the period beginning with the onset of the source case's first symptoms, and ending when all scabs have fallen off, has had one or more of the exposures-- face-to-face exposure, direct physical contact, including sexual contact, contact with contaminated materials such as clothing or bedding --- with a probable or confirmed case of monkey pox. Cases can be prompted to identify contacts across household, workplace, school/nursery, sexual contacts, <keyword id="6354525" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="healthcare" source="Orion">healthcare</keyword>, houses of worship, transportation, sports, social gatherings, and any other recalled interactions. Contacts should be monitored at least daily for the onset of signs/symptoms for a period of 21 days from the last contact with a patient or their contaminated material during the infection period. In case of occurrence of fever clinical/lab evaluation is warranted. Asymptomatic contacts should not donate blood, cells, tissue, organs or semen while they are under surveillance. Pre-school children may be excluded from day care, nursery, or other group settings. The ministry guidelines state that human-to-human transmission occurs primarily through large respiratory droplets generally requiring prolonged close contact. It can also be transmitted through direct contact with body fluids or lesions, and indirect contact with lesion material such as through contaminated clothing or linen of an infected person. Animal-to-human transmission may occur by bite or scratch of infected animals or through bushmeat preparation. The incubation period is usually from six to 13 days and the case fatality rate of monkeypox has historically ranged up to 11 per cent in the general population and higher among children. In recent times, the case fatality rate has been around three to six per cent. The symptoms include lesions which usually begin within one to three days from the onset of fever, lasting for around two to four weeks and are often described as painful until the healing phase when they become itchy. The WHO had recently declared monkeypox a global public health emergency of international concern. According to WHO, monkeypox is a viral zoonosis -- a virus transmitted to humans from animals -- with symptoms similar to smallpox although clinically less severe. Monkeypox typically manifests itself with fever, rash and swollen lymph nodes and may lead to a range of medical complications. It is usually a self-limited disease with symptoms lasting for two to four weeks. International passengers have been asked to avoid contact with dead or live wild animals such as small mammals including rodents like rats and squirrels and non-human primates like monkeys and apes. 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Monkey pox: Centre holds health expert meet after 9 cases and 1 death

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A <keyword id="28762" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="fire">fire</keyword> tore through Europe's largest migrant camp on Wednesday morning, forcing thousands of people to flee.</li><li>The blaze at <keyword id="3144839" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Moria">Moria</keyword>, on the Greek island of Lesbos, began at 2 a.m., Greek <keyword id="6355005" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="news">news</keyword> agency ANA reported.</li><li>Photos and videos posted to social media show the extent of the blaze, as well as the aftermath seen in the light of day.</li><li>The camp was built in 2015 with a maximum capacity of 3,000 people, but as many as 20,000 called it home until Wednesday.</li><li>The police cordoned off the surrounding roads to stop people from going to the nearby towns, <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54082201">the BBC reported</a>, and the mayor the island's largest town said police are guarding the migrants on a highway.</li></ul>A blaze tore through Europe's largest migrant camp on Wednesday morning, displacing as many as 20,000 refugees.Images and videos posted to social media showed fires raging through Moria, a camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, at around 2 a.m. local time.The exact cause of the fire is not yet known, but it began after clashes broke out when 35 refugees who recently tested positive for COVID-19 refused to isolate with their families, <a href="https://www.amna.gr/en/article/486065/Protests-and-fire-break-out-at-Moria-hotspot">the Greek news agency ANA reported.</a>Shortly after news of the fire broke, Ylva Johansson, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs, <a href="https://twitter.com/YlvaJohansson/status/1303579928085094401">tweeted</a> that 400 children had been evacuated to the Greek mainland.<div type="image" title="A family sleeps at a parking space, following a fire at the Moria camp for refugees and migrants on the island of Lesbos, Greece, September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Elias Marcou" height="2333" width="3500" msid="78015451" hostid="261"></div>The camp was built in 2015 with an maximum capacity of 3,000, but as of Wednesday, as many as 20,000 people had been living there, <a href="https://helprefugees.org/volunteer-blog/moria-february-2020/">according to the charity Help Refugees.</a>At least 25 firefighters and 10 fire engines attended the blaze, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/09/lesbos-refugee-camp-fire-forces-thousands-to-evacuate">The Guardian reported</a>. The newspaper said migrants attempted to prevent authorities from extinguishing the fire.Journalists on the ground <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/09/moria-ablaze-hundreds-forced-flee-overcrowded-camp-greece-200909035949757.html">reported</a> that the whole camp was ablaze.Police officers have cordoned off the roads surrounding the camp to stop migrants from going to the nearby towns, <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54082201">the BBC reported</a>. Stratos Kytelis, the mayor of Mylinene — the largest town on Lesbos island — also said that officers were monitoring people on a highway."The fire spread inside and outside of the camp and has destroyed it," Kytelis <a href="https://www.dailysabah.com/world/europe/thousands-flee-fire-at-migrant-camp-on-covid-19-lockdown-in-greece">told Skai radio</a>. "There are more than 12,000 migrants being guarded by police on a highway."Footage taken after dawn on Wednesday has lain bare the extent of the destruction.The debate over how to address the growing number of migrants entering Europe is once again at the forefront of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ap-explains-the-new-migration-crisis-at-europes-borders-2020-3">political discourse</a>, as it was <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/migration-crisis-european-union-immigration-britain-2016-8">in 2015.</a>The impact of the coronavirus pandemic has seen a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/20/greece-prepares-for-arrival-of-migrants-amid-deteriorating-ties-with-turkey">more migrants than ever</a> flee their homes for Europe in recent months.<div type="image" title="Refugees and migrants are seen among destroyed shelters following a fire at the Moria camp on the Island of Lesbos, Greece September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis" height="2000" width="3000" msid="78015461" hostid="261"></div><keyword id="6357856" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Greece">Greece</keyword> — which, given its location, is one of the first destinations reached by migrants fleeing the Middle East and North Africa — <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-greece-prepares-for-crisis-2020-3">has struggled to handle the growing number of migrants entering the country</a>.In August, Greece <a href="https://www.insider.com/migrants-abandoned-at-sea-by-greece-past-few-months-2020-8">reportedly abandoned 1,000 refugees</a> at the edge of its water territory, an act which is illegal under international law.Both Greece and Hungary <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hungary-greece-closing-borders-asylum-seekers-coronavirus-2020-3">closed their borders to asylum seekers on February 29</a>, citing <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/a-coronavirus-outbreak-could-leave-refugees-even-more-vulnerable-2020-3">safety concerns over the pandemic.</a>Thirty-five people at Moria have tested positive for COVID-19 as of Wednesday. The first case, reported on August 2, prompted authorities to impose a lockdown and quarantines on the camp, <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/greece-refugee-camp-fire/a-54861061">Deutsche Welle reported.</a>Elsewhere in Europe, the UK is experiencing record numbers of migrant arrivals.In August, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/uk-deploys-military-drone-migrants-english-channel-record-crossings-2020-9">1,468 refugees arrived in the UK</a> after making the crossing across the English Channel from France. The total number of arrivals to the UK has surpassed 5,000 in 2020 so far.<ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/uk-deploys-military-drone-migrants-english-channel-record-crossings-2020-9">The UK is using a military drone to monitor and stop migrants from crossing the English channel, after a record 1,400 crossed in August</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/migrants-abandoned-at-sea-by-greece-past-few-months-2020-8">Greece has secretly sent away more than 1,000 migrants, taking them to the edge of the country's territorial waters and then abandoning them at sea</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/turkey-syria-threatens-refugee-crisis-europe-2020-2">Turkey threatens to push a new refugee crisis onto Europe after its vicious conflict in Syria hit a tipping point</a><a></a></li></ul>

A fire tore through Europe's largest migrant camp, displacing as many as 20,000 refugees

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The Turkish government said that it has arrested and moved to deport at least seven Syrian <keyword id="12127762" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="migrants" source="Orion">migrants</keyword>.</li><li>They are accused of "inciting or humiliating" Turkish people via <keyword id="11894125" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="tiktok" source="Orion">TikTok</keyword> clips of them eating <keyword id="11941155" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="bananas" source="Orion">bananas</keyword>.</li></ul>The Turkish government <a href="https://www.goc.gov.tr/sosyal-medyada-dolasima-sokulan-provokatif-paylasimlar-hakkinda">announced on Wednesday </a>that it has arrested and opened deportation proceedings against at least seven Syrian migrants, who were accused of eating bananas in a "provocative" way as part of a TikTok challenge.<a href="https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/10/syrians-be-deported-eating-bananas-provocatively-turkey">Al-Monitor reported</a> that the challenge, which Syrians across the globe have participated in, was inspired by a viral video of a Turkish man complaining he could no longer afford bananas. He went on to claim that <keyword id="12315071" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="syrian-refugees" source="Orion">Syrian refugees</keyword> could buy "kilos" of the fruit.The video was a reference to a false rumor that Syrian <keyword id="6391453" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="refugees" source="Orion">refugees</keyword> are living in luxury off taxpayers' money amid a <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-10-28/erdogan-leads-turkey-deeper-into-political-and-economic-crisis">crumbling Turkish economy</a>, according to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/10/30/turkey-banana-syria-refugee-deportation/">The Washington Post.</a>In reality, research by the <a href="https://voxeu.org/article/precarious-lives-syrian-refugees-turkey-corona-times">Centre for Economic Policy Research shows,</a> 45% of Syrian refugees in <keyword id="11998211" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="turkey" source="Orion">Turkey</keyword> live in poverty and 14% live in extreme poverty.Syrians, not only those in Turkey, shared mocking videos of them eating bananas in response.One video, initially published on TikTok but <a href="https://twitter.com/politicturk/status/1452641847080333318?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1452641847080333318%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.al-monitor.com%2Foriginals%2F2021%2F10%2Fsyrians-be-deported-eating-bananas-provocatively-turkeyrkey">later shared on Twitter</a>, shows a group of migrants chuckling while they eat the fruit.On Thursday, per The Washington Post, local media reported that immigration authorities had detained 11 Syrians involved in the TikTok trend.They were charged with "inciting or humiliating the [Turkish] people with hatred and hostility," The Washington Post said.Turkey is home to more than 3.6 million Syrians, who constitute the vast majority of the 4 million refugees and asylum seekers living in the country, according to <a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2021/06/22/10-years-on-turkey-continues-its-support-for-an-ever-growing-number-of-syrian-refugees#:~:text=Today%2C%20Turkey%20is%20home%20to,world's%20largest%20host%20of%20refugees.ees.">The World Bank.</a>German broadcaster <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/refugees-in-istanbul-is-anti-migrant-sentiment-growing-in-turkey/a-58890282">Deutsche Welle reported</a> that anti-migrant animosity has been growing in recent months.Turkish people have started to blame Syrian refugees for the collapsing economy, seeing them as "scapegoats," the Brookings Institution's Turkey expert Kemal Kirisci told The Washington Post.A <a href="https://www.swp-berlin.org/10.18449/2020C05/">2019 study by the Turkish-German Uni­versity's Migration and Integration Research Center</a> found that 72% of Turks believe that Syrian refugees will harm Turkey's sociocultural structure, and 74% think that public services will either deteriorate or diminish because of the refugees.

Turkey plans to deport Syrian refugees for posting TikTok videos of them eating bananas in a 'provocative' way

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Mt. Nyiragongo erupted on May 22, triggering earthquakes and a chaotic evacuation of Goma - a city of 2 million in eastern <keyword id="67854" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Congo">Congo</keyword>. </li><li>Amid the exodus, hundreds of children were separated from their families, including 6-year-old Elie.</li><li>This is the story of how one family made it through a hellish series of natural disasters in one of the most vulnerable places on earth.</li></ul>When <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/a-volcano-erupted-in-eastern-congo-2021-5">Mount Nyiragongo</a> erupted in eastern Congo on May 22, there was no <a href="https://www.insider.com/drone-captured-volcanic-eruption-waste-to-a-city-in-congo-2021-6">warning</a>. On that first night, as the lava <a href="https://www.insider.com/drone-captured-volcanic-eruption-waste-to-a-city-in-congo-2021-6">flowed</a> towards the city of Goma, it covered 13 villages and wiped out 3,629 homes, before coming to a halt half a mile from the city's airport and less than two miles from one of its central markets. At least 37 people have been reported dead.Nyiragongo is one of the world's most dangerous volcanoes - it last erupted 19 years ago - and its presence 10 miles from Goma casts a perennial shadow over the city. And yet, even since the 2002 eruption, which buried large patches of Goma in volcanic rock, the city's population has swelled, largely as a consequence of the violent conflicts in the surrounding area, pushing hundreds of thousands to seek refuge in Goma. Goma, the largest city in the region, has over the last two decades become a hub for the United Nations and countless humanitarian agencies and the economic opportunities that have come with the <keyword id="6356001" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="international">international</keyword> presence. The city's geographic proximity to the region's mining riches, and its location just over the border from Rwanda, made it even more attractive to the entrepreneurial. In the calm years, Nyiragongo has come to be something of a tourist draw: travelers who come to Goma on their way to see mountain gorillas in the nearby Virunga National Park sometimes include a hike up Nyiragongo as part of their itinerary. <div type="image" title="displaced kids Sake" height="3991" width="5986" msid="83291762" hostid="261"></div>Now, two weeks after the initial eruption, the immediate danger from Mount Nyiragongo seems to have passed, and Goma's residents are now faced with putting their lives back together. For one of Goma's residents, 40-year-old Moise Lukusha, it has been two weeks of misery and uncertainty. On the first night, Elie, his 6-year-old son, went missing. <h2>A frantic exodus </h2>Lukusha was downtown when he learned of the eruption; as panic overtook Goma's residents, he rushed home. Two of his children -Elie, 6, and Gedeon, 9 - had been watching television in the living room when the eruption began, and everyone started to run. They went outside and got swept away in the crowds. By the time Lukusha reached their home, Elie and Gedeon were gone. Lukusha thought they might have gone to Sake, 15 miles away. Goma sits between Lake Kivu and Congo's eastern border with Rwanda and, for those fleeing on foot, Sake was one of the only places to go. And so, Lukusha joined the thousands of people making their way to Sake.But neither boy was there. Gedeon had ended up aboard a truck taking people, free of charge, to another city, Masisi, about 50 miles northwest. There, a kind-hearted stranger took him in for three days, until she could arrange to have him ride in a car back to Goma. Back in the city, Gedeon knew his way back home. But Elie did not turn up - not at their home in Goma, not in Sake, not in any of the reunification centers that had been set up for unaccompanied children. "I lost my son and I'm still looking for him," Lukusha texted, days later. <h2>"The conditions were inhumane"</h2>When the lava flow stopped early the next morning, people, fearing that their homes might be looted, began returning to Goma. All the while, earthquakes regularly shook the city. By the morning of May 25, the Goma <keyword id="6357324" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Volcano">Volcano</keyword> Observatory had recorded 269 earthquakes since the eruption. <div type="image" title="Leaving Goma" height="4000" width="6000" msid="83291756" hostid="261"></div>The highest magnitude reached 5.2 on the Richter scale, bringing down several buildings and homes. Large cracks appeared in the ground, some snaking across main roads in central Goma. The tremors also damaged water distribution systems that had already been compromised by the lava flow, leaving 550,000 people without access to potable water. The local head of the French aid group Doctors Without Borders warned that residents were at a high risk of cholera. Worse still, there were warnings of the potential for a second volcanic eruption and the explosion of deadly methane and carbon dioxide gases from Lake Kivu, which could kill hundreds of thousands within minutes. On Thursday, May 27 - five days after the eruption - the local governor of North Kivu province ordered the mandatory evacuation of 10 of Goma's 15 neighborhoods. The announcement sparked an even bigger exodus than the first one. Over the next 24 hours, over 400,000 people - nearly a quarter of Goma's population - left the city on foot, on motos, on boats, or in cars, using the few available roads. Again, most headed towards Sake, causing a complete traffic blockage on the westbound road. Once the lava was cleared from the northbound road, others headed towards Rutshuru territory. A third flow of people went across the border to the east, into Rwanda. Yet a fourth run of people piled into boats and traversed 130 km to the southern tip of Lake Kivu, to seek refuge in Bukavu, the capital of neighboring South Kivu province.The largest portion of the exodus, in the direction of Sake, included 100 armored vehicles and military trucks transporting hundreds of UN peacekeepers that had also been ordered to evacuate their bases. A separate convoy of 53 UN trucks carrying 250 staff and 1200 of their dependents would continue past Sake, and head south to Bukabu over land. With favorable weather and a Landcruiser, the 100 km journey along dirt roads could be traversed in 7 hours. With the evacuation traffic blockade, however, it took the UN convoy 40 hours to complete.<div type="image" title="Aid distrobution Sake " height="4000" width="6000" msid="83291757" hostid="261"></div>In Sake alone, a town with a population of 70,000, over 180,000 people arrived that Friday, including Moise, his wife and six of his children. From Kinshasa - the country's capital, situated on the opposite end of the country's vast geographical stretch across the African continent, and accessible only by plane - the government's spokesman said that people fleeing to Sake should not expect more than "a minimum comfort.""Those that will go to Sake will not find the comfort they had in their homes because they are going to a zone that isn't specially arranged to receive them," Patrick Muyaya Katembwe, the spokesman, said at a press conference.Sure enough, Lukusha and his family found no aid distributions when they arrived. The family slept outside, and food and basic goods were difficult to find or afford. Marcelin, Moise's 24-year-old step-son, said corn that would normally cost between 100 and 300 francs, was selling for 1000 francs in Sake. In a report detailing the situation, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs attributed the price increases to the near halt in economic activities in Goma and the massive spike in demand. For most Congolese, 73 percent of whom live under the international poverty line of $1.90 per day, the costs in Sake were crippling. "Even to go to the toilet, we had to pay," Lukusha would later say. The fee - 1500 Congolese francs, the equivalent of nearly 1 US dollar - was exorbitant.<div type="image" title="Dad with running kids 20 " height="3000" width="4500" msid="83291765" hostid="261"></div>"The way we lived in Sake, it was a nightmare," Lukusha said. "The conditions were inhumane." Meanwhile, Lukusha was still searching for six-year-old Elie, going back and forth between Goma, Sake, and the other towns where people were seeking refuge. After days of this, he recalls sitting with his family on a soccer field in Sake amid crowds of evacuees, feeling certain that he would not see his boy again. "The little means I had, I finished it all off searching for little Elie, to go to Minova, Masisi, Bweremana, everywhere. I lost everything I had," he said. <h2>False alarms and a city on edge</h2>According to the International Organization for Migration, by Tuesday, June 1, about 160,000 of the 400,000 people displaced since the eruption of the volcano had already returned to their homes. They cited reasons that included unacceptable conditions in the refuge sites, a decrease in the magnitude and frequency of earthquakes, and fears that their abandoned homes would be looted. Families scattered in the chaos of the evacuations were also gradually reunited. Of the 1,340 children reported missing, all but 332 are back with their families,, according to UNICEF and its partners.All the while, the government continued issuing statements warning people to stay out of the "red zones," saying that earthquakes were still happening daily even if not all of them were felt. On June 1st, for example, the Goma Volcano Observatory recorded 71 tremors, the majority of which were not felt by the population. Moreover, surface deformations indicated potential movement of magma under the city of Goma itself, and possibly Lake Kivu. <div type="image" title="Diana add" height="3000" width="4500" msid="83293609" hostid="261"></div>Further confusing the general population, the Rwanda Environmental Management Authority's Lake Kivu monitoring team on Monday May 31, concluded that there is no imminent risk of gas explosions from Lake Kivu. But the local observatory was saying that lethal explosions were still a possibility. There were also false alarms, further unnerving the battered population. There were also false alarms, further unnerving the battered population. Muyaya, the spokesman from the national government in Kinshasa, tweeted - and then deleted - that there had been an eruption "of weak intensity" at Mount Nyamulagira, another nearby volcano. Aerial surveillance soon confirmed that there had not, in fact, been an eruption. It was only smoke rising from charcoal production, a very common sight in the region. Despite the ongoing evacuation order, Lukusha and his family were among those who had returned to Goma. That Sunday evening - eight days after the eruption - Lukusha was sitting in his living room when he looked up to see Elie at his doorstep, holding the hand of a stranger. He pulled the boy into his arms. And, soon enough, Lukusha finally learned what had happened to his son over their long week of separation.<h2>"Stay vigilant, stay vigilant"</h2>In the chaos that broke out on the evening of the volcanic eruption, Elie had followed the crowd heading west, towards Sake. Near Mugunga, one of the neighborhoods in the outskirts of Goma, he followed people into the hills, where he fell asleep for the night. The next morning, he continued through the wealthy neighborhood of Himbi, passing near the home that once belonged to Congo's infamous dictator, Mobutu Sese Seko. "The little one was truly tired, his feet swollen," Lukusha would say, recounting the story as he'd been able to piece it together. "He slept by the entrance to a gated property."<div type="image" title="Diana add 2" height="3000" width="4500" msid="83293610" hostid="261"></div>That's where the owner of the home found him. The man assumed that Elie was a street kid and, taking pity on him, brought him some avocados, bread and a bottle of water. The story then took a bizarre turn, according to what the man told Lukusha: the man decided he would adopt Elie. The idea, though, quickly fell apart. At church that Sunday, the man said his pastor advised him that Elie's parents were likely feeling frantic as they searched for their missing son. "This, while we were searching for the child, going up to the center of Masisi, Minova, Bweremana, everywhere," Lukusha said, incredulous. Insider was unable to confirm the details of the story, and the pastor could not immediately be reached. Lukusha said it appeared that Elie - reunited with his siblings as they played in their home in Goma - was doing well. For most of the city, this is still a time of limbo. It's not clear what the recovery will look like, or how long it will take to get back to some semblance of normalcy. <div type="image" title="ALHUGUET_034" height="3000" width="4500" msid="83291755" hostid="261"></div>There is also suspicion that the central government, 1000 miles away in Kinshasa, might be dragging out the relief effort in this long-neglected part of the country to maximize the political currency that comes with delivering help. On Saturday, June 6, just hours after Goma's international airport was reopened, the country's prime minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde touched ground with much fanfare, making a rare visit to the unstable but mineral-rich eastern part of the country. As for Goma, it's not yet clear if the city is truly safe yet. "They say the city of Goma is still in danger. We don't know if it's true," said Marcelin, Lukusha's step-son. "Really we have no idea what is happening in our city because they send us [text] messages 'stay vigilant, stay vigilant' but I don't even know if that means there was a second volcanic eruption.""Really," he said, "I have no idea."

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