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Nepal, which has been experiencing more frequent instances of <keyword id="20144034" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="extreme-weather" source="keywords">extreme weather</keyword> in recent times, became the victim of intense floods and <keyword id="19964849" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="landslides" source="keywords">landslides</keyword> once again over the weekend. An estimated 192 people have lost their lives, nearly 100 are injured and at least 30 individuals remain missing. Sources suggest that a low pressure system over the Bay of Bengal and the unusual positioning of the monsoon trough triggered exceptionally heavy rains across Nepal on Friday. Large swathes of eastern and central Nepal witnessed incessant downpours, resulting in overflowing of the Bagmati — Kathmandu’s main river. One of the hardest-hit areas has been the <keyword id="23370774" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Koshi-River-basin" source="keywords">Koshi River basin</keyword>, with its flooding impacting several districts like Sunsari, Saptari and Udayapur. Other rivers like <keyword id="23370775" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="gandaki" source="keywords">Gandaki</keyword> and Karnali also caused widespread flooding, with damage concentrated in Banke, Bardiya and Dang districts. The low-lying Terai plains in southern Nepal also faced severe flooding due to the accumulation of rainwater from higher elevations, especially in Morang, Jhapa and Rautahat districts. Reports indicate that the floods have damaged at least 322 houses and 16 bridges across Nepal. Many claimed that they have never seen such a devastating flood and inundation in the Kathmandu Valley in 40-45 years. But flooding was hardly the only side effect of the intense rains. Hilly areas, which are aplenty in Nepal, witnessed landslides. Areas like Sindhupalchok, Dolakha, and Lamjung experienced significant landslides that blocked highways and cut off access to remote villages. In <keyword id="20996363" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="gorkha" source="keywords">Gorkha</keyword> and Rasuwa, landslides destroyed homes and caused fatalities, with dozens feared trapped under debris. While thousands remain stranded in various parts of Nepal due to road disruption, as many as 4,000 people affected by flood and inundation have been rescued by the <keyword id="21227724" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nepal-Army" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Nepal Army" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Nepal Army">Nepal Army</keyword>, Nepal Police and Armed Police Force personnel, Ministry of Home Affairs spokesperson Rishiram Pokharel said. Health experts are warning of the outbreak of water-borne diseases, including cholera, as sanitation facilities have been compromised in many flood-affected areas. Hospitals in Nepalgunj and other cities are already overwhelmed with injured people and mobile health units have been deployed to provide medical aid in more remote locations. Experts have pointed out that <keyword id="19907392" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="climate-change" source="keywords">climate change</keyword> is intensifying the frequency of such extreme weather events. Nepal's fragile ecosystem, combined with poor infrastructure, makes the country highly vulnerable to floods and landslides. In the aftermath, rebuilding will require extensive resources, and long-term solutions are being discussed, such as the construction of river embankments, improving disaster preparedness, and better <keyword id="21033786" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="flood-forecasting" source="keywords">flood forecasting</keyword> systems. For now, despite the forecast for rain to continue in Nepal until Tuesday, there have been signs of some easing since Sunday. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="113758450" title="Several Bihar districts on alert as IMD warns of heavy rain and flash floods" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>

Nepal floods and landslides have claimed nearly 200 lives over the weekend. What's going on there?

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Spain's eastern province of Valencia was hit hard by intense flooding last week.</li><li>The government has pledged $11 billion to help it recover, but local authorities want $34 billion.</li></ul>Spain said it will give about $11 billion to help restore Valencia after flash floods hammered the province last week — but local authorities there want three times that amount.Historic, deadly flash floods — brought about by torrential rainfall — hit the area last week, killing at least 211, regional emergency services <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/GVA112/status/1853698255730942163">said</a> on Wednesday.Spain's State Meteorological <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/spain-flooding-51-dead-in-valencia-region-economic-hub-2024-10">Agency</a> said last week that it was the province's most severe storm since 1987.During a press conference on Tuesday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said his government had <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/sanchezcastejon/status/1853796678265938374">approved</a> $11.55 billion in loans and grants to help storm and flood victims.However, a day earlier, the province's president, Carlos Mazón, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/carlos_mazon_/status/1853555363678728545">said</a> local authorities had asked for an initial package equivalent to about $34 billion."The measures will serve to rebuild, relaunch, and mitigate the effects" of the storm, Mazón told reporters.<div type="image" title="Satellite images of the Valencia province before and after flash floods on October 25, 2022 (left), and October 30, 2024 (right)." height="480" width="640" msid="114986283" hostid="261" sizebytes="62758"></div>On Saturday, Valencia's Chamber of Commerce <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.camaravalencia.com/noticias/informe-sobre-danos-provocados-por-la-dana-en-los-municipios-mas-afectados-y-consecuencias-sobre-la-actividad-economica/">estimated</a> that up to 4,500 businesses had suffered notable damage, with potentially 1,800 severely impacted.The floods affected many economic sectors, including agriculture, industry, and services, it said.Automaking remains Valencia's most <a target="_blank" href="https://www.investinspain.org/en/regions/comunidad-valenciana/industrias-destacadas?#nameRegion">important industry</a>.Cristina del Rey, the communications director for Ford Spain, told BI last week that her company's Valencia plant had not suffered direct damage from the floods but was shut on Wednesday and Thursday.According to a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="c-link c-link--focus-visible" href="https://fundacionaon.es/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/BAROMETRO-DE-CATASTROFES-2021.pdf">report</a> from the Aon Spain Foundation, a private foundation that works to prevent and assist with natural disasters, the annual cost of natural disasters in Spain between 2016 and 2021, including floods, was between $940 million and $2.5 billion.Local authorities on Sunday <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/GVA112/status/1853692672327721128/photo/1">said</a> that the heavy rains — part of a phenomenon known as "cold drops" — had caused "unprecedented" damage to infrastructure and human life.The provisional death toll put it among the most serious natural disasters in Western Europe in recent years. Widespread flooding in July 2021 killed more than 200 people in Belgium, Germany, and surrounding countries.At a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1ynJODVpRdXxR">press conference</a> on Tuesday, Sánchez declared Valencia a disaster area, paving the way for extra funding for local authorities.He said about 15,000 soldiers and police officers had been dispatched to the province, as well as 287 forest brigaders, around a hundred customs officers, 44 forensic physicians, and 600 specialized vehicles for pumping, cleaning, and supplying the affected areas.Sánchez added that 98% of affected households now had power, and about 25 miles of roads and 46 miles of railway tracks had been repaired."We must continue working with more resources, more coordination, and greater effort until normality returns to all the municipalities and to all the homes affected by this tragedy," he said.

Counting the cost of Spain's hellish floods, the government pledged $11B, local officials want $34B

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Hurricane Ian walloped Florida and the Caribbean with intense rain, flooding, and wind. </li><li>It knocked out Cuba's power grid and left more than 2 million in Florida without electricity. </li></ul>Hurricane Ian — a Category 4 storm sweeping over the southern United States — touched down in Cuba Tuesday, destroying the island's power grid, before rapidly intensifying over the Gulf of Mexico and making landfall in Flordia Wednesday with 150-mile-per-hour winds. More than 1.9 million homes in Florida still don't have power, <a href="https://poweroutage.us/area/state/florida">according to poweroutage.us</a>, and Ian, now a tropical storm, is continuing east over the state out toward the Atlantic. But by the time it loops back to hit South Carolina, experts are predicting it will upgrade again to a Category 1 hurricane. Officials have not released data on deaths and injuries, but <a href="https://www.insider.com/biden-ian-could-be-deadliest-hurricane-to-ever-hit-florida-2022-9">President Joe Biden said on Thursday that Ian could be the "deadliest" hurricane</a> to ever hit Florida. "The numbers are still unclear, but we're hearing early reports of what may be substantial loss of life," Biden said at the headquarters of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Washington, DC.While Biden has approved major federal disaster relief in Florida, there are still plenty of ways for individuals to help those who have been affected by the storm. For those looking to help, we've compiled a list of reputable organizations that are assisting in relief efforts.<h2>The American Red Cross </h2>The Red Cross is accepting <a href="https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation.html/">online donations</a> in any amount, or $10 donations by text message when you send "IAN" to 90999. The organization said it had helped to operate shelters for those evacuating from the hurricane. The Red Cross is also looking for blood donors. <h2>Florida Disaster Fund </h2>Florida's official private relief fund was "established to assist Florida's communities as they respond to and recover during times of emergency or disaster." You can <a href="https://www.volunteerflorida.org/donatefdf/">donate online</a> or text "DISASTER" to 20222 to make a $10 donation. <h2>Volunteer Florida </h2>Volunteer Florida, which raises funds to support the state's lead agency for volunteerism and national service, has plenty of volunteer opportunities available to assist those who need aid after Hurricane Ian. Available positions include being a Red Cross shelter volunteer, providing mental health support to victims, and supporting the regional disaster department. You can <a href="https://volunteer.volunteerflorida.org/search?shareId=968b42da01e7488a9269ba43daf8a913#">apply online</a> to learn more and fill one of the open positions. <h2>Convoy of Hope </h2>Convoy of Hope is a self-described "faith-based organization with a driving passion to feed the world." The nonprofit works to provide disaster response by partnering with local churches, businesses, civic organizations, and government agencies to get victims what they need. In the wake of Hurricane Ian, the Convoy's "caravan of response vehicles is en route to Florida." When they can, the company said it will set up distribution points to assist survivors, <a href="https://twitter.com/ConvoyofHope/status/1574580120584687616?s=20&amp;t=Ul9zQvV9a0KVt3lYO4jj6Q">specifically providing them with groceries</a>.You can <a href="https://convoyofhope.org/donate/">donate to Convoy of Hope</a> online. <h2>The Salvation Army </h2>The Salvation Army Florida's Emergency Disaster Service Department planned ahead and prepared resources for Hurricane Ian victims before it even touched down in the state. "Through the service of The Salvation Army, we seek to show there is hope, even in the storm, <a href="https://salvationarmyflorida.org/2022/09/28/the-salvation-army-of-floridas-eds-response-for-hurricane-ians-impact/">Captain Stephan Wildish said</a>. "We are activated and prepared to go to where the storm hits the hardest, to meet the needs of disaster survivors in the days, weeks, months, and years to come."You can <a href="https://give.helpsalvationarmy.org/give/166081/#!/donation/checkout">donate to the organization online</a> or by texting "STORM" to 51555.<h2>Project HOPE </h2>Project HOPE "responds to disasters and health crises around the world, providing immediate relief and helping strengthen local health systems for the long term." The nonprofit works with healthcare workers in the community to respond to immediate health needs and even provides long-term support by repairing clinics and teaching local healthcare workers about emergency preparedness. <a href="https://www.projecthope.org/disaster-emergency-crisis-response/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-type="URL"></a>You can <a href="https://secure.projecthope.org/site/SPageNavigator/2022_09_adssearchhurricaneian.html?autologin=true&amp;mfc_pref=T&amp;s_src=ads&amp;s_subsrc=ads_sem_gs_topical_d2d_hurricaneian0922&amp;utm_source=fundraising&amp;utm_medium=ads&amp;utm_campaign=hurricaneian&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwhNWZBhB_EiwAPzlhNhB9lU9j5FD48jFk0npJvvSwPkKyOj0A8HX7xrBxJZNDH-Gsbdr3fhoC7lsQAvD_BwE">donate to Project HOPE</a> online. <h2>Habitat for Humanity </h2>The Habitat for Humanity in Hillsborough County, Florida — where Tampa is located — is collecting donations toward its Home Preservation Fund. The nonprofit takes money from the Fund to help repair homes that have been destroyed by the storm. They are also asking for volunteers to help with the physical labor of actually fixing devastated houses. <a href="https://habitathillsborough.salsalabs.org/disasterrecovery/index.html">Donate online</a> and <a href="https://www.habitathillsborough.org/volunteer/">apply to volunteer on the website</a>. <h2>Mercy Chefs </h2>Mercy Chefs said they have deployed a response team to Florida and expects to serve 30,000 meals a day as a part of disaster relief. The organization aims to provide "high-quality, hot meals on a mass scale for victims," of multiple disasters. "This is one of the worst hurricanes ever to make landfall in the United States, and we are prepared now more than ever to do all that we can to serve hope in the form of a meal," <a href="https://mercychefs.com/hurricane-ian/">the company said on its website</a>. You can <a href="https://secure.mercychefs.com/site/Donation2?df_id=2620&amp;2620.donation=form1&amp;mfc_pref=T">donate to Mercy Chefs online</a>. <h2>World Central Kitchen</h2>Chef José Andrés' World Central Kitchen serves "chef-prepared meals to communities impacted by natural disasters and during prolonged humanitarian crises."<a href="https://wck.org/">On its website</a>, the organization said that its relief team will stage locations across Florida to serve meals "as soon as Hurricane Ian passes."The organization's Instagram showed it already has teams set up across <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CjGevH9jVYq/">impacted parts of Florida</a>, including <a href="https://www.insider.com/hurricane-ian-knocks-out-entire-section-florida-sanibel-causeway-2022-9">Sanibel Island.</a>World Central Kitchen has also deployed teams to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CjGUaVUObvf/">Puerto Rico</a> and the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CjCDxhkMAMD/">Dominican Republic</a>, which were hit by Hurricane Fiona earlier this month.The organization accepts donations <a href="https://donate.wck.org/give/417669/#!/donation/checkout">through its website.</a>

Hurricane Ian has brought intense rain, wind, and flooding to Florida and Cuba. Here's how you can help the victims.

<ul><li>It is that time of the year which unfortunately will see the most car damage, and especially ‘total loss’, claims being filed. </li><li>If the repair estimate is above 75% of insured declared value (IDV) of the vehicle, it will be declared beyond repair. </li><li>Depending on the surveyor’s recommendation, you can get the IDV amount as compensation. </li></ul>A couple of monsoons back, several areas in South Bangalore were flooded due to heavy rain. Rohit Kumar (name changed) had parked his Hyundai i20 in an open space but unfortunately his car got completely submerged. The next day, when the water receded, the car, as expected, was as good as dead. With the rain gods ready to make an appearance, here is what you should know beforehand to tackle such ill-fated eventuality, which we hope will never occur. In insurance parlance, a car that can’t be repaired or is more expensive to repair than its insured value, is called ‘total loss'. In fact Policy Bazaar, says that generally, total loss is declared when repair cost exceeds 75% of the vehicle's Insured Declared Value or IDV. However, in such a case, where you are an unfortunate victim like Kumar, your insurance policy may help you cover the loss, at least partially. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="subhead" text="First, remember these two important steps:">First, remember these two important steps:</cmsannotation> Contact the insurer pronto: If your car is damaged in flood waters, contact the insurance company immediately. You should provide the insurer with the requested information, and based on that, the insurer will provide guidance regarding the necessary steps to follow starting with safely towing the vehicle to an authorised garage. Document the damage: When registering such a claim, the customer is required to disclose all the details of the incident to the insurer. The insurance company is likely to ask for photographs, videos etc. as evidence to substantiate the claim. “It is always recommended to document the damage thoroughly and provide the necessary information to your insurer to make your case stronger,” says Vivek Chaturvedi, CMO and Head of Direct Sales, Digit Insurance. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="subhead" text="Now, what happens if the car is damaged beyond repair?">Now, what happens if the car is damaged beyond repair?</cmsannotation> After evaluating the extent of damage to the vehicle, the insurance company will provide compensation for the loss. If the damage is repairable, the insurer will cover the cost of repairs. The determination of the repair cost will be based on an assessment of the parts and labour involved. “The authorised garage will prepare an estimate of repair costs. If the estimate is above 75% of IDV, the surveyor will confirm the case as total loss, and beyond repair,” says Chirag Nihalani, General Manager, Insurance Samadha, an insurance grievance redressal platform. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="subhead" text="What next?">What next?</cmsannotation> When the car is declared damaged beyond repairs by the insurance surveyor, the insured party is entitled to the IDV amount as compensation. “This could be either paying the customer the claim amount as per the IDV taken in the policy or providing an option to the insured of taking an alternate vehicle through the insurer within the same price range,” says Chaturvedi. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="subhead" text="IDV in detail">IDV in detail</cmsannotation> Insured Declared Value or IDV is the maximum sum insured that an insurance company will provide in the event of a total loss or theft of a vehicle. As time passes, the IDV of a car decreases due to depreciation. Consequently, in the event of a total loss, the claim amount received by the policyholder will be lower, as it is based on the current IDV of the vehicle. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="subhead" text="The add-on one can opt for">The add-on one can opt for</cmsannotation> Policyholders can benefit from the ‘return to invoice’ (RTI) add-on in cases of complete loss. “This add-on compensates the policyholder for the total price of the car as mentioned in the invoice at the time of purchase and not IDV,” says Nitin Kumar, Head, Motor Insurance, Policybazaar.com, an online insurance broker. It is noteworthy that the RTI cover can be purchased only till your car is three years old. You have to pay 15-20% higher premiums than standard <keyword id="35490" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="car-insurance" source="Orion">car insurance</keyword>. Thus, it is advised that one takes a comprehensive insurance policy with relevant <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/personal-finance/news/five-add-ons-to-consider-for-your-car-insurance-during-the-monsoons/articleshow/101011145.cms">add-ons</a> to provide adequate protection against flood like situations.

Explained: What is ‘total loss’ in car insurance and how to tackle it

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, near Gaza, has been a shelter for civilians amid the conflict, the NYT reported.</li><li>In the past week, doctors affiliated with the university treated hundreds of patients, including a Hamas militant.</li></ul>Amid <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-formally-declares-war-on-hamas-seeks-full-control-gaza-2023-10">Israel's ongoing war with Palestinian militant group, Hamas</a>, a prominent hospital has found itself treating patients on both sides of the conflict. While tending to hundreds of severely injured civilians over the past week, doctors affiliated with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev — a top public research university about 25 miles from Gaza — also treated a badly wounded Hamas gunman, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/14/world/asia/ben-gurion-university-israel-attack.html">the hospital's director</a> told The New York Times."It's not so simple to treat casualties and attackers in the same facility," Dr. Shlomi Codish, the general director of Soroka Medical Center, a trauma hospital affiliated with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, told the newspaper. "But we are humans. We have to look at our values and not lose them along the way."Codish said he wasn't expecting the Hamas member to enter the hospital, but staff treated the gunman before sending him to a military hospital.Approximately 1,300 people died, and around 100 to 150 people were taken hostage in <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hamas-surprise-attack-israel-palestine-not-shock--netanyahu-critics-2023-10">Hamas' surprise attacks on Israel on October 7</a>.Within 24 hours, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev's hospital was also flooded with more than 700 wounded civilians, the NYT reported. Since <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-air-force-bomb-gaza-hamas-6000-times-continue-relentlessly-2023-10">Israel's retaliatory strikes,</a> at least 1,500 Palestinians have also been killed and more than 6,600 have been injured.The university has also turned into a "back office for war," with dorms turned into barracks, medical students with little experience working in the frontlines of the emergency room, and other students packaging food, coffee, clothes, and cigarettes, for soldiers, and civilians, the NYT reported.Israeli universities, like Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, have increasingly become a place interaction between Jewish and Arab students in recent years. Over the past decade, the number of Arabs attending Israeli universities has risen, and they now comprise around 17% of the student body across the country, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2022-05-26/ty-article/israeli-universities-experience-new-degree-of-jewish-arab-tensions/00000181-0086-d251-a58d-159fd6710000">according</a> to Haaretz.

Doctors affiliated with Israel's top public university treated a badly wounded Hamas gunman alongside victims of attacks          

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A GoFundMe raised more than $500,000 for a sex trafficking victim.</li><li>Pieper Lewis was ordered to pay $150,000 to the family of her alleged rapist.</li></ul>A GoFundMe has raised more than $500,000 for the 17-year-old Iowa sex trafficking victim who earlier this week was directed by a judge to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in restitution to her alleged rapist's family.Pieper Lewis <a href="https://www.insider.com/iowa-teen-told-pay-150k-alleged-rapist-family-killed-reports-2022-9">pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and willful </a>injury on Tuesday in connection to the murder of Zachary Brooks, the 37-year-old man she accused of raping her multiple times, as Insider previously reported.Polk County District Judge David Porter said on Tuesday that the "court is presented with no other option" but to require her to pay the $150,000, which he said was clear in Iowa law, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/iowa-des-moines-human-trafficking-0b11cb8f4f0ff46d90ae17ece6bc7d15">The Associated Press reported</a>. The <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/vxgt7q?qid=90fc3fc6ff91a12f6ec0fe0a6b123436">GoFundMe</a> was created by Lewis' former teacher, Leland Schipper, and has raised $521,188 as of Saturday. "Pieper does not owe that man's family justice. Pieper does not deserve to be financially burdened for the rest of her life because the state of Iowa wrote a law that fails to give judges any discretion as to how it is applied," the message on the fundraiser says. "This law doesn't make sense in many cases, but in this case, it's morally unjustifiable."The message continues, "A child who was raped, under no circumstances, should owe the rapist's family money."Two years ago, Lewis was 15 when she stabbed Brooks more than 30 times, The AP reported.Prosecutors said Lewis was a runaway who slept in the hallways of a Des Moines apartment building before she was forced into sex trafficking by her boyfriend, a 28-year-old man who took her in, per The AP.Lewis she said she was caught in a sex trafficking arrangement with him and Brooks, The <a href="https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2022/09/13/pieper-lewis-speaks-sentencing-killing-alleged-rapist-des-moines-sex-trafficking/10358999002/">Des Moines Register</a> reported, citing a plea agreement. Her boyfriend told the teen to go to Brooks' home, where Brooks gave her marijuana and alcohol and repeatedly had nonconsensual sex with her while she was unconscious, according to the outlet. On another occasion, the teen's boyfriend threatened her with a knife to return to Brooks' house to do sexual acts in exchange for $50 worth of weed, per the report. According to the report, she was given drugs and alcohol again — resulting in her falling asleep. She woke up and found that Brooks was raping her. When he fell asleep, she grabbed a knife and stabbed him to death.Officials did not deny that Lewis was sexually assaulted and trafficked, The AP reported but noted that Brooks was not alive to prosecute. However, she was given a deferred judgment on each of the two 10-year prison sentences she faced, which means she won't see prison time unless she violates her probation.The fundraiser, which surpassed its original goal of $200,000, will also cover Lewis' college plans and will help other sex trafficking victims, a recent message update on the site noted.

Donors flood fundraiser for 17-year-old Iowa sex trafficking victim who was ordered by judge to pay thousands to the family of her alleged rapist

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Cuomo used photos of presidents comforting hurricane victims to defend himself against harassment claims. </li><li>A flood victim accused Cuomo of "forcibly" kissing her while touring her property in 2017. </li><li>Cuomo's attorney likened the governor's behavior toward the woman to Bush and Obama's treatment of disaster victims.</li></ul><keyword id="6355838" type="LOCATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="new-york">New York</keyword> Gov. <keyword id="196530" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Andrew-Cuomo">Andrew Cuomo</keyword> used photos of former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama comforting hurricane victims to defend himself against <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/new-york-attorney-general-james-investigation-cuomo-sexually-harassed-women-2021-8">the state attorney general's report</a> on Tuesday that he sexually harassed multiple women. An attorney for Cuomo, Rita Glavin, included more than 40 photos of Cuomo and other lawmakers hugging and kissing various people in <a href="https://www.governor.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2021-08/8.3.21_Position_Statement_of_Governor_Cuomo.pdf">an 85-page statement</a> released Tuesday afternoon. Glavin used some of the photos to defend Cuomo against an allegation by Sherry Vill, a flood victim, that Cuomo "forcibly" kissed her and "manhandled" her while visiting her property after a 2017 flood. "The Governor's embrace of Ms. Vill occurred during an attempt to comfort her during a difficult time, while the two of them were surrounded by her family and the press," the statement read. "The Governor's interactions with Ms. Vill are not different than thousands of similar interactions that he and other politicians have had with numerous victims of natural disasters and other tragedies." The defense points to a 2012 photo of Obama hugging a tearful female victim of Hurricane Sandy and a 2005 photo of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reviews/out?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gettyimages.com%2Fdetail%2Fnews-photo%2Fpresident-george-w-bush-hugs-hurricane-victim-sandra-news-photo%2F54199542">Bush hugging Sandra Patterson</a>, whose Mississippi home was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.Vill <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/strange-inappropriate-flood-victim-says-cuomo-came-her-her-home-n1262368">told NBC News</a> that Cuomo acted "aggressively" towards her. "I felt he was coming on to me in my own home," Vill said. "I felt like I was being manhandled." Vill told media outlets and the attorney general's investigators that Cuomo kissed her without her consent on both cheeks and called her "beautiful" in front of her son and others. The investigators <a href="https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2021.08.03_nyag_-_investigative_report.pdf">wrote</a> that Vill's account of being grabbed by the face and kissed was similar to other complainant's accounts. Vill was not among the 11 named women who the report found made credible allegations of sexual misconduct against Cuomo. "Perhaps sensing her discomfort, Ms. Vill informed us that [Cuomo] said something along the lines of 'That's what Italians do-kiss both cheeks,'" the investigators wrote. The statement included several other photos of Obama, President Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and other top lawmakers embracing each other and constituents. During a televised statement on Tuesday, Cuomo insisted that he touches people's faces and hugs them to "convey warmth and nothing more.""You can find hundreds of pictures of me making the same gesture with hundreds of people: women, men, children, et cetera," Cuomo said. "You can go find hundreds of pictures of me kissing people, men, women. It is my usual and customary way of greeting."The attorney general's investigation, which was conducted by independent attorneys, found that Cuomo violated both federal and state law by sexually harassing multiple female members of his own staff, state employees, and a state trooper. It also found that Cuomo and his aides retaliated against at least one former aide after she made her allegations public. "The independent investigation found that Governor Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women, many of whom were young women, by engaging in unwanted groping, kisses, hugging, and by making inappropriate comments," Attorney General Letitia James said during a press conference on Tuesday.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo used photos of Obama and Bush hugging hurricane victims to defend himself against a flood victim's sexual harassment allegation

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The weak Russian ruble is hurting Central Asian workers in Russia too, per Radio Free Europe.</li><li>At least 6 million Central Asians work as migrant laborers in Russia.</li></ul>The ruble's crash isn't just hurting Russia — it's affecting the country's central Asian neighbors, too.<a href="https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/plight-central-asian-migrants-wartime-russia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">At least 6 million</a> Central Asians work as migrant laborers in Russia. The value of the ruble dropping against their home currencies means they are sending less money back home — and this is hurting their finances, <a href="https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-weak-ruble-central-asia/32555300.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Radio Free Europe reported Monday.</a>The ruble has fallen so much that it is close to a <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-09/ruble-weakens-toward-100-per-dollar-for-first-time-in-16-months" target="_blank" rel="noopener">key 100 level against the US dollar.</a> One dollar buys around 95 rubles now, as compared to the 74 rubles it could buy at the start of 2023. The crash is so concerning that high-level Russian government officials are <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-economy-officials-kremlin-central-bank-public-fight-ruble-collapse-2023-8">taking public potshots at one another over its collapse.</a>The situation is especially concerning for migrant workers from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, which are highly dependent on remittance from citizens working in Russia as the cash transfers make up over a quarter of their GDPs, per Radio Free Europe. The Russian currency is down 15% to 20% against the Kyrgyzstani som, the Kazakhstani tenge, the Uzbekistani som, and the Tajikistani Somoni so far this year.The situation is so serious that about half of migrant laborers are considering leaving Russia due to the weak currency, the <a href="https://www.vedomosti.ru/society/articles/2023/08/15/990094-chast-trudovih-migrantov-mozhet-pokinut-rossiyu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vedomosti business daily reported last Tuesday,</a> citing a survey among the Uzbek diaspora in Russia.Their departure could worsen the <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/russian-economy-record-worker-shortage-sanction-ukraine-war-labor-exodus-2023-4">labor crunch in Russia.</a>There are other problems for neighboring Central Asian countries due to the collapsing ruble.They are now caught between cheap Russian imports flooding into their markets or letting their own currencies fall alongside the ruble — which would be politically contentious.In a Facebook post last week, Kazakh political commentator Serik Belgibay said Kazakhstan is in a difficult position with two bad options: "leave everything as it is," which would let the cheap ruble "gradually kill" domestic production, or allow the Kazakh tenge to devalue alongside the ruble, which would cause inflation, per Radio Free Europe's translation.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-ukraine-war-ruble-central-bank-interest-rates-vladimir-putin-2023-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Russia's central bank raised interest rates</a> last Tuesday by 350 basis points to 12% at an emergency meeting in a bid to prop up the ruble.

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Integrated drone manufacture and drone-as-a-service (DAAS) provider <keyword id="4610420" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="garuda-aerospace" source="Orion">Garuda Aerospace</keyword> Pvt. Ltd has deployed its <keyword id="94769" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="drones" source="Orion">drones</keyword> in Assam to support the state disaster management department's rescue efforts amid the ongoing floods and landslide situation. The drones are being used to deliver emergency food and medicines packets to survivors and victims, Agnishwar Jayaprakash, Founder and CEO of Garuda Aerospace said. Garuda Aerospace has an advanced fleet management software which will also be used in the rescue efforts. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/google-has-termed-slice-as-a-harmful-app-recommending-users-to-uninstall-it/articleshow/92429265.cms">Slice payments app spies on photos, audio records and call history, says Google</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/tata-nexon-ev-fire-government-orders-probe-into-the-incident/articleshow/92428840.cms">Tata Nexon EV fire: government orders probe into the incident</a>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>The wife of the missing OceanGate CEO is descended from two Titanic victims, per <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/21/us/wendy-stockton-rush-titanic-missing-submersible.html">The New York Times</a>.</li><li>Wendy Rush is the great-great-granddaughter of Isidor and Ida Straus, a couple who died in 1912.</li></ul>The wife of the missing OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush is a descendant of two famous Titanic victims, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/21/us/wendy-stockton-rush-titanic-missing-submersible.html">The New York Times</a> reported on Wednesday, citing archival records.Wendy Rush is a great-great-granddaughter of <a href="https://www.insider.com/meet-isidor-and-ida-straus-the-old-couple-in-titanic-2023-4">Isidor and Ida Straus</a>, a wealthy elderly couple who died when the ocean liner sank in 1912. Isidor was the co-owner of the department store Macy's.Joan Adler, the executive director of the Straus Historical Society, told the Times that Wendy was related to one of the Straus' daughters on her father's side.Wendy married Stockton in July 1986, per a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1986/07/06/style/wendy-weil-is-the-bride-of-engineer.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wedding announcement</a> in the Times.She is the director of communications at OceanGate and an expedition-team member, according to her <a href="https://affiliate.insider.com?h=463d2ef6576846bc2093622b63d7e626151ac4d96433b551f7ba197597faf3d5&amp;postID=6493a80eb854d5767f4916ab&amp;site=in&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fwendy-rush-525164202%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Linkedin page</a>. However, she is not named on the OceanGate Expeditions team page that Insider accessed using the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230331134412/https://oceangateexpeditions.com/our-team/">Wayback Machine</a>.Their great-grandson Paul A. Kurzman told <a href="https://www.today.com/popculture/great-grandson-elderly-titanic-couple-shares-their-real-story-t120095" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Today Show</a> in 2017 that Isidor and Ida Straus were first-class passengers on the Titanic who chose to die together when the ship started sinking after hitting an iceberg.While women and children were given priority to board the lifeboats, Kurzman said that a ship's officer made an exception for Isidor because of his age and who he was."And, my great-grandfather said, 'No. Until I see that every woman and child on board this ship is in a lifeboat, I will not enter into a lifeboat myself,'" he told the Today Show.Ida chose to stay behind with her husband, Kurzman added.Kurzman told <a href="https://www.countryliving.com/life/inspirational-stories/a46065/titanic-cuddling-couple-true-story/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Country Living Magazine</a> in 2017 that Ida's maid, Ellen Bird, survived the sinking and witnessed the elderly couple's last moments.After Ida handed Bird her coat and said she had no further need for it, the elderly couple was swept away by the ocean, Kurzman said."Isidor wrapped his arms around her," Kurzman told Country Living Magazine. "Then, a great wave came over the port side of the ship and swept them both into the sea. That was the last time they were seen alive."The Straus' tragic story inspired an iconic, heartbreaking scene in James Cameron's "Titanic" of an elderly man and woman embracing each other in bed as their room begins to flood.<div type="image" title="A scene from James Cameron's &quot;Titanic&quot; where an elderly couple are seen lying on a bed together as their room begins to flood with water." height="1009" width="1346" msid="101180729" hostid="261"></div><a href="https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1912/05/13/104896604.html?pageNumber=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Times</a> reported in May 1912 that Isador's remains were recovered after two weeks, but his body was never found.The <a href="https://www.insider.com/plane-searching-for-missing-titanic-sub-detects-noises-underwater-uscg-2023-6">Titan submersible is still missing</a>, and the oxygen supply on the vessel is dwindling. The US Coast Guard says the <a href="https://www.insider.com/titanic-tourist-submersible-96-hours-of-oxygen-left-coast-guard-2023-6">oxygen on the submersible is expected to run out</a> on Thursday afternoon ET.As the search goes on, OceanGate, the company behind the Titan submersible and the shipwreck expeditions, is <a href="https://www.insider.com/lost-titanic-sub-maker-oceangate-warned-hull-safety-2018-2023-6">under scrutiny for its safety standards</a>.Wendy Rush did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent outside of regular business hours.

The wife of missing OceanGate CEO on board Titan submersible is a descendant of 2 famous Titanic victims: The New York Times

The <keyword id="6356311" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="world-health-organisation" source="Orion">World Health Organisation</keyword> has expressed fears about an impending second disaster of water-borne diseases in <keyword id="3001" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="pakistan" source="Orion">Pakistan</keyword> in the wake of devastating floods that has wreaked havoc in several parts of the country. In a statement issued by WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the global health watchdog said water supply was disrupted in flood-hit areas of Pakistan, forcing people to drink unsafe water which could cause cholera and other diseases. The WHO has cautioned people across flood-hit areas of Pakistan, precisely the worst affected <keyword id="12961" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="sindh" source="Orion">Sindh</keyword> province to be extra careful. Tedros on Saturday highlighted that stagnant water serves as a breeding ground for mosquitoes and spreads vector-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue and urged donors to continue to respond generously to save lives and prevent more suffering . Separately, the WHO Director general tweeted that he was deeply concerned about the potential for a 2nd disaster in Pakistan, spreading disease and threatening lives following the flooding and asked for quick support to tackle the issue. If we act quickly to protect the health system and deliver essential services, we can reduce the impact of this impending health crisis, he tweeted. Situation in Pakistan continues to be grim as the devastating floods have caused havoc in the country, precisely Balochistan and Sindh provinces. At least 1,545 people have been killed due to the floods across Pakistan and an estimated 16 million children impacted. The WHO has immediately released USD 10 million from the WHO Contingency Fund for Emergencies which enabled the global health body to deliver essential medicines and other supplies to the country. In a related development, the <keyword id="6366068" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="international-monetary-fund" source="Orion">International Monetary Fund</keyword> (<keyword id="6355408" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="imf" source="Orion">IMF</keyword>) on Sunday announced to support flood relief and reconstruction efforts in Pakistan under its current bailout package for the country. The Fund last month restored a stalled economic assistance package and also provided USD 1.1 billion to the country. The IMF's resident representative in the country, Esther Perez Ruiz, said in a statement that the IMF was deeply saddened by the devastating impact of the recent floods in Pakistan and extended its sympathies to the millions of flood victims. We will work with others in the international community to support, under the current programme, the authorities' relief and reconstruction efforts, and especially their ongoing endeavour to assist those affected by the floods while ensuring sustainable policies and macroeconomic stability, the statement said. However, it is not clear how IMF would provide support under the existing Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement, which was signed in July 2019 to provide USD 6 billion to Pakistan during a 39-month period. But the IMF board had approved an extension of the program until end-June 2023 and also enhanced it to about USD 6.5 billion. The Sindh health department, meanwhile, said a total of 2.5 million patients had been treated at different medical camps across the province from July 1 to date, the Dawn newspaper reported. As many as 594,241 patients were treated for skin-related diseases, followed by diarrhea (534,800), malaria (10,702), dengue (1,401), and other diseases (120,745,1), stated a report by the Sindh Directorate General Health Services. The report also showed that 90,398 patients were treated during the last 24 hours, of which 17,919 had diarrhea, 19,746 had skin-related diseases, 695 had malaria and 388 had dengue. Around 92,797 people were treated in the province on September 15, the paper reported. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the health department said that its officials are already struggling to stem the spread of dengue hemorrhagic fever in flood-hit districts of the province, The Express Tribune newspaper reported. SEE ALSO : <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/personalities/news/anil-agarwal-profile-vedanta-resources-listing-in-london-stock-exchange-gujarat-semiconductor-chipset-plant/articleshow/94297057.cms">Anil Agarwal – how a Bihar boy who knew only ‘yes’ and ‘no’ went onto list the first Indian company on London Stock Exchange</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/dotpe-raises-58-mn-plans-to-foray-into-financial-services/articleshow/94296660.cms">DotPe raises $58 mn, plans to foray into financial services</a>

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