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Scaling six measures could avert 1.6 million deaths annually, WHO estimates. Heat alerts, sanitation and cleaner household energy are among the actions modelled.
34 school-time hours were lost to air-raid alerts on average, UNICEF reports using data through October 20. Its account also describes children’s psychological distress.
After Andhra Pradesh’s coastal evacuations, Cyclone Arnab damaged plantations, roads and power infrastructure, AP reports. The storm weakened inland; that account reported no casualties.