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NEPAL FLOODS: School children reunited with families after being stranded – Save the Children

At least 69 schools in flood-devastated districts in Northern Nepal have been destroyed or damaged, putting education at risk for nearly 19,000 children, Save the Children said.

NEPAL FLOODS: Rescuers race to find survivors with areas still cut off - Save the Children

The disaster in the Rasuwa region struck at a time when children were either on their way to school or starting lessons. Many children in the area travel long distances to school - areas that are now cut off by flood waters, potentially separating them from their families or caregivers. 

Nearly two children a day orphaned in DR Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak – Save the Children

Latest figures from the Provincial Division of Social Affairs in Ituri, the epicentre of the outbreak, show that 180 children - 90 boys and 90 girls - have lost both parents to the virus

 

Wildfire carbon emissions in Torfaen one of the worst in the world - Save the Children

The data by Copernicus Wildfire Emissions Watch, analysed by Save the Children, reveals that the intensity of the carbon emissions in Torfaen puts it fourth in the world. 

SUDAN: Nearly 39,000 displaced children arrive in El Obeid in six months, with city close to breaking point

Save the Children is reporting a significant increase in cases of child malnutrition in Sheikan locality, with nutrition centres seeing substantial increases in new inpatients.  

July sees highest number of child casualties in over four years in Ukraine

July saw the highest number of child casualties in Ukraine in more than four years with the number of children killed or injured totalling 183, Save the Children said.

26 million children exposed to abnormal levels of wildfire emissions across North America, Europe and UK – Save the Children

About 26 million children in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Europe Union lived in areas that experienced unusually high carbon emissions over the past month.

Colombia Earthquake: Thousands need emergency aid as Save the Children responds

Thousands of families in earthquake-devastated Colombia have had their homes damaged or destroyed, with children and families urgently in need of drinking water, food, and emergency shelter, said Save the Children.