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Bangladesh
Attack at Refugee Camp Kills 7
At least seven people were killed during an assault at a Rohingya Muslim refugee camp near Bangladesh’s border with Myanmar. One group opened fire at another at an Islamic seminary, killing four people at the scene with another three dying of complications at a nearby hospital. Although the group’s motives were not immediately clear, local media reported competing gangs were fighting to establish supremacy in the camp. Occurring only three weeks after notable Rohingya diplomat and leader Mohib Ullah was killed, refugees at the camp are concerned about mounting tension and violence. Over 700,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled from Myanmar since 2017, after a military crackdown in the Buddhist-majority country.
This map depicts the distribution of Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh refugee camps, fleeing from violence in Myanmar. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Barron’s
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South Sudan
Flooding Worst in Decades
The East African nation of South Sudan is grappling with a third straight year of extreme flooding. Representatives of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) state over 700,000 people in South Sudan are affected by the floods, which are compounding humanitarian crises caused by civil war, hunger, and corruption in the world’s youngest country. United Nation officials in South Sudan observe that this year’s flooding is the worst in nearly 60 years. The UN has cited a new report by the World Meteorological Organization identifying climate change as the driver of the current disaster in South Sudan, with warnings that extreme weather events will continue to threaten Africa in years to come.
This map depicts flood waters as captured by satellite images in South Sudan, which is facing the worst flooding in decades. Click on the map to learn more.
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China
At Least 4 Killed in Gas Explosion
A gas explosion rocked a ground-floor restaurant in the northeastern city of Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning Province in China early Thursday. At least 4 people were killed and 30 more were injured, according to rescue workers who were on the site of the blast. The cause of the explosion is a suspected gas leak, although the exact source is still under investigation. Xinhua News Agency, the country’s official state-run press, reported more than 15,000 households were without electricity as a result of the blast, which damaged electricity cables and wiring.
This map depicts the location of a gas explosion in a restaurant in city of Shenyang in China. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What major U.S. city was “raised” up to 14 feet above sea level in the mid-1850s?*
A: Chicago
Due to Chicago’s low-lying nature and its proximity to Lake Michigan, water couldn’t drain properly, turning streets into swamps. In 1855, the Chicago Board of Sewage Commissioners passed an ordinance to raise the level of streets downtown along the river. Over two decades, the city grew taller–buildings were raised with new, thicker foundations and streets were filled in with dirt. During this process, the city thrived as usual, with a hotel being raised by an inch over several days while guests enjoyed their stay. Thanks to the young engineer behind the city’s raising, George Pullman, Chicago was one of the first cities in the country to successfully build stormwater and wastewater systems. However, this came at a cost as sewage began pumping into Lake Michigan and contaminated drinking water, forcing the city to reverse the direction of the Chicago River in 1900.
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*The question for 10/21 asked which city was raised up to 14 feet above sea level, but the surface elevation of Lake Michigan averages around 577 feet (176 m) above sea level.
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Q: Over 70 years ago, which nation was divided into two as a casualty of an escalating Cold War?
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