Earlier, the hospitals' crisis was described as being at "melting point" following the cancellation of all non-emergency surgery at Craigavon Area Hospital due to record bed shortages.

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Local councillor Wyn Evans told the BBC melting snow and torrential rain had caused "severe flooding and destruction" in the area.

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It includes striking examples, such as the melting glaciers of Kilimanjaro (the highest mountain in Africa) which have lost 80% of their surface area during the twentieth century due to the combined effects of climate change and human activities.

UNESCO: THEMES