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She has taken refuge in the Mexican embassy in Lima.

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Peruvian Foreign Minister Hugo de Zela expressed his "surprise and deep regret" after learning Betssy Chávez was being given refuge at the Mexican embassy in Peru.

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Residents sought refuge on rooftops and cars floated through flooded streets on Tuesday as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered the central Philippines, leaving at least two people dead.

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The refuge only reopened after the Sierra Leone government committed to tackle the threats to the sanctuary, according to Tacugama's management.

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The UN's refugee agency has said it was struggling to find enough shelter and food for civilians seeking refuge in the town.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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