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UNICEF says nearly 250 million children missed school last year because of extreme weather

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At least 242 million children in 85 countries had their schooling interrupted last year because of heatwaves, cyclones, flooding and other extreme weather.

UNICEF said it amounted to one in seven school-going children across the world being kept out of class at some point in 2024 because of climate hazards.

Low-income nations in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa hit especially hard.

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English

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