Disaster management
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Several communities in Somalia are at imminent risk of flooding as river levels continue to rise in central parts of the country, a UN agency warned in a flood advisory issued Saturday. Projections by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Somalia Water and Land Information Management (FAO-SWALIM) indicate a risk…
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Stay out of floodwater. Always follow warnings about flooded roads. Don’t drive in flooded areas—cars or other vehicles won’t protect you from floodwaters. They can be swept away or may stall in moving water. If you have to be in or near floodwater, wear a life jacket—especially if the water is rising. Wash your hands…
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Some top aides of President Muhammadu Buhari have been denied access into the Presidential Villa in Abuja after returning from the burial of late Chief of Staff to Buhari, Abba Kyari, on Saturday. The burial at Gudu Cemetery was attended by a large crowd – most of whom had no nose mask or hand gloves…
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China is facing a new coronavirus flare-up along its remote northern border with Russia, far from the epicenter of Wuhan, where it has all but declared victory in the battle against the pandemic, AP reports. The frontier has been sealed and emergency medical units rushed to the area to prevent travelers from bringing the virus…
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At least ten people have been confirmed dead after the collapse of a factory wall in Shanghai on Thursday. The incident, which has been described as an accident, was reported by the Chinese state news agency, Xinhua. According to the Xinhua report, as of 1:45am Friday, twenty-five people who were trapped have been rescued, 10…
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A makeshift Pentecostal Church in the town of Dlangubo, just north of the eastern coastal city of Durban, on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast of South Africa has been the scene of a major tragedy. The apparently-unsound building structure of the church collapsed during a packed service on Thursday night, bringing the roof and a wall…
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