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Floods have displaced 650,000 Nigerian children, making the country the second most affected globally by climate change impacts on children. The displacement occurred from 2016 to 2023, as highlighted in a press release by the United Nations Children’s Education Fund, UNICEF, on Monday, which coincided with the 2023 World Children’s Day. The UN agency emphasised…
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Brechin on the east coast of Scotland is bracing for more downpours today. It lies within an area covered by a second rare red weather warning. The town saw “unprecedented” rain and flooding on Friday after a river burst its banks, forcing an evacuation order for hundreds of homes. Sky News correspondent Katerina Vittozzi is in…
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Sparse international aid despite ‘enormous challenges’ This disaster would have challenged a “really rich, fully functioning” country, says Alex Crawford of Sky News. “So the challenges here are enormous”, she says, given how many problems Libya was already facing. Among them are two opposing governments in the east and west, the legacy of a NATO military…
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‘Hundreds’ of bodies found in bay – reports Hundreds of dead bodies have been found on a Derna beach, a Maltese rescue team has said. The team’s leader, Natalino Bezzina, told the Times of Malta there were approximately 400 people. A four-person rescue crew made the discovery on Friday after finding seven bodies, including three…
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A huge package of medical supplies – including body bags – has arrived in flood-hit Libya as aid workers urge authorities to stop burying victims in mass graves. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said 29 metric tonnes of health supplies – enough to reach almost 250,000 people – had landed in Benghazi. The supplies, which…
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A few days ago, the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, alerted Nigerians of impending flooding along the River Benue Basin. According to the alert, the Cameroonian Government has plans to “open the flood gates of the Lagdo Dam on the Benue River”. Recall that a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, was signed in 2016 between Nigeria…
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More than 20 rivers have burst their banks in Italy, leaving 13 people dead and forcing thousands from their homes after six months’ rainfall fell in a day and a half. More bodies were found on Thursday after almost every river flooded between Bologna and the north-east coast 115km (70 miles) away. Some 280 landslides…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for all-out efforts in rescue and relief operations in flooded areas across the country and stressed that ensuring people’s lives and safety is a top priority. Noting that the flood control situation is tough and has entered a critical period, Xi ordered local governments in flood-hit areas to fulfill…
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As Hurricane Irma bears down on Florida, an Associated Press analysis shows a steep drop in flood insurance across the state, including the areas most endangered by what could be a devastating storm surge. In just five years, the state’s total number of federal flood insurance policies has fallen by 15 percent, according to Federal…
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Hurricane Harvey made landfall Friday as a Category 4 storm, slamming Texas with brutal winds and severe flooding, leaving Houston underwater and millions of residents in need of aid. Here are some ways you can help. Red Cross Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recommended that those who want to help victims should donate to the American Red…
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In what appears to be a real American horror story, a number of coffins have floated on water–presumably from their graves–after a deadly flood ravaged Louisiana. Image shows coffins floating on water after the floods. Why won’t natural disasters just let the dead rest in peace? This is horrible. Reports confirm the floods have killed…
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Skopje, the capital city of Macedonia has suffered flooding rain, and at least 15 persons are said to have drowned. The death occurred after an all-night storm measuring about three and a half inches (93mm). Image shows a location in the capital city, Skopje (Source: BBC). According to a BBC report, an official said “their bodies were…
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