More than 250 killed after strong earthquake strikes eastern Afghanistan

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More than 250 killed after strong earthquake strikes eastern Afghanistan

Issued on: 22/06/2022 – 08:44 A powerful earthquake struck Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province early on Wednesday, killing at least 255 people and injuring hundreds more, state-run media said. Afghanistan‘s state-run Bakhtar news agency reported the death toll and said rescuers were arriving by helicopter. The news agency’s director-general, Abdul Wahid Rayan, wrote on Twitter that 90 houses have

Nearly 60 million people displaced in 2021 by conflict and natural disaster

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Nearly 60 million people displaced in 2021 by conflict and natural disaster

Issued on: 19/05/2022 – 09:50 Conflicts and natural disasters forced tens of millions to flee within their own country last year, pushing the number of internally displaced people to a record high, monitors said Thursday. Some 59.1 million people were registered as internally displaced worldwide in 2021 — an all-time record expected to be broken

Humanity entering ‘spiral of self-destruction’, UN warns

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Humanity entering ‘spiral of self-destruction’, UN warns

Issued on: 26/04/2022 – 02:28 Humanity is suffering from a “broken perception of risk”, spurring us into activities and behaviours that cause climate change and a surging number of disasters around the globe, the UN warned Tuesday. In a fresh report, the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, or UNDRR, found that between 350 and

Torrential rains, mudslides kill dozens in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state

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Torrential rains, mudslides kill dozens in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state

A minimum of 94 individuals passed away in the historical Brazilian mountain town of Petropolis, regional federal government authorities said on Wednesday, after heavy rains triggered mudslides that buried houses, flooded the streets and washed away automobiles and buses. Source link. Provided on: 17/02/2022 – 02:00 Rain on Tuesday exceeded the average for the entire

‘State of disaster’ as heavy rains trigger deadly landslides, flooding in hills above Rio de Janeiro

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'State of disaster' as heavy rains trigger deadly landslides, flooding in hills above Rio de Janeiro

Released on: 16/02/2022 – 10:45 Landslides and flooding activated by heavy rains killed a minimum of 18 people Tuesday in a tourist town in the hills above Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian firefighters said. Source link. ” So far, 18 deaths brought on by floods and landslides have actually been validated” in recent hours, the Rio

Aid agencies fear humanitarian crisis in Madagascar after deadly cyclone

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Aid agencies fear humanitarian crisis in Madagascar after deadly cyclone

Madagascar was currently reeling from a tropical storm which eliminated 55 individuals late last month, and the most current extreme weather condition occasion came as South African President Cyril Ramaphosa stated the continent is “bearing both the force and the expense” of global warming.After drenching the fellow Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, Batsirai made

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