Nigeria annual flood outlook 2024
The 2024 Flood Outlook report offers a comprehensive assessment of flood risk across the country, highlighting critical areas of concern and strategic recommendations for mitigation and preparedness. Through
Natural Disasters
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14 killed in lightning episodes in AP, Telangana
HYDERABAD: Unseasonal rains accompanied by thunderbolt claimed 14 lives in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Sunday. While nine people died and three persons were injured in Andhra Pradesh, five people,
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Dust storm hits air traffic, Metro service in Delhi; two killed, 18 injured
Two persons died and 18 others were injured in Delhi when a squall and powerful dust storm barrelled through the national capital on Sunday, police said. A 56-year-old woman died after a branch of a tree
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Africa: Cape Town's Crisis Draws Attention, But Worse Droughts Threaten Africa
While the South African city of Cape Town drew international attention when it warned it could run out of water this year, an international charity focused on global water supplies says "slow burning"
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Floods kill 158, displaces 299,859 others in Kenya since March
NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- Flash floods from heavy rains pounding several parts of Kenya have claimed 158 lives and displaced 299,859 others since March, a humanitarian agency said on Thursday. The Kenya Red
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Mapping individuals' earthquake preparedness in China
<p>Disaster preparedness is critical for reducing potential impact. This paper contributes to current knowledge of disaster preparedness using representative national sample data from China, which faces
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Heat wave revives in Rajasthan, Phalodi, Bikaner hottest
JAIPUR: After a spell of dust storms and thunderstorms, heat wave conditions revived in the desert state on Thursday. Many places witnessed its maximum temperatures above the normal notch. Phalodi (Jodhpur)
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Kenya launches investigation into dam tragedy that killed at least 47 people
Authorities in Kenya have ordered an investigation into circumstances surrounding the Nakuru dam burst that left over 40 people dead. The walls of the reservoir, on top of a hill in Nakuru county, 190
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Of climate change and Kenya's rains
Kenya's woes have just increased after a dam burst in Nakuru on Wednesday evening. The area downstream was densely populated and, as homes were swept away, at least 10 people were killed. Dozens
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Sierra Leone mudslide survivors live in fear of fresh disaster
Kadiatu Koroma only narrowly escaped the mudslide that engulfed her home in Sierra Leone's ramshackle capital last August, killing an estimated 1,000 people in one of the worst flooding-related disasters
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Rwanda: Crops Worth Rwf4 Billion Destroyed By Heavy Rains
Farmers in various parts of the country are worried that they might face food insecurity following heavy rains that have ravaged the country for the past months, submerging crops on thousands of hectares.