Etiket: floods
UNICEF: 1.5 million children threatened by Nigeria floods
In the West African country of Nigeria, more than 1.5 million children are threatened by disease, starvation and drowning as a result of flooding caused by climate change. All together,…
“More than 1.5 million children threatened by floods in Nigeria”
In the West African country of Nigeria, more than 1.5 million children are threatened by disease, starvation and drowning as a result of flooding caused by climate change. All together,…
Nigeria ravaged by worst floods in ten years; death toll rises to over 600 | Abroad
The death toll was still at five hundred on Friday, but over a hundred more victims were added last weekend. More than 2,400 people have also been injured so far.…
Dozens killed in Venezuela landslide and floods
A landslide and flooding near the city of Las Tejerías in Venezuela have killed at least 25 people, Reuters news agency reported. 52 people are still missing and it is…
Floods and water bombs cost more than earthquakes
Land they call “Water bombs”although the more scientific term is storm. These are those intense and violent phenomena that we have known for some years now, which once they arrive…
Puerto Rico in darkness due to approaching Hurricane Fiona, floods threaten | Abroad
Hurricane Fiona is headed for Puerto Rico and threatens to ravage that Caribbean region of the United States with “catastrophic” flooding and mudslides, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) reports.…
Death toll rises to more than 1,500 after heavy floods in Pakistan | Abroad
Although water levels are now declining in some areas, authorities are concerned that heavy rainfall in parts of neighboring India could cause rivers in Pakistan to overflow. So far that…
Floods and landslides due to heavy rainfall in Portugal
Heavy rain showers have caused a lot of damage in Portugal since Monday. Particularly in the center of the country, which suffered severe drought and forest fires this summer, severe…
Global Cotton Crisis – Floods in Pakistan damage cotton production
The devastating floods in Pakistan could be the start of a new cotton crisis. An estimated 40 to 45 percent of the country’s cotton crop was devastated by the storms,…
More than 30 million Pakistani residents hit by floods
The Pakistani government declared a state of emergency on Friday due to severe flooding that has ravaged large parts of the country for days. According to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif…