Tag: Floods
Independent Africa
Snake bites on the rise in flood-hit Nigeria – official
The authorities in Nigeria say there has been an increase in snake bites as severe floods continue being experienced in parts of the country.
Snakes...
World
Why Indonesia is abandoning its capital city to save it
Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, faces such challenges due to climate change that the plan is to build a new capital city more than 1,000 kilometres...
Independent Africa
Nigeria floods ground trade, road transport
It was dark. Everything was dark. And the water level rose, even higher. This time, Fortune Lawrence resigned herself to flee with her 8...
World
Australia floods: Following severe rain, three states issue evacuation orders
Communities in three Australian states have been urged to evacuate as heavy rains cause widespread flooding.In just 24 hours, parts of the country received...
Independent Africa
Prepare for more flood – NiMet tells Nigerians
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) have cautioned Nigerians in some states, especially in the North Central, South...
Independent Africa
Close to a million affected by South Sudan floods – UN
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) reports that over 900,000 people have been affected by floods in 29 countries throughout...
Independent Africa
Floods are submerging whole houses in Nigeria. At least 80 have died trying to escape
Seventy-six people have died as their boat capsized while they tried to flee dangerously high floodwaters that have inundated swathes of southern Nigeria.
The boat,...
Independent Africa
Floods in northcentral Nigeria strand thousands of travelers, kill 7
Thousands of travelers remained stranded Friday in Nigeria's Kogi state after major roads connecting the northcentral state to other parts of the nation were...
World
Typhoon Noru kills five rescuers in the Philippines
In the Philippines, a storm that left homes underwater and millions without electricity claimed the lives of five rescue personnel.They were operating in the...
News
Major highways connecting Mamprugu Moaduri and Walewale were blocked by flooding
Floods at the Kpasenkpe Bridge caused by the Bagre Dam spilling its contents onto some farmlands in the North East and Upper East Regions,...
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