Tag: Natural disasters
Mayotte, one month after Cyclone Chido: shared stories from reporters [2/2]
On December 14, 2024, Mayotte suffered the passage of Cyclone Chido, the most devastating that the French archipelago in the Indian Ocean has experienced in 90 years. Between humanitarian emergency,…
Mayotte, one month after Cyclone Chido: shared stories from reporters [1/2]
On December 14, 2024, Mayotte suffered the passage of Cyclone Chido, the most devastating that the French archipelago in the Indian Ocean has experienced in 90 years. Between humanitarian emergency,…
At least seven dead in landslides in Brazil | News in brief
During the last year, Brazil has been widely affected by the devastation caused by extreme weather events. At least seven people have died in landslides caused by heavy rains in…
emergency services are working to find survivors in the cold
Thousands of rescuers brave the cold and altitude on Wednesday in China to find survivors after a devastating earthquake which killed at least 126 people and caused the collapse of…
luxury neighborhood in Los Angeles evacuated due to intense fire
An impressive fire forced thousands of people to evacuate this Tuesday, January 7, 2025, from the hills overlooking Los Angeles, which was experiencing violent winds spreading the flames and posing…
a powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake leaves dozens dead
A powerful earthquake on Tuesday in the Himalayan region of Tibet, in southwest China, left at least 53 dead and caused the collapse of “many buildings”, an earthquake felt as…
Ethiopia hit by earthquake and Mount Dofan eruption
An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale shook northern Ethiopia on Friday January 3, where a volcano erupted. No injuries have yet been reported. 1 minute The earthquake occurred…
Faced with soaring insurance, a mayor “bans” natural disasters
The town of Breil-sur-Roya (Alpes-Maritimes) has just banned natural disasters. A way for the mayor LR, Sébastien Olharan, to attract the attention of the public authorities and to protest against…
Prime Minister François Bayrou unveils his “Mayotte standing” plan
Visiting Mayotte accompanied by a ministerial delegation, Prime Minister François Bayrou unveiled on December 30 the first lines of his aid plan for the French department devastated after the passage…
citizens create a site centralizing all practical information on site
In Mayotte, two weeks after the passage of Cyclone Chido, life remains very complicated. Residents lack water and food, fuel is scarce, as is the network. So, to try to…