Tag: Natural disasters
one week after the passage of cyclone Gamane, the state of the damage becomes clearer
Nineteen deaths, three missing and 90,000 victims: this is the latest updated report published by the Office of Risk and Disaster Management, a week after the passage of Gamane, this…
powerful earthquake leaves dozens injured
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake that occurred this Wednesday, April 3 off the coast of Taiwan, the most violent in 25 years, left four dead and dozens injured on the island,…
climate disasters cost insurers 6.5 billion euros in 2023
In 2023, climate disasters in France cost 6.5 billion euros to insurers who are worried about “ change of scale » and the acceleration of these devastating events, Florence Lustman,…
six months after the earthquake, what is the situation for the victims?
In Morocco, six months after the earthquake which struck the region of El Haouz and the surroundings of Marrakech, the situation of the victims is still precarious. The aid promised…
victims of volcanic eruption in 2019 compensated
A New Zealand court has ordered tourism agencies and managers of an island where a volcanic eruption in 2019 killed 22 people to pay victims 5.6 million euros in damages.…
a year later, officials still spared from justice
A year after the double earthquake of February 6, 2023, the worst disaster in Turkey’s modern history, the prosecutions initiated and the handful of open trials spare the officials and…
scenes of chaos and a heavy toll that could still evolve
Chile has declared two days of national mourning following forest fires which hit several urban areas in the Valparaiso region, on the central coast. At least 112 people died and…
increase in greenhouse gas emissions linked to imports
While the movement of anger among farmers continues in Europe and in France, with, among the demands, the difficult adequacy between intensive agricultural model and environmental protection, a coincidence of…
these French municipalities which no longer find an insurer
Floods, repeated storms, violent snow episodes… The effects of global warming are being felt in France. And it is increasingly worrying insurance companies. Since January 1, many French municipalities have…
recent rainfall complicates relief efforts for populations in flooded neighborhoods of Kinshasa
Some neighborhoods of Kinshasa remain submerged due to the exceptional flooding of the Congo River. In addition, the recent rainfall in the Congolese capital has only worsened the situation, affecting…