Tag: Natural disasters
Papua New Guinea fears dozens of victims after landslide
A major landslide hit “ more than six villages » located in a mountainous region of Papua New Guinea and has already caused three deaths, local authorities said on Friday,…
“We don’t know how long we’re going to be in this situation”
The south of Brazil is experiencing the worst climate tragedy in its history. Floods that hit the region at the beginning of May directly affected 2 million residents. In the…
between climate change and poverty, Afghanistan in chaos
Floods continue in Afghanistan. Dozens of people have died and many others are missing after a weekend of heavy rains in the north and center of the country, victims on…
the dramatic collapse of a building, a new illustration of the consequences of flooding
Kenya has been experiencing intense rains for several weeks, which have killed at least 277 people and damaged numerous homes and infrastructure. On May 14, 2024, a building collapsed in…
In Brazil, after historic floods, solidarity is organized in pain
After violent floods, southern Brazil is devastated. The tragedy left more than 150 dead and nearly 600,000 displaced… A toll that could increase with the return of the rains since…
nearly 200 schools will not reopen their doors until further notice
Kenyan schools reopened this Monday, May 13. The start of the school year was postponed by two weeks, due to floods which left 277 dead. According to the government, more…
conspiracy theories are gaining momentum
The south of Brazil, plagued by massive flooding for more than a week, is also experiencing a flood of conspiracy theories. Nearly half a million inhabitants of the region are…
Faced with floods, concern for the hard-hit agricultural sector
The Brazilian government has promised to release some 10 billion euros for the reconstruction of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, a region devastated by unprecedented deadly floods and…
the UN and civil society worry about a “humanitarian catastrophe”
The World Food Program describes a “ humanitarian disaster » in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, heavily affected by flooding. According to the UN organization, nearly 500,000…
police repress a demonstration against the evacuation of a slum
In Kenya, around ten civil rights activists were arrested on Wednesday May 8 in Nairobi. Police raided the Mathare Center for Social Justice, the capital’s oldest slum. Earlier in the…