Tag: Natural disasters
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…
“We have entered into the tough,” announce the authorities
This Monday, January 15 in the morning, the eye of cyclone Belal arrived on the French island of Reunion, now on red alert, causing the first death, a homeless person…
Gabriel Attal on the ground, in the stricken Pas-de-Calais, before discussing the composition of the government
The new Prime Minister was traveling to Clairmarais, in Pas-de-Calais, this Tuesday, to visit flood victims, affected for the second time in a few weeks. Initially, it was Elisabeth Borne…
In Pas-de-Calais, repeated floods make residents wonder
The Pas-de-Calais department, in the north of France, has been affected by significant flooding in recent days, for the second time in two months. Exceptional bad weather caused rivers to…
The distress of the inhabitants of Nord-Pas-Calais hit again by floods
In France, more than 10,000 homes are without electricity in the north of the country. Nord-Pas-de-Calais affected by major flooding for the second time in less than 3 months. An…