Tag: Natural disasters
Featured: Into the wildfire hell
It’s a bit usual in this season unfortunately and this time the Gironde is paying the price, in the Southwest. ” The Gironde is on fire, 6,000 holidaymakers evacuated “,…
Schools and administrations closed in Iran due to a new dust storm
Iranian authorities closed Monday, July 4, schools, universities and administrations in Tehran and several cities in the south-west of the country because of a new sandstorm from Iraq and Syria.…
Third day of torrential rains in Australia, rivers in flood and residents trapped
In Australia, new floods hit the city of Sydney and its surroundings. Tens of thousands of residents have had to evacuate since this weekend. This is the third time since…
after the end of the search, the emergency is to help the victims
Searches in the rubble have been completed in Afghanistan after the earthquake that struck the south-east of the country two nights ago. The latest assessment reports at least a thousand…
Kenya’s drought deprives thousands of children of schooling
As one of the consequences of the extreme drought that continues to plague Kenya – and more generally in East Africa – thousands of children are being forced to drop…
a woman died in Rouen, major damage to agriculture
More than 15,000 homes were still without electricity this Sunday morning, the day after the violent storms which crossed France. These storms caused one death in Rouen and fifteen injuries…
new floods cause major damage in Durban
New floods occurred this weekend after two days of torrential rains. It happened on the east coast of the country. The situation is complex: a few hundred people have had…
Germany wants to strengthen its population protection system
The war in Ukraine is leading European countries to serious questioning. This goes of course for their energy supply and their dependence on Russia as well as for their military…
towards Sydney, the famous beach of Bondi Beach was engulfed by immense waves
This Saturday, March 2, large waves pounded the east coast of Australia reaching homes and engulfing Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach. In Australia, dangerous wave alerts have been issued along much…
Faced with a historic drought, Morocco receives a loan from the World Bank
Morocco is granted a loan of several million euros from the World Bank. This loan will be used to improve water management in Morocco hit by a historic drought which…