Tag: Natural disasters
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…
After Hurricane Ida last year, Louisiana hit by a violent tornado
A tornado hit Louisiana in the southern United States on Tuesday evening, killing at least one person and destroying many homes. Another setback for a region that has yet to…
torrential rains and floods now on Sydney’s doorstep
The east coast of Australia continues to be swept by torrential rains, having caused major flooding earlier this week in Queensland, but also in northern New South Wales. The human…
Severe effects of warming in Africa require rapid adaptation, says IPCC
Biodiversity, food, health, economy… Beyond 1.5 degrees of global warming, the damage in Africa will be very heavy, estimates the IPCC, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, in the second…
thousands of victims and displaced persons after the passage of cyclone Emnati
Forty-eight hours after cyclone Emnati, more than 51,000 victims and 45,000 displaced people have been counted by the National Office for Risk and Disaster Management, which held a press conference…
The passage of storm Eunice over northern Europe has killed at least nine people
Hundreds of canceled flights, trains and ferries across North West Europe. Nearly 48 hours after Dudley, Storm Eunice swept across the mainland. It caused at least 9 deaths. Formed in…