Tag: Flood
Tinubu Greenlights N108bn to Combat Floods and Erosion
File photo of President Bola Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has approved N108 billion for the 36 states of the federation to tackle flooding and [more…]
Floods Devastate Maiduguri Zoo: 80% of Animals Killed, Many Escape
No less than 80 per cent of animals in the Maiduguri Zoo’s popularity known as Sanda Kyarimi Zoo Park, have died as a result of [more…]
13 Killed In India Floods, Stranded Pilgrims Airlifted
Rescue workers search for missing people at a landslide site caused by heavy rains in Pettimudy, in Kerala state, on August 8, 2020. STR / [more…]
Thousands Trapped In Northern Myanmar Flooding
Workers save a Buddha statue after a landslide damaged the hilltop Kyeik Than Lan pagoda in Mawlamyine capital of Mon state on June 18, 2018 [more…]
South African Floods Kill At Least 22 People
Flooding caused by torrential rain and fierce winds on South Africa’s eastern coast has killed at least 22 people, local authorities said on Tuesday. [more…]
Over 200 Dead In Afghanistan Flash Floods
More than 200 people were killed in flash floods that ripped through multiple Afghan provinces, the United Nations said on Saturday, as authorities declared a [more…]
World Coming To An End’: Kenyan Town Copes With Life Underwater
Abdi Hussein sat alone on a Kenyan road strewn with ramshackle tents bound with plastic strings and covered with tarpaulins, peering into the sea of [more…]
Kenya Flood Death Toll Hits 76
Seventy-six people in Kenya have lost their lives to floods triggered by torrential monsoon downpours since March, the government said Saturday, warning residents “to [more…]
155 Killed In Tanzania As Heavy Rains Lash East Africa
At least 155 people have died in Tanzania as torrential rains linked to El Nino triggered flooding and landslides, the country’s prime minister said Thursday. [more…]
11 Missing, Thousands Evacuated As Flood Ravage South China
Eleven people are missing following storms that battered southern China, state media said Monday, with tens of thousands evacuated away from the torrential downpours. [more…]