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Photo By UNHCR The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reports that unprecedented heavy flooding in South Sudan’s Maban County has affected nearly 200,000 people, including refugees and host population. “People are seeking safety from the flood waters wherever they…
Santa Lucía River in Uruguay. Photo: SINAE Emergency authorities in Uruguay report that severe weather, including strong winds, heavy rain and floods, has affected wide areas of the country over the last few days. The country has experienced heavy rain…
Photo By CONRED Guatemala’s National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED) reported on 17 October severe weather, including heavy rain, floods and landslides, had affected several departments of the country, with Sololá, Sacatepéquez, Retalhuleu and Escuintla among the worst hit. Currently…
A ‘mini tornado’ struck a small town in Waterford in the early hours of Monday morning. Residents in Stradbally reported damage caused to their homes and nearby GAA ground at a result of a ‘furious’ weather front. The weather was…
Tern Alpha platform. Pic: Taqa The “small fire” started on the Taqa-operated Tern Alpha installation, 105 miles north-east of Shetland, at around 2pm yesterday. A crew member on board sustained an arm injury in the incident and was airlifted to…
Wildfires spread through parts of Lebanon on Tuesday after forcing some residents to flee their homes in the middle of the night, while others were stuck inside as the flames reached villages south of Beirut, authorities said. A heat wave…
At least 22 people were killed in a landslide in Ethiopia after heavy rains pounded the southern region on Sunday. The disaster in Konta district, Dawro Zone, saw waves of mud destroy five homes, killing residents and animals, a local…
Apart from landslides and fallen trees, several areas around the capital were hit by flash floods, following heavy downpour this afternoon. The Kuala Lumpur Operations Movement Centre in a statement informed that the areas affected by the flash floods were…