At Least 40 People Unaccounted After Flash Flooding In Virginia
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Current drought in southern Europe ‘could become its worst ever’
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The European Union is bracing itself for a difficult wildfire season with hundreds of firefighters from different member states being deployed as the drought in southern European countries could become “the worst ever”. “Since 2017, we have witnessed the most … Read More
Gathering Storm of Famine Looms Over Many Nations | Opinion
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In South Sudan the hunger crisis is at its worst since the country gained independence back in 2011. Since funding for humanitarian aid in South Sudan is so low, the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) recently announced it had to … Read More
Iran: 5 Killed, Over 90 Injured as Strong Quakes Strike Major Port City; Two of Magnitude 6.0, Says USGS
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Aseries of strong earthquakes rocked southern Iran on Saturday, killing at least five people, injuring over 90 others and reducing an entire village to rubble. The quakes, including two of magnitude 6.0, struck west of the major port city of … Read More
Verona and Pisa ration drinking water amid historic drought
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The northern Italian cities of Verona and Pisa, home to nearly 350,000 people combined, began rationing drinking water Saturday, amid a historic drought in the region. Until 31 August, drinking water cannot be used for watering vegetable patches, gardens and … Read More
2022 floods among Australia’s costliest ever disasters: ICA
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ew data from the Insurance Council of Australia shows that flooding in South-East Queensland and Northern New South Wales in late February and early March has caused $4.8 billion in insured damages, meaning it ranks as the third costliest extreme … Read More
Afghanistan earthquake: No food, no shelter and fears of cholera
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Survivors of Afghanistan’s deadliest earthquake in two decades say they have nothing to eat, no shelter, and fear a possible cholera outbreak. The BBC’s Secunder Kermani reports from Paktika province, the hardest hit by the disaster. Searching through the debris, … Read More