DISASTER MANAGEMENT - AFRICA DAILY

'Powerful' explosion hits ship in east China; Pavilion collapse kills six in eastern China

Aug 09, 2024 (AFP)

No deaths or injuries were immediately reported from the blast, despite footage showing a ball of flames engulfing much of the ship's deck and spewing debris hi...

Panama dismantles 'VIP' Chinese migrant route in Darien jungle

Aug 07, 2024 (AFP)

The arrests were made in the town of Santa Fe, near the city of Meteti in Darien Province, Panama's border region with Colombia covered in dense jungle and thro...

Economic losses from natural disasters fall in first half 2024: Swiss Re

Aug 07, 2024 (AFP)

Disasters had caused $152 billion worth of economic losses in the first six months of 2023, the group reported. But the losses so far this year were 31 percent ...

NATO warns Kosovo over moves to open bridge in divided city

Aug 06, 2024 (AFP)

The NATO-led peacekeeping force KFOR maintains a strong presence in Mitrovica and patrols the area around the bridge over the Ibar River that has been closed to...

China urges citizens to take 'caution' in Lebanon travel

Aug 06, 2024 (AFP)

In a statement issued Monday evening Beijing time, the embassy warned citizens the situation in the country was "grave and complex". "The Ministry of Foreign Af...

'Not just numbers': Gazans on agony of losing loved ones

Aug 04, 2024 (AFP)

The bombardment on October 14 blew in the walls of his two-storey family home. It killed his 77-year-old father Hamed, his wife of 15 years Muntaha, 37, and his...

At least five missing after bridge collapse in southwest China

Aug 03, 2024 (AFP)

The local government of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan province said the bridge linking two tunnels along the highway between Kangding and Ludin...

Gaza burns cases surge as medical supplies dwindle

Aug 03, 2024 (AFP)

He occupies a bed far from his mother, who also suffered burns, and who cannot move to be by her son's side. Instead, her brother cares for him, the only availa...

Slow down to save the planet, says Japan's rock star philosopher Saito

Aug 02, 2024 (AFP)

Saito's core argument -- that capitalism is the root cause of climate change and we need to stop chasing growth to save the planet -- has struck a chord in the ...

Hopes fade for more survivors in Indian landslide rescue

Aug 01, 2024 (AFP)

Days of torrential monsoon rains have battered the southern coastal state of Kerala, with blocked roads into the Wayanad district disaster area complicating rel...

Countries must collaborate on migration amid escalating climate crisis

Jul 30, 2024 (SPX)

Significant migration is anticipated, with border policies becoming more stringent. Researchers emphasize that "the time is ripe to highlight the benefits of co...

North Korea mobilises military helicopters for flood rescue

Jul 29, 2024 (AFP)

The official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported leader Kim Jong Un last week "personally guided" a military rescue -- including 10 helicopters and navy ...

Ethiopia PM visits village hit by deadly landslide

Jul 27, 2024 (AFP)

Officials are still trying to pinpoint how many people were killed when heavy rain on Sunday triggered a landslide that engulfed the tiny locality of Kencho Sha...

Senegalese navy intercepts 200 migrants near coast

Jul 26, 2024 (AFP)

"They have just arrived in Dakar for verification and identification," an army spokesperson told AFP following the latest in a recent string of interventions in...

Death toll from Ethiopia landslide hits 257, could reach 500

Jul 25, 2024 (AFP)

Rescuers are pressing on with the grim search for bodies and survivors in the stricken locality of Kencho Shacha Gozdi, with crowds of distraught locals digging...

UN says Ethiopia landslide death toll could reach 500

Jul 25, 2024 (AFP)

Rescuers pressed on with the grim search for bodies and survivors in Kencho Shacha Gozdi, with crowds of distraught people digging through mud, often using just...

Death toll from Ethiopia landslide hits 257, could reach 500: UN

Jul 25, 2024 (AFP)

Rescuers are pressing on with the grim search for bodies and survivors in the stricken locality of Kencho Shacha Gozdi, with crowds of distraught locals digging...

Cargo ship sinks off Taiwan, 9 sailors missing: authorities

Jul 25, 2024 (AFP)

Stormy weather in the wake of Typhoon Gaemi has prevented rescuers from reaching the sailors, Hsiao Huan-chang, head of Taiwan's National Fire Agency, told a br...

Panama plans to clean up Darien jungle, damaged by migration

Jul 24, 2024 (AFP)

The lawless jungle, where migrants face treacherous terrain and violent gangs in the hope of a better life, has become a key target for Panama's new President J...

Scramble to send aid after Ethiopia landslide kills over 200

Jul 23, 2024 (AFP)

Crowds gathered at the site of the tragedy in an isolated and mountainous area of South Ethiopia regional state as residents used shovels or their bare hands to...