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Disaster prevention or control?

Monday, August 25, 2008

Last Tuesday, the national Disaster Relief Committee, under the auspices of the vice-president, Aja Dr Isatou Njie-Saidy, presented relief money of...

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The disaster management concerns

africa » gambia

Monday, July 07, 2008

Disasters, mainly naturally induced, are common occurrences these days. They are especially predominant at this time of the year, when news of...

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MOZAMBIQUE-ZIMBABWE: Flood death toll rises

africa » mozambique » maputo

IRIN

Monday, December 24, 2007

Floodwaters in central Mozambique have displaced at least 100 families and the death toll in neighbouring Zimbabwe has risen to at least nine as...

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Greenpeace urges European and African leaders to act against deforestation and climate change

europe » portugal

Greenpeace

Monday, December 10, 2007

Greenpeace International today urged political leaders from Europe and Africa, attending a joint summit in Lisbon, to play an active role in ending...

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SOMALIA: Fatal flash floods destroy hundreds of homes in Puntland

africa » somalia » puntland

IRIN

Thursday, November 08, 2007

Heavy rains have wreaked havoc in Somalia's self-declared autonomous region of Puntland, with floods killing three people and leaving thousands...

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GHANA: Food shortages follow drought, floods

africa » ghana » accra

IRIN

Sunday, October 28, 2007

After an initial push to provide food for people affected by drought and heavy flooding in northern Ghana, donor attention on the country is waning...

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BURKINA FASO: Local leaders say flood-hit residents will need food aid for months

africa » burkina faso » bama

IRIN

Saturday, October 06, 2007

Thousands of people in western Burkina Faso will need food aid for months to come, after floods wiped out homes and farms and now a lack of rain...

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SOMALIA: Hundreds of thousands need urgent aid, says government

africa » somalia

IRIN

Monday, September 24, 2007

Somalia's transitional federal government has appealed for urgent humanitarian assistance for hundreds of thousands of people affected by drought,...

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SOMALIA: Villages cut off as floods inundate Middle Shabelle

africa » somalia

IRIN

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Rain-induced floods in Somalia's Middle Shabelle region have displaced hundreds of people and destroyed hectares of farmland near the town of Balad,...

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RWANDA: Heavy rains wreak havoc in northwest

africa » rwanda » kigali

IRIN

Monday, September 17, 2007

Torrential rainfall in northwestern Rwandan has left at least 15 people dead and damaged homes in three villages, leaving hundreds of people...

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