Tag: floods

US pledges $11 Million in relief funds to Libya after floods disaster

September 20, 2023

U.S. President Joe Biden has announced $11 million in humanitarian aid to Libya to support people affected by the storm Daniel which hit the city ... Read More

Libya/Floods: Resentment mounts in Derna against politicians

September 19, 2023

A week after the floods that killed thousands of people, hopes are fading of finding survivors in Derna. Some relatives of the missing now want ... Read More

Libya: Casualties, damage caused by devastating floods could have been reduced – WMO

September 15, 2023

The UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said Thursday September 14 the use of advance warning systems would have lessened the casualties and damage caused by ... Read More

Nigeria: Harvest devastated by severe flooding, millions in desperate need of food

April 19, 2023

Heavy rains destroyed 700,000ha of farmland in northern Nigeria, wiping out the main source of income for thousands of households and worsening the food security ... Read More

Floods kill eleven people in eastern Morocco

September 8, 2019

At least eleven people were killed when their bus was swept away by a river near Errachidia in eastern Morocco, official media said. The victims ... Read More

Floods kill seven people near Taroudant in Morocco

August 29, 2019

Heavy summer rain triggered flash floods that killed at least seven people in a rural area near the locality of Ighern in the province of ... Read More

Mozambique: the untold story of Cyclone Idai

March 29, 2019

Millions of survivors face dire conditions after the tropical cyclone Idai smashed into Mozambique’s coast, unleashing hurricane-force wind and rain that flooded swathes of the ... Read More

Floods kill five in northern Algeria

January 28, 2019

Heavy snowfall in northeastern Algeria propelled floods that took the life of five people and blocked several roads. “All the victims have been retrieved over ... Read More

Morocco Sends Humanitarian Aid to Flood-stricken Sierra Leone

August 20, 2017

Morocco sent urgent humanitarian aid to Sierra Leone as it struggles with the aftermath of mudslides and floods that devastated the capital Freetown on August ... Read More