7 years ago Tags Disaster Losses from natural disasters have surged The U.N. office for disaster risk reduction said that worldwide reported economic losses from climate-related disasters surged to total nearly…
7 years ago Tags Disaster Earthquake rattles Indonesia Island A massive quake & tsunami ravaged the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, leaving 384 dead and hundreds missing. Indonesia is a…
7 years ago Tags Disaster Uganda in high alert over Ebola Authorities in Uganda are on high alert after the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday confirmed a case of Ebola…
7 years ago Tags Disaster Nigeria declares national disaster over flooding The Nigerian government on Monday declared a national disaster over flooding that has affected four states – Kogi, Niger, Anambra…
7 years ago Tags Disaster Typhoon Mangkhut batters south China The world's strongest storm this year, Typhoon Mangkhut, continued its path of destruction across Southeast Asia over the weekend, reaching…
7 years ago Tags Disaster Hurricane Florence makes landfall in North Carolina The powerful hurricane hit parts of North Carolina on Friday, pushing a life-threatening storm, surge of floodwater, and heavy rains.…
7 years ago Tags Disaster Typhoon strikes Japan The strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years battered the west of the country on Tuesday (Sep 4) with…
7 years ago Tags Disaster Eastern Congolese cities braces for Ebola Congo is on the war footing, gearing up to prevent another outbreak. The Ebola virus disease is a haemorrhagic fever…
8 years ago Tags Disaster Paris on flooding alert Paris residents have been advised to stay away from the Seine after a high flooding alert issued due to the…
8 years ago Tags Disaster Category five monster Hurricane Irma, the most powerful Atlantic storm in a decade, has hit the Caribbean, with officials warning of its potentially…