Tag: Natural disasters
Hurricane Helene Makes Landfall in Florida With Fatality Reported
President Biden has nodded emergency declarations in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Alabama. On Thursday night, Category 4 hurricane Helene made its landfall near Perry, Florida. As the strongest hurricane on record slammed into the Big Bend area of Florida, Helene has caused one death on Interstate 4 near Ybor City in the […]
September 27, 2024
Floods in Czech Republic Leave 1 Dead and 7 People Missing
On Sunday, massive flooding also left a firefighter dead in northeastern Austria. On Sunday, authorities confirmed that one person was dead and another seven went missing due to floods caused by extreme rainfall in the Czech Republic. RELATED: Floods in the Czech Republic Leave Thousands of Homes Without Electricity and Force Evacuations Police President Martin […]
September 16, 2024
Ecuador: 1,174 Hectares of Forest Destroyed by Fire in the Southern Andes
The situation remains critical and hundreds of families are being evacuated as a precaution. On Wednesday, the National Secretariat for Risk Management (SNGR) confirmed that 1,174 hectares of grasslands and forests have been destroyed by a wildfire in the municipality of Quilanga, in the province of Loja. RELATED: Ecuador claims to have seized 187.3 tons […]
August 29, 2024
Chad: At least 145 dead and nearly 1 million affected by the floods
The number of deaths from severe floods in Chad during the past month has risen to 145, while nearly a million people have been affected, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Related:Chad: MSF Urges Humanitarian Response to “Worst Floods” “According to the Chadian authorities and (humanitarian) partners, more […]
August 28, 2024
Forest Fires Spread Throughout Bolivia and Force Displacements
Bolivia recorded 43 forest fires in the department of Santa Cruz on Tuesday, 13 more than last week’s reported, and because of the risk of fire spreading, the inhabitants of some indigenous communities in the area abandoned their homes. RELATED:Bolivia Reports Seven Forest Fires and New Record of Heat “Our early warning system registers 43 […]
August 27, 2024
Brazil: Sao Paulo on Alert Due to the Expansion of Forest Fire
There are currently 21 cities facing active fires. Federal government sends planes to deal with the casualties.
August 25, 2024
Chad: MSF Urges Humanitarian Response to “Worst Floods”
The “devastated” town of Koukou in eastern Sila province is the worst affected
August 20, 2024
Colombia: Great Fire Consumes More Than 250 Hectares of Forest
Firefighters, a group of soldiers and the community are fighting a fire that has consumed more than 250 hectares of forest in the Colombian town of Alpujarra, department of Tolima, in central Colombia, military sources reported on Monday. Related:Colombia Approves Ban on Coal Exports to Israel as Punishment for Genocide in Gaza Commander Battalion of […]
August 19, 2024
Pakistan: At least 14 Dead from Floods in the Northwest
Rains in Kohat, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, flooded the basement of a house where the family slept,
July 30, 2024
President Maduro Speeds Measures to Rebuild a Town Affected by Beryl
Last week, heavy rains and river overflow devastated the infrastructure of towns such as Cumanacoa. On Tuesday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered the doubling of machinery and personnel for the prompt recovery of Cumanacoa, in the state of Sucre. RELATED: UN Electoral Experts Meet With Venezuelan Foreign Minister Gil Last week, this town was severely […]