Disaster Risk Management

Disaster Risk Management

Five dead, 15 rescued in Lagos building collapse

Emergency responders have recovered five dead bodies and rescued 15 others alive at the rubble of a three-storey building that collapsed at Ojodu-Berger area...
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Flood: NEMA urges Rivers, Bayelsa residents to seek higher ground

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has urged residents of Rivers and Bayelsa to relocate to higher ground over the impending flooding in both...
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Disaster Risk Management

Group seeks stakeholder awareness, govt participation to tackle flooding in Abia

Following warnings by the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) that flood will ravage many states of the federation...
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Disaster Risk Management

Eko, Carter bridges: We’re not responsible for poor state – Dredgers

The Dredgers Association of Nigeria (DAN) says its members are not responsible for the poor state of Eko and Carter bridges in Lagos State. The...
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Disaster Risk Management

Flooding in Congo’s Kinshasa leaves 33 dead, houses washed away

About 33 people have been found dead after floods hit the Congolese capital Kinshasa, the country’s Interior Ministry said early on Monday, April 7,...
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Disaster Risk Management

Imo lawmakers advocate flood prevention measures

The Imo State House of Assembly on Thursday, April 3, 2025, urged relevant government agencies to take proactive measures to prevent obstructions in waterways...
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Disaster Risk Management

EU unveils new strategy to strengthen crisis preparedness

The European Commission on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, unveiled a new strategy that was aimed at strengthening crisis preparedness across the European Union. It included...
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Disaster Risk Management

Japan to deploy joint operations command to help extinguish wildfires, death toll rises in South Korea

Japan will mobilise the newly established Joint Operations Command of the defence ministry to fight wildfires, Japanese Defence Minister Gen Nakatani said on Wednesday,...
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17 California State University campuses join statewide wildlife monitoring effort

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Anambra commissioner tasks Nigerians on hydration amid intense heat

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Why buildings keep collapsing in Nigeria, by builders

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