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Over 400 reported dead in Myanmar after devastating cyclone

Officials on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, reported that cyclone Mocha, which hit Myanmar’s Rakhine State, claimed over 400 lives and caused severe damage. Ramanathan Balakrishnan,...

Michael Simire - May 16, 2023

Disaster Risk Management

NEMA issues flood alert, says Ekiti on danger list

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has advised residents of Ekiti State to take precautionary measures to avert the flooding predicted to occur in...

Michael Simire - May 10, 2023

Disaster Risk Management

Death toll from east DR Congo floods reach 400

The provincial governor of the east Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday, May 8, 2023, said the death toll from floods that devastated two...

Michael Simire - May 8, 2023

Disaster Risk Management

Wildfires in Canada force evacuation of 29,000 people

Wildfires in the Canadian province of Alberta continue to spread despite rain and falling temperatures, authorities said on Sunday, May 7, 2023. More than 375,000...

Michael Simire - May 8, 2023

Disaster Risk Management

HYPPADEC chairman promises completion of 1.2km canal in Makurdi

The Chairman, Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC), Mr Terfa Ityav, says the commission will complete the ongoing 1.2km canal project in Makurdi,...

Michael Simire - May 8, 2023

Disaster Risk Management

HYPPADEC engages Kebbi stakeholders on flood mitigation, constructs N220m erosion control facility in Kogi

The Hydro-Electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) is meeting with stakeholders in Kebbi to evolve measures to mitigate the effects of floods in...

Michael Simire - May 7, 2023

Disaster Risk Management

Floods, landslide kill over 136 people in Rwanda, Uganda

Over 130 people have lost their lives following floods and landslides caused by heavy rainfall in northern, southern and western parts of Rwanda. Six reportedly died...

Michael Simire - May 4, 2023

Disaster Risk Management

NEMA calls for community-based flood risk reduction against 2023 flood in Niger

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Niger State has called on village and district heads as well as religious leaders in communities to...

Michael Simire - May 1, 2023

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