Disaster

Weather disaster death tolls would be higher without early-warning systems – UN

UNGeneva – Weather-related disasters have surged over the past 50 years, causing swelling economic damage even as early warning... Read more

22 May

Cape Town – Motorists and residents have been urged to be vigilant following heavy rains that hit the Western... Read more

13 Dec, 2022

Sharm el Sheikh – The United Nations on Monday unveiled a five-year plan to build a global early warning system... Read more

8 Nov, 2022

Malang – Indonesia’s government called on police on Monday to identify and punish those responsible for a stadium stampede... Read more

3 Oct, 2022

Charles MacRobert, Stellenbosch University Jagersfontien, a small town in the middle of South Africa with over a century of... Read more

18 Sep, 2022

Lagos – A Nigerian state commissioner in charge of construction safety and oversight in Lagos has resigned, a day after... Read more

7 Sep, 2022

Lagos – At least two people were killed and more were trapped on Sunday after a seven-story unfinished building... Read more

4 Sep, 2022

Yola – Half a million Nigerians have been affected by floods caused by heavy rains since the start of... Read more

31 Aug, 2022

Durban – Entering their fourth day without power or water, Durban’s poorest residents lined up on Thursday to collect... Read more

14 Apr, 2022

Durban – More than a dozen crocodiles that went missing from breeding ponds after heavy rains that pummelled South... Read more

14 Apr, 2022