Countries Flooding drives Liberia to mull capital city move Liberia — Severe flooding in Liberia has led a group of senators to propose relocating the capital city away... Read more 22 Jul, 2024
Countries WATCH | Cape Town storm causes infrastructure damage, floods across city Cape Town — Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management Centre is working hard to deal with the aftermath of Wednesday... Read more 11 Jul, 2024
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Countries UPDATE | Death toll in SA floods hits 18 Johannesburg – At least 18 people have died in flooding caused by torrential rain on South Africa’s eastern coast,... Read more 4 Jun, 2024
Countries ‘World coming to an end’ — Kenyan town copes with life underwater Garissa, Kenya – Abdi Hussein sat alone on a Kenyan road strewn with ramshackle tents bound with plastic strings... Read more 10 May, 2024
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Countries ‘I saw my shoes float on water and heard my cat meow’ Dozens of people from Qanduqandu informal settlement took shelter in White House community hall in Khayelitsha after water flooded... Read more 27 Sep, 2023
Countries Hundreds flee flooded homes as storms batter Western Cape Thembisa Thuba and Yandisa Sono outside Sono’s shack in Mfuleni. Photo: Vincent Lali By Vincent Lali and Peter Luhanga... Read more 26 Sep, 2023