Countries WATCH | Mozambique floods kill four in capital area Maputo – Four people have died in floods following days of incessant rains in southern Mozambique, the country’s institute... Read more 12 Feb, 2023
Countries ‘We are extremely sad,’ says govt official as heatwave kills eight in South Africa Johannesburg – A stifling heatwave that has swept parts of South Africa in recent weeks has killed eight people... Read more 25 Jan, 2023
Algeria At least 17 die in several cases of carbon monoxide poisoning in Algeria Algiers – Seventeen people died in Algeria in several cases of carbon monoxide poisoning overnight, emergency services said on... Read more 11 Jan, 2023
Countries Mudslides kill at least 10 miners in eastern DRC Bukavu – Mudslides killed at least 10 people at two makeshift mines in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after... Read more 1 Jan, 2023
World ‘Blizzard of the century’ leaves nearly 50 dead across US Buffalo – Temperatures were expected to moderate across the eastern and midwest United States on Tuesday, after days of... Read more 27 Dec, 2022
World Arctic storm brings holiday travel chaos to US Chicago – A “once-in-a-generation” winter storm with temperatures as low as -40 degrees Fahrenheit (Celsius) caused Christmas travel chaos... Read more 23 Dec, 2022
Countries Flash floods kill 9 people taking part in religious rituals in Johannesburg…. 6 missing Johannesburg – Flash flooding that followed heavy rains has killed at least nine people taking part in religious rituals... Read more 4 Dec, 2022
Countries Nine dead in DRC landslides, says official Bukavu – At least nine people were killed and 20 injured in landslides triggered by heavy rains in eastern... Read more 1 Dec, 2022
Countries Sixteen dead in DRC landslips Bukavu – Sixteen people in a mining town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have died in landslips... Read more 23 Nov, 2022
Countries UN unveils global ‘early warning’ system for disasters at $3 billion 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