State of emergency in Canterbury, New Zealand as large areas flooded
By AFP
01 June 2021 |
11:00 am
Large areas are flooded in the province of Canterbury in New Zealand, after heavy rains in the region. Authorities have declared a state of emergency in the province on Sunday.
In this article
Related
20 Sep 2017
Researchers have developed a drone with the capability of transporting and delivering an AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) to rural areas in the first few minutes after cardiac arrest to facilitate early defibrillation.
7 Oct 2017
Syrian forces bombard areas close to Damascus.
9 Dec 2017
Syrian army, allies clash with IS in rural areas of Deir al-Zor.
11 Dec 2017
Economic diversification - NNPC prioritises 12 areas to support the government.
10 Jan 2018
Buhari should deploy military to troubled areas, not the police - Nyiam
17 Jan 2018
Lagos Govt seals gas plants in residential areas.
3 Dec 2018
Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission says the commission is yet to issue a new operating license to Teleology while responding to questions raised by a House of Reps committee over the takeover of 9mobile by Teleology.
23 Dec 2018
Luhansk rebels handed over 40 prisoners to Ukrainian authorities in what the separatist officials described as a "goodwill gesture." All of the prisoners were already in jail when the conflict started in 2014.
29 Jan 2019
Times are changing for the better for women in Ethiopia. The country has its first female president and half of the cabinet are women. But change is much slower in rural areas as DW correspondent Fanny Facsar found out.
22 Apr 2019
Tech to the rescue of disaster-stricken areas.
16 Nov 2019
Delta state government is insisting that for proper safety measures to be put in place, people living in the flood-prone areas must vacate their houses.
11 Oct 2019
The Ebola epidemic in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been confined to a rural area rife with militias and people on the move, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
Latest
35 mins ago
Ethiopia has agreed a reconstruction and recovery grant with the World Bank, to be used to rebuild basic services in conflict-hit regions of the country.
1 day ago
We look at reactions to the nomination of Elisabeth Borne, France's first female prime minister in 30 years. How politically strategic is Emmanuel Macron's choice? Also, British footballer Jake Daniels comes out as a gay in a historic moment and is lauded by the British press. Finally, after manterrupting and mansplaining, beware of "hepeating" – when men get credit for women's ideas!
1 day ago
An annual surf competition was held at the weekend on Liberia's coast, in a fishing town that is gaining worldwide recognition for the quality of its waves.
1 day ago
The fast food giant said it was leaving because of the "unpredictable operating environment" and "humanitarian" reasons. McDonald's was quick to set up shop in the Soviet Union in the waning embers of the Cold War.
1 day ago
Australia is counting down to its next federal election on May 21. The environmental crisis is high on voters' minds and smaller parties and independents are gaining momentum by riding a wave of disillusionment over the conservative coalition's lack of climate action. With a hung parliament looking likely, these minor players could force the traditional parties to do more to tackle global warming. Climate change is an increasingly hot-button issue since the country's devastating bushfires of 2019-20. Our correspondents Richelle Harrison Plesse and Gregory Plesse report.
1 day ago
Brooklyn-based duo Bottler (aka producers Pat Butler and Phil Shore) have created a unique soundscape blending a myriad of styles including pop, indie rock, trip-hop and club music. In 2020, they released a double bill of EPs, "Clementine" and "Grow". Now the childhood friends are back with their debut album "Journey Work", in which they’re on a mission to explore and express the full spectrum of human experience. They joined us on Encore! to tell us more.