Spain mounts biggest peacetime disaster recovery operation as death toll reaches 214
Firefighters search for missing persons in the floods area of the Malaga Province, Spain, on Nov 3, 2024 as death toll reaches 214.…
Poland: 2022 Oder River disaster has affected local tourism
In August 2022, a mass fish die-off was reported on the River Oder in Poland and Germany. Not only was it one of the biggest environmental disasters in a European river in…
Situation in Sudan’s El Fasher a ‘disaster’, former MSF chief warns
As the World Health Organization warns of the prospect of mass starvation in war-stricken Sudan, we speak to the former director of Médecins Sans Frontières about the devastation being wrought on the…
After port disaster, Lebanese brace for coronavirus lockdown
Still reeling from a deadly port blast that ravaged their Beirut homes and businesses, Lebanese wearily brace themselves on the eve of a new coronavirus lockdown. Lebanon is to partially close down…
Professor bans students angry at his lockdown criticism
The finance professor has been outspoken against the German government, calling its coronavirus policy a "disaster," and appeared in anti-lockdown rallies. He accused the students of vandalism and expected an apology.…
Reps to investigate Onitsha fire outbreak
The House of Representatives has resolved to mandate its Committee on Emergency and Disaster Preparedness to investigate the immediate and remote causes of the recent fire outbreak in Onitsha, Anambra State.…
Bavaria Votes: Watershed in Germany?
The people of Bavaria go to the polls in a crucial regional election. The conservatives, who have ruled the state for over six decades, face an electoral disaster. The potential winners are…
Scores killed in Uganda boat disaster
It's thought that the boat on Lake Victoria was overloaded to over twice its capacity when it ran into trouble.…
California wildfires intensify as blazes spread over 196,000 acres
Chuck Watson, a disaster modeler at Enki Research, discusses damage estimates for the California wildfires and the amount of infrastructure that is at risk.…
Hurricane Harvey will be ‘very major disaster’: Gov. Abbott
During a news conference hours ahead of Hurricane Harvey's predicted arrival, Texas Governor Greg Abbott told reporters "This is going to be a very major disaster."…
The robots built to clean up our nuclear mess
Sellafield is the birthplace of Britain's nuclear industry and it's also the site of its worst disaster. With many facilities sealed off and out of bounds to humans, the region has become…