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Obalende’s canal crisis: A test of Lagos’ commitment to cleanliness

Is Lagos getting cleaner? No. All Lagosians know. Under the Obalende Bridge, a major canal that drains water out of the area has become a dumping ground. Sand, plastic, and thick dirt…

7 days ago

by Abiodun Ogundairo

Spain sends 10,000 more troops, police to flood-hit Valencia

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Spain was carrying out its largest peacetime army deployment after catastrophic flash floods killed more than 200 people in the country's east. Dozens more remain missing.…

7 months ago

World

Nigeria’s flood survivors say they’re being told to go home

Flood survivors in Nigeria's Maiduguri said the Borno state government ordered a mandatory evacuation for those who received food aid. However, officials denied the claim and said people were free to return…

9 months ago

National

Floods hit Sudanese displacement camp in Kassala

Floods hit Sudanese displacement camp in Kassala. Displacement camps in Sudan's eastern city of Kassala were impacted by floods on Friday (July 26), leaving several people dead, according to the United Nations…

10 months ago

Africa

Rescuers search for missing after Nepal landslide

Rescuers in Nepal searched on Friday for dozens of missing passengers after landslides swept two buses into a river, police said. Footage shared by the country's Armed Police Force showed a team…

11 months ago

World

The cost of Germany’s floods for farming and industry

Recent floods in southern Germany have hit farming, industry and small businesses hard. Fields are under water, the season's harvest destroyed. Others had to halt production amid flooded factories and power outages.…

12 months ago

World

A flood of fake stories: EU sees surge in disinformation ahead of June elections

A Polish prime minister saying he's ashamed of his Polish identity. A flood of migrants assaulting people on the streets of Bulgaria's capital.…

1 year ago

News

Brazil’s President Lula da Silva visits flood-hit region

Rio Grande do Sul is at a geographical meeting point between tropical and polar atmospheres, which has created a weather pattern with periods of intense rains and others of drought.…

1 year ago

News

Flood-hit Kenya, Tanzania brace for Cyclone Hidaya

Kenya and Tanzania brace for Cyclone Hidaya as heavy rains persist. Also, with millions on the brink of famine in Sudan, we speak to an activist monitoring the crisis who shares his…

1 year ago

Africa·News

Iraq’s northern Kurdistan region hit by floods

Authorities say that foreign workers have been killed in the autonomous Kurdistan region. It is currently unclear where the drones came from.…

1 year ago

News·World

The Scars of the Floods in Pakistan

Millions of people were under extreme weather warnings in Pakistan. At least 50 people were killed by lightning and thunderstorms across the country in the last four days.…

1 year ago

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flood

Obalende’s canal crisis: A test of Lagos’ commitment to cleanliness

Spain sends 10,000 more troops, police to flood-hit Valencia

Nigeria’s flood survivors say they’re being told to go home

Floods hit Sudanese displacement camp in Kassala

Rescuers search for missing after Nepal landslide

The cost of Germany’s floods for farming and industry

A flood of fake stories: EU sees surge in disinformation ahead of June elections

Brazil’s President Lula da Silva visits flood-hit region

Flood-hit Kenya, Tanzania brace for Cyclone Hidaya

Iraq’s northern Kurdistan region hit by floods

The Scars of the Floods in Pakistan

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