Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is working with authorities and partners in South Sudan as the country faces some of the worst flooding in decades, affecting 42 out of 78 counties and impacting some 890,000 people

©- - 22 october 2024 - 05:00:47 - thread (218 words)


Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Around 20 villages in eastern Sudan have reportedly been “destroyed”, with 70 impacted overall, after floodwaters burst through a major dam, according to UN humanitarians, adding to the suffering of communities already devastated by the ongoing war between rival militaries

©- - 28 august 2024 - 04:51:51 - thread (479 words)


Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Several thousand people, mostly internally displaced persons (IDPs), have been affected as heavy rains and floods inundated parts of Kassala province in eastern Sudan, inflicting further misery on communities already vulnerable due to ongoing conflict, UN agencies have reported

©- - 31 july 2024 - 05:34:41 - thread (483 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - “Unprecedented and devastating” flooding in east Africa has triggered widespread displacement with hundreds of thousands forced from their homes in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Ethiopia and Tanzania, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday

©- - 08 may 2024 - 12:27:27 - thread (479 words)


Dar es Salaam (PANA) - Hundreds of thousands of lives have been impacted by recent heavy rainfall and massive floods in parts of Eastern Africa as the UN continues to offer support to governments across the region

©- - 07 may 2024 - 05:21:32 - thread (226 words)


New York, US (PANA) -The UN and humanitarian partners have provided emergency support for over 124,000 people in Kenya, where heavy rains continue to cause chaos, the UN said on Wednesday, as the UN chief extended his condolences to countries across the region where hundreds of lives have been lost in recent days due to flooding

©- - 02 may 2024 - 05:37:08 - thread (424 words)


New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday reiterated the UN’s continued commitment to Kenya in the wake of deadly floods caused by weeks of heavy rains that continue to affect the region

©- - 29 april 2024 - 17:49:39 - thread (368 words)


Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Seasonal rains in Somalia, which come between April and June – referred to as the “Gu” rains – have intensified, resulting in flash floods in Somaliland, Hirshabelle and South West States, and the Banadir region, over the past five days, according to reports from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

©- - 24 april 2024 - 04:46:52 - thread (142 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan authorities have failed to investigate the responsibility of powerful military and political actors in the catastrophic floods in the eastern city of Derna, Amnesty International (AI) has deplored, saying they have also failed to ensure that those affected have equal access to compensation

©- - 13 march 2024 - 14:32:34 - thread (523 words)


Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to grapple with devastating flooding, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths this week allocated $6 milion from the Organisation’s core humanitarian fund to support the response, his office reported on Thursday

©- - 09 february 2024 - 05:21:13 - thread (172 words)


Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Widespread flooding due to unusually heavy rainfall in the Republic of Congo has left more than 336,000 people in need of urgent humanitarian assistance, the World Health Organization said on Friday

©- - 13 january 2024 - 07:38:10 - thread (250 words)


Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Flooding in Somalia has uprooted more than one million people and killed 110, UN humanitarians in the country said in their latest situation report on Monday

©- - 05 december 2023 - 06:11:01 - thread (171 words)


Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Deadly torrential rains and floods have affected more than two million people in several areas of Somalia, with over 100 killed and 750,000 displaced from their homes, the authorities and humanitarian partners said on Thursday in the capital, Mogadishu

©- - 01 december 2023 - 07:08:14 - thread (340 words)


Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Severe floods in the Horn of Africa have affected tens of thousands of displaced families in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, putting lives and livelihoods at risk, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday

©- - 18 november 2023 - 05:28:17 - thread (568 words)


New York, US (PANA) - As heavy rains continue in Niger, UN humanitarians are growing increasingly concerned by flooding which is hitting the south of the country hard

©- - 30 september 2023 - 06:53:01 - thread (212 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has held consultations with the European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, on the political situation and the repercussions of the floods caused by storm Daniel on the eastern city of Derna

©- - 29 september 2023 - 11:28:36 - thread (409 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 16,000 children are displaced in eastern Libya following Africa’s deadliest storm in recorded history, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Thursday, highlighting the urgent need for psychosocial care

©- - 29 september 2023 - 05:40:24 - thread (558 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - All the public and private underground water sources in the city of Derna, in the far east of Libya, are polluted by bacterial contamination, following the floods that hit the city and other towns in the east of the country, the Directorate General of Environmental Sanitation of the Ministry of Local Government said

©- - 28 september 2023 - 12:14:17 - thread (358 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Culture and Cognitive Development has announced it is carrying out an inventory of damage caused to heritage, cultural and historical sites in the eastern city of Derna following storm Daniel that caused severe damage and loss of life and property

©- - 28 september 2023 - 12:06:24 - thread (247 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Post-traumatic stress and anxiety has become a daily challenge for thousands of Libyans who survived Storm Daniel nearly two weeks ago, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday

©- - 22 september 2023 - 05:30:48 - thread (488 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has decided not to participate in the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly in order to devote himself to efforts to counter the effects of the floods caused by Storm Daniel, which swept through several towns and regions in the east of the country, leaving thousands dead and as many missing and displaced

©- - 15 september 2023 - 12:13:38 - thread (624 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Libya, Abdallah Bathily, has urged Libyans to continue working together to cope with the devastating effects of the Storm Daniel, which has killed some 3,000 people, according to official figures

©- - 15 september 2023 - 11:15:10 - thread (498 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN system is providing aid to areas in eastern Libya impacted by the weekend floods and a disaster assessment team has been deployed to support government response and relief operations, the UN said on Wednesday

©- - 14 september 2023 - 05:35:52 - thread (706 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $135 million in financing for Senegal to help the country reduce and anticipate flood risks in peri-urban areas by strengthening urban planning and management capacities

©- - 30 june 2023 - 08:24:17 - thread (334 words)


Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) has made cash transfers to 3,260 Burundian households or nearly 16,300 people in areas at high risk of flooding, mainly along the coast of Lake Tanganyika, the UN humanitarian agency said Tuesday

©- - 02 may 2023 - 16:03:27 - thread (250 words)


Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced in a statement on Tuesday that it had handed over 106 shelters made of durable materials to victims of the 2021 floods in the south of the country

©- - 28 march 2023 - 16:18:43 - thread (242 words)


New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief is “deeply saddened” by the loss of life and heavy damage triggered in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during the worst floods to hit the country since 2019, his spokesperson said on Wednesday

©- - 15 december 2022 - 05:16:28 - thread (338 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The bodies of two missing persons whose vehicle was submerged following heavy rains and floods in some parts of Libya have been found in Gharyane, 80 km southwest of Tripoli, the Libyan Interior Ministry announced on Sunday

©- - 28 november 2022 - 13:20:45 - thread (294 words)


Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government has taken a number of emergency measures to help victims of the current year during its council of ministers meeting on Wednesday

©- - 19 october 2022 - 19:06:22 - thread (187 words)


Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The World Bank is to disburse to Benin some $200 million to help the country effectively fight floods, sources close to the Ministry of Economy and Finance said on Tuesday

©- - 18 october 2022 - 18:26:25 - thread (141 words)