Devastating flooding in South Sudan has affected approximately 1.4 million people. The U.N. office in the East African country said there has been flooding in 43 counties and the Abyei Administrative Area. It added that more than 379,000 people were displaced in 22 counties and Abyei. The agency said a surge in […]...
An estimated one million people have been affected by heavy flooding in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri. The governor of Borno State Babagana Zulum told journalists the estimate was based on a preliminary assessment. He said more than 100,000 people are displaced, even as search and rescue efforts continue. Zulum also blamed the colla...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – The death toll from floods and rains in Sudan has gone up to 205, while those from cholera reached 185, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. Some 268 new cholera cases have been recorded, including 6 deaths in the states of Kassala, Nile River, and Gedarif, the ministry said in a […]
Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar and abroad have united to support victims of recent floods in Bangladesh. This is despite their own lack of resources. Young refugees have been going door-to-door in their camps and reaching out internationally. Through the Al Manahil Welfare Foundation, the refugees have provided relief and cash to 1,60...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – The death toll in Sudan from floods due to a collapsed dam and heavy rains has risen to 132, authorities said late Monday. An emergency government committee said the death toll in 10 provinces rose to 132, while the number of affected families rose to 31,666 and individuals to 129,650. It […]
Bangladesh has blamed India for severe flooding that has devastated eight districts, claiming 20 lives and affecting 5 million people. Bangladesh’s information and broadcasting adviser Nahid Islam criticized India for its “inhumanity and non-cooperation” after Indian authorities allegedly opened the sluice gates of the Dumbur dam in Trip...
Feni – AFP River waters in low-lying Bangladesh are receding after days of deadly floods but 300,000 people are still in emergency shelters requiring aid, disaster officials said Sunday. The heavy floods, which killed at least 18 people in Bangladesh, have added to the challenges of a new government who took charge early this month [&hel...
Feni, Bangladesh — AFP At least 13 people in Bangladesh have been killed and 4.5 million affected by floods triggered by heavy rains, the disaster management and relief ministry has said. The South Asian nation of 170 million people, crisscrossed by hundreds of rivers, has seen frequent floods in recent decades. It is among the countries...
Severe rainfall and consequent floods have unleashed havoc across eastern India, killing over 50 people and displacing millions. Assam and Nagaland provinces are among the worst-hit states, where incessant rains have triggered floods and landslides. In Assam alone, recent floods have caused eight more fatalities, bringing this year’s tol...
A cholera outbreak is devastating Afghanistan following recent floods and a crumbling healthcare system. More than 47,000 Afghans have been infected this year alone, with at least 25 deaths reported. The World Health Organization has highlighted Afghanistan’s highest global cholera cases in 2024, which have become worse due to natural di...
