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Survivors of Cyclone Idai queue to collect food aid at Ngangu in Chimanimani, Zimbabwe, March 22, 2019. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. food agency said on Tuesday it was procuring 240,000 tonnes of food assistance to deliver to … Continue reading UN to deliver food aid to 4.1 mln hungry in Zimbabwe
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Fiercer weather and worsening wildfires drove more than 20 million people a year from their homes over the last decade – a problem set to worsen unless leaders act swiftly to head off surging climate … Continue reading Poor nations pay price as millions flee ‘climate chaos’, Oxfam says
KINSHASA (Reuters) – At least 39 people died in flooding on Tuesday in Kinshasa, the sprawling capital of Democratic Republic of Congo, following torrential rains overnight, authorities said. The heavy rain caused landslides near the University of Kinshasa, they said. … Continue reading Floods kill at least 39 in Congolese capital Kinshasa
Rain drops are pictured behind a glassy window as people walk home from work during heavy rains in Kenya’s capital Nairobi March 9, 2016. REUTERS/Noor Khamis/File Photo MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – At least 24 people, including seven children, have been … Continue reading Landslides kill 24 people as heavy rains lash northwestern Kenya
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe is planning an enforced mass migration of wildlife away from a park in the country’s south, where thousands of animals are at risk of death due to drought-induced starvation. A marabou stork stands on an elephant … Continue reading Dought-hit Zimbabwe readies mass wildlife migration
DHAKA (Reuters) – Thousands of Bangladeshis, mostly women and children, huddled in shelters in southwestern coastal areas on Saturday as the country prepared for the expected arrival of cyclone Bulbul, a senior government official said. Several coastal districts were expected … Continue reading Bangladeshis hunker down in storm shelters as cyclone Bulbul nears
FAYOUM, Egypt (Reuters) – Ahmed Abd-Rabo used to get all the water he needed to feed his crops in northern Egypt. Then the canal linking his seven acres to the River Nile started drying up and he had to abandon … Continue reading Water crisis builds in Egypt as dam talks falter, temperatures rise
DOUALA (Reuters) – Rescue teams in Cameroon were scouring the rubble of destroyed houses for survivors on Tuesday after a landslide caused by heavy rainfall killed at least 22 people, state television reported. The police were searching for dozens more … Continue reading At least 22 killed, dozens missing in Cameroon landslide
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa has imposed emergency measures, including rationing, to save dwindling water supplies after an abnormally hot, dry summer coupled with below average rainfall and a spike in usage pushes the country towards a crippling shortage. Caked … Continue reading South Africa rations water to save dwindling supplies
HARARE (Reuters) – At least 55 elephants have died in a game park in western Zimbabwe since September from starvation caused by a severe drought, the wildlife agency said on Monday. A herd of elephants gather at a water hole … Continue reading Zimbabwe says 55 elephants die from starvation after drought
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Central African Republic topped an annual world hunger index on Tuesday as aid agencies warned that climate change was making it increasingly hard to feed the world. Displaced women from drought hit areas wait to … Continue reading Global index finds climate change driving ‘alarming’ hunger levels
MANILA (Reuters) – For a four-decade-old Philippine disco band, the namesake supertyphoon bearing down on Japan has brought a sudden rush of interest in its macho act. Sonny Parsons (R), leader of Filipino boyband Hagibis, poses for a photo with … Continue reading Supertyphoon Hagibis gives new wind to Philippine disco band
