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Torrential floods in West Africa hurt food security
Africa
November 10, 2022
Torrential floods in West Africa hurt food security
Floods have destroyed harvest for this season, while nearly 1 million hectares of farmland across the region remain under water,…
Floods are tipping Pakistan into a food crisis
Pakistan
October 29, 2022
Floods are tipping Pakistan into a food crisis
The catastrophic floods in Pakistan have pushed the country to the brink. These floods follow the COVID-19 pandemic, rising inflation…
Devastation in South Sudan following fourth year of historic floods
Africa
October 22, 2022
Devastation in South Sudan following fourth year of historic floods
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is urging international support for humanitarian efforts in South Sudan in the face of record-breaking…
Nigeria floods death toll has passed 600, officials say
Africa
October 18, 2022
Nigeria floods death toll has passed 600, officials say
More than 600 people are now known to have perished in the worst floods in a decade in Nigeria, according…
Nigeria: Floods leave hundreds dead, over million displaced amid risk of catastrophic levels of hunger
Africa
October 13, 2022
Nigeria: Floods leave hundreds dead, over million displaced amid risk of catastrophic levels of hunger
Nearly 500 people have died in Nigeria’s worst floods in a decade, and about 1.4 million others have been displaced…
Pakistan floods’ death toll nears 1,700, puts pressure on fragile economy
Pakistan
October 2, 2022
Pakistan floods’ death toll nears 1,700, puts pressure on fragile economy
The death toll from the cataclysmic floods in Pakistan neared 1,700, officials said on Saturday October 1st, a disaster that…
Pakistan battles disease surge as flood deaths surpass 1,600, The Washington Post reported
Pakistan
September 25, 2022
Pakistan battles disease surge as flood deaths surpass 1,600, The Washington Post reported
Pakistan deployed thousands more doctors and medics to battle the outbreak of disease as the death toll from the unprecedented…
Pakistan floods kill another 24 people
Pakistan
September 5, 2022
Pakistan floods kill another 24 people
Another 24 people lost their lives in flood-related incidents across Pakistan over the past 24 hours, pushing the overall tally…
112 killed in Sudan’s flash floods
Africa
September 5, 2022
112 killed in Sudan’s flash floods
Sudanese authorities on Sunday put the death toll from torrential rains and flash floods at 112 since June. In a…
Pakistan: UN mobilizes efforts to assist people affected by torrential rains
Pakistan
September 3, 2022
Pakistan: UN mobilizes efforts to assist people affected by torrential rains
The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, is mobilizing resources and staff to scale up its assistance in Pakistan to support local…