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Sustainable Switch: Deadly floods hit Nigeria, India and Bangladesh
Fatal floods have wreaked havoc across Nigeria, India and Bangladesh this week as Romania is dealing with the aftermath of ...
The Standard4d
Nigeria flooding death toll jumps past 200
Flash flooding in north-central Nigeria last week killed more than 200 people, the Niger state humanitarian commissioner said ...
North Country Public Radio5d
The women of No Sex for Fish are survivors — but their survival is precarious
A group of women in Kenya rebelled against trading sex for a fisherman's catch to sell. They got their own boats, had success ...
Business Daily Africa4mon
KenGen gets reprieve in Sh3bn Tana River floods payout case
A court has dismissed a petition by a Member of Parliament seeking Sh3.2 billion compensation from the Kenya Electricity ... ruled that the notice on the flooding situation that KenGen gave ...
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El Niño in Kenya: Understanding its Impact on Flooding, Agriculture, and Infrastructure
Kenya experiences ... inundated with floods during the rainfall season. Due to intense rainfall caused by the El Niño ...
eWeek5mon
AI-Generated Images Meet Climate Science: MIT’s Innovative Approach to Photorealistic Flood Visualization
A team of MIT researchers has developed a new tool for predicting potential flooding in an area through satellite images in the event ... to evaluate the situation, plan, and decide on an evacuation.
National Catholic Reporter8mon
'Refugees in their own land': Kenyans experience homelessness due to severe floods
Sitting outside her tent in the Khumwanda camp for internally displaced persons, or IDPs, in this remote region of western Kenya ... floods after heavy rains pounded my village, and the situation ...
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Deadly flooding in Kenya bursts dam, creating raging geyser
In recent news, Kenya has experienced intense flooding due to heavy rains ... In an effort to explain her situation to a Canadian friend, she recorded this footage of the dam close to her home.
The Conversation1y
Kenya’s flood evictions may violate the law - scholar
They were pushed into marginal areas of the city that were prone to hazards like flooding. This continued after Kenya gained independence ... to prevent this situation from happening again.
Mint1y
India sends second tranche of humanitarian assistance to Kenya for flood relief, Jaishankar says India ‘V’
Cyclone Hidaya is expected to hit Kenya and neighbouring Tanzania late on Friday (May 17), potentially worsening the situation. This follows recent heavy rainfall across East Africa. The flooding ...
NPR1y
In Kenya's flooded slums, people mourn their losses and slam their leaders
WHO representative in Kenya. For communities already grappling with the relentless cycle of floods, droughts, food shortages and disease, these challenges compound an already dire situation.
The Conversation1y
Kenya floods: as the costs add up pressure mounts on a country in economic crisis
contributed to the situation. The effects of the flooding will have a massive impact on Kenya’s economy. I’m a development economist with 20 years of experience in the field of development ...