Displaced families uprooted by severe floods across Horn of Africa
The floods were caused by ongoing heavy rains and come in the wake of the longest and most severe drought on record, the impacts of which are still being felt…
World News in Brief: Aid workers under attack, DR Congo food crisis, Niger floods
OCHA spokesperson Jens Laerke told reporters in Geneva that out of 71 aid worker deaths recorded so far this year, 22 had been working in South Sudan and 19 in…
Libya floods: ‘Tragedy is not over’ warns UNICEF
UNICEF stated that many more children are affected due to lack of essential services, such as health, schooling and safe water supply. “When disasters hit, children are always among the…
Pakistan floods a ‘litmus test’ for climate justice says Guterres
They also underscored the need to slash carbon emissions and bolster early warning systems to safeguard nations across the world which are becoming increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather. Speaking at…
Survivors of Libya floods grapple with trauma
Torrential rains from Storm Daniel on 10 September burst two dams upstream from the coastal city of Derna. According to news reports, the floods inundated as much as a quarter…
Libya floods aftermath: Response continues amid the wreckage
Over the weekend, agency staff led missions into Derna, Shahat, Soussa and al Bayda, delivering emergency medical supplies, food, water purification kits and shelter material. ‘Horrific’ situation The situation is…
UN launches flash appeal to aid 250,000 Libyans hit by devastating floods
Disaster struck on Sunday when torrential rains from Storm Daniel led two dams close to the now devastated port city of Derna to burst, pushing entire neighbourhoods into the sea.…
Libya floods: UN providing aid as disaster response team deploys
More than 5,000 people have reportedly died, many of them residents of Derna, which was struck by a torrent of water from two dams which burst, sweeping away whole neighbourhoods…
Libya: Humanitarian response ramps up as floods of ‘epic proportions’ leave thousands dead
An estimated 3,000 people have died and up to 10,000 people have been reported missing in the massive floods triggered by Hurricane Daniel, which overwhelmed the eastern parts of the…
One year after floods, 4 million Pakistani children without food and clean water, UNICEF
UNICEF Pakistan has said in a statement that still 4 million children of Pakistan are deprived of food and clean water due to floods, while 1.5 million children are suffering…