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Zakat Foundation Gives To Flood Victims

Thursday, October 08, 2009

Zakat Foundation, in collaboration with the International Call Organisation last Friday donated 40 bags of rice and 12 bags of onion to Bwiam flood...

Over 400 Flood Victims Get President’s Largesse

Picture: Beneficiaries

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Mr Musa Mendy, the Chairperson of the Kanifing Municipal Council Disaster Management Committee, has disclosed that as of last Saturday, 401 families,...

BAC Gives D50, 000 To Flood Victims

Thursday, September 17, 2009

The Brikama Area Council on Wednesday 16th September 2009, presented a cheque for D50, 000 to flood disaster victims in the Western Region. The...

Over 2000 People Affected By Flood In Western Region

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Latest report from the Western Region Red Cross branch has stated that over 2000 people have been seriously affected by flood, due to heavy down...

Beyond the Flood Disaster

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

The rainy season is proving to be a terrible time for The Gambia. There is hardly a rainy season that is not accompanied by one form of disaster or...

525 Families Homeless In KMC

Monday, September 14, 2009

As many as 525 families are made homeless within the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), following heavy down pour in the last couple of weeks,...

Barra, Essau Hard-hit By Flood

Picture: Barra Flood

Friday, September 11, 2009

The villages of Barra and Essau in the North Bank Region were on Wednesday night hard-hit by floods, destroying over 45 compounds. According to...

At least 52,000 people have abandoned their homes in Ethiopia's Somali region after the Wade Shabelle and Genale rivers burst their banks following...

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