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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,...

Rain Storm Causes Havoc in Kombo South

Friday, September 05, 2008

As it Renders Hundreds Homeless A heavy storm accompanied by strong wind on Tuesday night destroyed at least 25 houses rendering hundreds of people...

BURKINA FASO: Six killed and thousands affected by heavy rains

Monday, September 01, 2008

Heavy rains and violent winds in Burkina Faso have killed six people, wounded 18, and left 4,200 homeless according to the government’s National...

Heavy Rains Render over 100 Homeless in CRR

Thursday, August 07, 2008

A torrential rain in Sami Pachonki in the Central River Region on Monday reportedly destroyed more than 10 compounds in the village and its...

Foni storm victims receive donation

Friday, June 13, 2008

In response to the Sunday 1st June storm disaster that hit the Villages of Dasilami and Jiramban in foni Kansala District, Western Region, Sallah...

SOMALIA: Fatal flash floods destroy hundreds of homes in Puntland

IRIN

Thursday, November 08, 2007

Heavy rains have wreaked havoc in Somalia's self-declared autonomous region of Puntland, with floods killing three people and leaving thousands...

NIGERIA: Flooding, rainstorms force people from homes in the north

IRIN

Monday, September 03, 2007

Flooding and rainstorms in two northern Nigerian states have left thousands more people displaced and killed many livestock, local officials said. ...