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Heavy Rains Destroy 32 Compounds In Brikama

Monday, August 31, 2009

At least 32 compounds comprising 150 households have been damaged by heavy rains in Brikama, according to an assessment data from the Gambia Red...

The Rain is Here Again

Friday, July 03, 2009

Many a time, the beginning of the rainy season has its attendant costs and implications. In the field, newborn lambs are struggling to the feet, a...

Rehabilitate The Roads

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

As the rainy season is fast approaching, a time when we face nightmares on our roads. Most of our roads are not usable during this time of year. We...

SWAZILAND: The crescent of drought

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Saturday, November 22, 2008

MBABANE Thursday, November 20, 2008 (IRIN) - November, often the rainiest month of the year in Swaziland, has left most of the country awash with...

Ethiopia: Thousands displaced by floods in Somali region

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Thursday, November 20, 2008

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...

UGANDA: Officials hope emergency will be avoided as rains subside

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Heavy rains have displaced thousands and damaged crops in eastern and northern Uganda, but officials are optimistic an emergency will be avoided as...

MALAWI: Planning for a disaster

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

The state of preparedness for a natural disaster in Malawi's flood-prone areas as well as other locales is coming under intense scrutiny ahead of the...

"Heaviest Rain Ever" predicted in Chad

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Monday, November 17, 2008

Thousands of people have remained homeless in Chad and Cameroon since the rains began early in August, according to Norbert Allale, disaster response...

CONGO: Heavy rains cause havoc, raise fears of disease outbreaks

Friday, November 07, 2008

Days of torrential rain have caused severe damage to the capital of the Republic of Congo and given rise to fears of water-borne disease. “It’s been...

WEST AFRICA: End of rainy season won’t bring an end to cholera

Monday, November 03, 2008

West Africa’s rainy season is coming to a close, but the yearly cholera outbreak continues to claim lives throughout the region. In the hardest-hit...