Two people died as rescuers evacuated hundreds after wildfires consumed large parts of northern Sicily, Italy, on Friday and Saturday, according to local media reports. The fire blazed areas around the Sicilian capital of Palermo, especially the Cefalu coastal resort town, local media said. A woman and an elderly man reportedly perished while fleeing the […]
as international communities offer condolences The earthquake that struck Morocco on Friday night, has so far claimed the lives of more than 2,000 people. The toll is expected to rise as rescuers struggle to reach hard-hit remote areas. UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, expressed sorrow at the loss of life from the earthquake, according to his […]
The death toll from a strong earthquake that struck Morocco on Friday night has risen to 820, said the country’s Interior Ministry on Saturday. The earthquake also injured at least 672, according to the latest update from the ministry. A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Morocco Friday at 11.11 p.m. local time (2211 GMT) at a depth […]
From Our Correspondent Taraba State Government issued flood alerts to residents in six local government areas, appealing they relocate to avoid disaster. Commissioner For Information and Re-orientation, Hajia Zainab Usman, issued the warning in a statement on Tuesday in Jalingo. Usman said the government made the appeal following the recent release of water from the […]
One person died and five others sustained injuries in Cairo when a massive sandstorm hit several parts of Egypt on Thursday. The casualties resulted from a billboard’s collapse at the 6th October bridge in Cairo, according to local media reports. The country also recorded several road accidents, with some people wounded but no fatalities, said […]
Three people died and six others injured, on Thursday, after a three-story building collapsed in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, officials said. The building collapsed in Ramajogi Peta area of Vishakhapatnam, the main city of Andhra Pradesh. Following the building collapse, authorities rushed police and rescue teams to the spot to carry out […]
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Friday, distributed hospital consumables to two health facilities in Lagos state. The hospitals are the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) and the Air force Hospital Ikeja. They have been treating victims of various disasters and emergencies in the state. Three other hospitals are to also benefit from […]
By Our Correspondent Flood victims in Bayelsa State have commended Gov. Douye Diri for the help the state government rendered to them at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp in Yenagoa. They gave the commendation on Monday when the camp was being officially closed. Our Correspondent, who visited the camp, reports that many of the […]
No fewer than six persons have been confirmed dead in a fire outbreak, on Tuesday, at the Adeola Odeku area of Victoria Island, Lagos. An eye witness said that the fire gutted a building suspected to be occupied by a bank in the area and that an unspecified number of vehicles were seen burning in […]
The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria (CoSAP) has called for an immediate investigation into the fire that gutted the Kogi Assembly Complex last week Monday in Lokoja. Mr Abubakar Sulaiman, Chairman of the CoSAPmade the call in a statement issued by his media aide, Mr Abdul Bura in Bauchi. Recall that on […]