Disaster

31 killed as storm lashes southern Philippines

Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Oct 28, 2022

31 people have been killed by landslides and flooding as a result of the heavy rain brought by an approaching storm in the southern Philippines, as stated by a disaster official on Friday....
Sitrang crosses Bangladesh coast as seaports advised to lower danger signal

News Hour Correspondent - Oct 25, 2022

The cyclonic storm “Sitrang” crossed the Barishal-Chattogram coast near Bhola at midnight last night and weakened rapidly into a depression by giving precipitation. It now lies over Dhaka-Cumilla-Brahmanbaria and adjoining area as a...
More than 1.5 million children at risk as devastating floods hit Nigeria

News Hour Correspondent - Oct 22, 2022

More than 2.5 million people in Nigeria are in need of humanitarian assistance – 60 per cent of which are children – and are at increased risk of waterborne diseases, drowning and malnutrition...
More than 1 in 9 children in flood-affected areas of Pakistan suffering from severe acute malnutrition

News Hour Correspondent - Oct 22, 2022

In the aftermath of the devastating floods in Pakistan, health facilities are reporting alarming levels of severe acute malnutrition among children in affected areas, UNICEF warned today. More than 1 in 9 children...
Half of countries lack the advanced early warning systems needed to save lives in disasters, UN warns

News Hour Correspondent - Oct 14, 2022

Even as extreme weather and climate disasters are multiplying, half of countries lack the advanced early warning systems needed to save lives, the United Nations warned Thursday. In a fresh report, the UN...
Rain-lashed Sydney residents warned to evacuate

News Hour Correspondent - Oct 10, 2022

After several days of torrential rain, Australian emergency services on Sunday issued flood evacuation orders for communities in Sydney and beyond as river levels rose. Over the course of 24 hours, authorities in...
Hurricane Julia slammed into Nicaragua on Sunday

News Hour Correspondent - Oct 9, 2022

Hurricane Julia slammed into Nicaragua on Sunday carrying top winds of up to 85 miles per hour (140 kph) and a storm surge, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, warning of dangerous weather...
The death toll from Hurricane Ian climbed past 80 on Sunday

News Hour Correspondent - Oct 3, 2022

The death toll from Hurricane Ian climbed past 80 on Sunday as embattled residents in Florida and the Carolinas faced a recovery expected to cost tens of billions of dollars, and some officials...
90 percent of harmful air pollution in the Middle East comes from fossil fuels

News Hour Correspondent - Sep 23, 2022

More than 90 percent of harmful air pollution in the Middle East and parts of North Africa comes from fossil fuels, according to research Thursday that showed the region “permanently exceeded” dangerous air...
Tonga volcano erupts eight times in two days

News Hour Correspondent - Sep 20, 2022

The geological office of the Pacific nation of Tonga reported Tuesday that a volcano north of the country’s largest island has erupted eight times in the previous 48 hours and has advised ships...