The rollout of a home buyback scheme in the NSW’s flood-prone Northern Rivers is creating additional trauma for victims, Lismore Mayor Steve Krieg says. Concern for those on the ground has been completely lacking from the program, which last week released mapping significantly reducing the number of homes expected to be initially eligible, Mr Krieg … [Read more…]
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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is temporarily halting its food aid assistance in Ethiopia due to the widespread theft of donations, a day after the United States announced it was doing the same. More than 20 million people need food aid in Africa’s second most-populous nation, largely as a result of the Horn … [Read more…]
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Prime Minister Chris Hipkins today visited near the Hikuwai Bailey bridge, as the vital Gisborne transport link edges closer to completion. The new bridge — a WWII kit-set design that Waka Kotahi calls “ideal” for emergencies — is being assembled after the original bridge, on SH35 north of Gisborne, was destroyed during Cyclone Gabrielle. Motorists … [Read more…]
A $14m upgrade to a Western Cape aerodrome is among a raft of measures funded by the federal government to harden the state’s Far North against disasters made more extreme by climate change. Read about the other projects funded. ‘Prepare with a repair’ SES Far North Region Director Wayne Coutts advice ahead of severe weather … [Read more…]
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 has struck southern Haiti, killing at least three people and injuring several others, authorities say. The quake struck before dawn on Tuesday near the southwestern coastal city of Jeremie at a depth of 10km, according to the US Geological Survey. “I thought the whole house was going … [Read more…]
A tsunami watch on Australia’s Lord Howe Island was downgraded to a marine warning as authorities say the threat has largely passed following a massive undersea earthquake in the Pacific. People across the South Pacific – including in New Caledonia, Fiji, Vanuatu and New Zealand – were all told to avoid coastal areas due to … [Read more…]
Floods that killed nine people in Italy’s northern Emilia-Romagna region caused billions of euros’ worth of damage and hit agriculture particularly hard, the regional governor says. Torrential rains this week devastated the eastern side of the region, known as Romagna, with up to 300 landslides, 23 overflowing rivers, some 400 roads damaged or destroyed, and … [Read more…]
Exceptional rains in a drought-struck region of northern Italy have swelled rivers over their banks, killing at least five people, forcing the evacuation of about 5000 people. The heavy rains and floods also forced Formula One on Wednesday to cancel this weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix to not overtax emergency crews that were already stretched thin … [Read more…]
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