As desperation rises, thousands in Bahamas flee Dorian’s devastation
Nassau, BahamasReuters Thousands of people fled devastation in the Bahamas on Saturday as conditions grew increasingly desperate nearly a week after Hurricane Dorian made landfall, reducing many homes to rubble and knocking out water and power. Aid groups rushed emergency help to the storm-ravaged islands, and officials warned a death toll of 43 was likely […]
Damage to land feeds migration and conflict – UN official
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Vast swathes of land, from Africa to the Middle East, are being left useless by climate shifts and human pressures such as deforestation, mining and farming, threatening to hike migration and conflict, a senior UN environmental official warned. The accelerating damage could cost the global economy a staggering $US23 trillion by 2050 […]
Rising risk: Flood damage now a mental health threat in Britain
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation People in Britain whose homes are damaged by floods, storms or other wild weather are 50 per cent more likely to suffer mental health problems such as depression or anxiety – even if they do not have to move out temporarily, researchers said last week. That suggests disaster response may need to […]
ZIMBABWE’S MUGABE: FROM LIBERATOR TO OPPRESSOR
MACDONALD DZIRUTWE and ED CROPLEY, of Reuters, look at the life and legacy of former Zimbabwe Prime Minister Robert Mugabe, who died last week at the age of 95…