Isolated Morocco earthquake survivors feel forgotten by state as they await help
Azermoun, Morocco Reuters Villagers in some of the most isolated areas hit by Morocco’s earthquake were still living in makeshift tents and relying on donkeys to bring vital supplies on Thursday as they waited for state aid to reach them nearly a week after the disaster. The 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the High Atlas […]
Essay: Turkey-Syria earthquake – Assad blames west as agencies struggle to get aid to his desperate people
In an article first published on The Conversation, SCOTT LUCAS, a professor at the Clinton Insitute, University College Dublin, looks at the complex situation surrounding the delivery of humanitarian aid to north-western Syria in the wake of last week’s devastating earthquake…
Bangladesh military scrambles to reach millions marooned after deadly flooding
Dhaka, Bangladesh/Guwahati, India Reuters Soldiers on small boats delivered relief material on Monday across flooded towns and villages in Bangladesh, after more than nine million people were marooned in the low-lying country and neighbouring India following heavy rains, officials said. At least 32 people have been killed in Bangladesh since late last week following monsoon […]
Updated: Tongans make contact with world as phone lines partially restored after tsunami; oil spill in Peru an “ecological disaster”
Updated: 10am (AEDT)Reuters Tongans could finally make phone contact with their families and the outside world on Thursday five days after a massive volcanic eruption and tsunami completely cut off the Pacific island nation. The explosion of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano, which has killed at least three people and sent tsunami waves across the Pacific, […]
Food running out, Philippine typhoon survivors warn
Manila. The PhilippinesReuters Philippine officials and residents of areas that bore the brunt of Typhoon Rai pleaded for food, water, and shelter on Tuesday as damaged roads, flooding, and severed power and communication lines hampered relief efforts. Rai struck last Thursday, the strongest typhoon to hit the archipelago this year, killing nearly 400 people and […]
Caribbean Development Bank plans to help tackle trauma of Bahamas storm
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation The Caribbean Development Bank plans to throw its weight behind mental health support for those hit by devastating Hurricane Dorian, besides offering more traditional financial assistance. The Barbados-based bank, which helps Caribbean nations finance social and economic programmes, said this week it would provide almost $US1 million in relief funds to the […]