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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Evacuation

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1.5 million people evacuated in India as cyclone Dana makes landfall

  One and a half million people have been evacuated from India's Eastern coast as cyclone Dana made landfall on Friday. The storm is causing heavy rains and has disrupted air and road traffic. Though cyclones are not uncommon in waters surrounding India, experts say climate change is making them more severe, as Ishan Garg tells us from New Delhi.  

todayOctober 25, 2024 18

World

Israeli air strikes kill at least 13 children in Gaza

Israeli bombardments in Gaza killed at least 41 people, including 13 children. Five of the children were killed by a drone strike while playing on a street corner in northern Gaza. This comes as the Israeli Defence Forces renewed its evacuation orders for Palestinians still living in the northern half of Gaza at the weekend. Over the past nine days, Israeli bombardments on Gaza’s biggest refugee camp, Jabalya, have killed […]

todayOctober 14, 2024 9

World

The UK charters a flight for Britons to leave Lebanon

The UK government has chartered a commercial flight out of Lebanon for Britons wanting to leave amid escalating violence. There are concerns about rising violence in the Middle East after Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Israeli airstrikes on Beirut at the weekend. UK Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, says the flight will leave Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport tomorrow.  

todayOctober 1, 2024 27

Africa

Kenya floods: as the costs add up pressure mounts on a country in economic crisis

    By Timothy Njagi Njeru, Egerton University   There were early warnings that Kenya’s long rain season – between March and May – was going to bring above-normal rainfall. The extreme intensity of the rain has resulted in devastating floods in many parts of the country. Forty of the country’s 47 counties have been affected. More than 230 people have died and about 40,000 households, so far, have been […]

todayMay 10, 2024 30

World

Search underway after landslide in China’s Yunnan Province

Search and rescue efforts are underway for at least 47 people believed to be buried in a landslide in southwest China’s Yunnan province. More than 500 people have been evacuated from the region, and there are no immediate reports of deaths or injuries. Landslides, often caused by rain or unsafe construction work, are not uncommon in China.

todayJanuary 22, 2024 11

World

UK Defence Ministry fined over Afghan interpreters’ data breach

Britain's Defence Ministry has been fined nearly $400,000 by the UK's information watchdog, for potentially exposing the details of its Afghan interpreters to the Taliban. The breach happened in September 2021 as the UK Government tried to evacuate those who had worked for the military. Stuart Smith has more from London.

todayDecember 13, 2023 14

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