Disasters Emergency Committee Makes East Africa Appeal
UK aid agencies have launched a fundraising appeal to help millions of people facing hunger in East Africa. The Disasters ...
Tag: Drought
Huge Swathe of Australian Mangroves ‘die of Thirst’
Thousands of hectares of mangroves in Australia's remote north "died of thirst" last year, scientists said Tuesday, in the largest ...
Somalia Reports 110 Deaths From Drought Over 48 Hours
Somalia's prime minister said Saturday that at least 110 people had died from drought and drought-related illnesses on Thursday and ...
Bringing Water To Kenya’s Drought-Stricken Wildlife
In a wildlife sanctuary in southern Kenya the relentless sun has bleached savannah grasses and dried up rivers, turning water ...
More Than 100 Die From Hunger In One Region
Somalia's Prime Minister, Hassan Ali Haire, says 110 people have died from hunger in a single region in the past ...
Somali President Declares ‘national Disaster’ Over Drought
Somali's newly elected President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on Tuesday declared a "national disaster" due to severe drought which aid agencies ...
Famine Declared In Parts of South Sudan
A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the ...
Famine Declared In Parts of South Sudan
A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the ...
South Sudan Declares Famine In Unity State
A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the ...
South Sudan Warns of Hundreds of Thousands Facing Famine
A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the ...
El Nino Gobbled Up California’s Beaches
Last year's unusually potent El Nino produced monster waves that carved away record-breaking swathes of the US West Coast's beaches, ...
Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta Declares Drought A National Disaster
Kenya’s president has declared the drought, which has affected as much as half the country, a national disaster. Uhuru Kenyatta ...
Kenyan Leader Warns Against Stealing Food Aid
A shortage of grazing and water is leading to large-scale loss of livestock in Kenya Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has ...
Over 2 Million Kenyans At Risk of Starvation
Animal carcasses littered the fields and stench of dead animals pervaded the air in Kenya’s Marsabit County on Wednesday (February ...
Chile’s Worst Wildfire Destroys Town
More international help has been arriving in Chile to help the country fight the worst wildfire in the country’s modern ...
Chile’s Worst Wildfire Destroys Town
More international help has been arriving in Chile to help the country fight the worst wildfire in the country’s modern ...
Chile’s Worst Wildfire Destroys Town As Help Arrives
In Santa Olga, 1,000 homes in the town were razed to the ground More international help has been arriving in ...
Food Security Crisis In Southern Africa After Drought
Southern Africa is still recovering from the devastating effects brought on by a two-year-long El Nino event that ended in ...
Climate Change Could Render Sudan ‘uninhabitable’
Irregular rain has ruined crops, and the country is experiencing both droughts and floods Sudan's ecosystems and natural resources are ...
NAM Traditional King Comes To Aid of Starving Community
For senior citizen Elia Shaanika from Ongandjera District in northern Namibia's Omusati Region, the future seemed bleak and he did ...