On November 3, 2023, a tremor woke me up in my home in Kathmandu. It was around midnight and my immediate instinct was to check the latest media updates to determine the epicenter. As information progressed, it became evident that a strong earthquake of magnitude 6.4 with its epicenter in Jajarkot district had struck Karnali … Read more
The Haute-Savoie prefecture indicates in a press release that the Arve sector remains “particularly impacted”. The department still remains on red flood alert. The middle Arve section is in a recession phase, however the Arve Aval sector (Etrembières, Gaillard, Annemasse, Vétraz-Monthoux,Arthaz-Pont-Notre-Dame, Reignier-Esery, Scientrier), is subject to increased vigilance, overflows have involved sheltering and/or evacuations. Still … Read more
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The fire in Rhodes at the origin of “the largest evacuation operation ever carried out in Greece” (video) Thousands of tourists have had to be evacuated to the north of the Greek island of Rhodes, whose south is plagued by violent forest fires. At least 70 Belgians who booked their trip with the tour operator … Read more
Video shows a little girl protecting her younger sister as rescuers try to pull them out from the rubble in a small village in the Harem district of Syria, which was affected by the earthquake. The child that the rescuers are talking to is called Maryam, while her younger sister, Alaa, according to the rescuers, … Read more
The World Health Organization said Tuesday it expects and fears the worst The death toll from the devastating earthquake in central Turkey and northern Syria “eight times higher than the first numbers” published. The latest official outcome showed about 24 hours after the first tremors, measuring 7.8 degrees. more than 5,000 people killed, The death … Read more
A report released by Christian Aid revealed a list of 10 environmental disasters in 2022, the costliest in terms of material losses, ranging between $3 billion and $100 billion. The report said the devastating effects came from climate change-related disasters in 2022, such as droughts, floods, storms and hurricanes. Christian Aid entered the list as … Read more
The only confirmed victim of today’s earthquake worked as a construction worker to repair the church, which partially collapsed in the village of Arkalochori. His colleague escaped unharmed. – It is from the village of Arkalochori that the biggest damage to buildings has been reported so far. Firefighters and rescuers inspect damaged buildings in and … Read more
