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Morocco post-earthquake challenges

A month has passed since a devastating earthquake struck Morocco, resulting in the tragic loss of nearly 3,000 lives and widespread destruction of buildings...

Sudan: three civilians killed in hospital bombardment

At least three civilians were killed on Monday in Sudan when shells fell on a hospital, a medical source said, as fighting between rival...

Another 4.9 magnitude earthquake hits western Afghanistan

Another 4.9 magnitude earthquake jolted western Afghanistan on Monday as the government’s death toll from Saturday’s quake reached more than 2,000. The new tremors were...

Morocco begins providing cash to families whose homes were destroyed by earthquake

Moroccan authorities on Friday will begin providing money to families whose homes were destroyed in an earthquake last month that took nearly 3,000 lives...

South Africa: Cape Town clean-up begins after flooding

Following heavy rains in Cape Town caused flooding in parts of the city, clean up operations have begun. Eight people have been reported dead, including...

Illegal mining: Environmental disaster inevitable – Enugu Commissioner

The Enugu State Commissioner for Environment and Climate Change, Prof. Sam Ugwu, has lamented the extensive damage illegal coal miners had done to the...

Libya flood survivors endure unbearable wait for missing relatives

Libya flood survivors endure unbearable wait for missing relatives In Libya's flood-hit city of Derna, the Mediterranean Sea breeze mixes with the nauseating stench of...

Algeria: Bejaïa forest burns again as several wildfires break out

Emergency crews have begun work to extinguish several wildfires that have broken out in Algeria's northeastern Bejaia and Tizi-Ouzou provinces. The fire is reported...

Libya: Flooding death toll soars to 11,300 in coastal city of Derna

The death toll in Libya’s coastal city of Derna has soared to 11,300 as search efforts continue following a massive flood fed by the...

All you need to know about the Morocco earthquake and how you can help

An earthquake has sown destruction and devastation in Morocco, where death and injury counts continue to rise after rescue crews dug out people both...

At least 5,000 dead, thousands more missing after Libya storm

The eastern Libyan city of Derna on Wednesday counted its dead in the thousands, and feared a very heavy toll, after two dams broke...

The deadliest earthquakes of the last 25 years

The earthquake that struck Morocco late Friday has killed more than 2,800 people, and the toll is expected to rise as rescuers reach hard-hit...

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