Showing posts with label Cameroon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cameroon. Show all posts

Monday, 24 September 2012

Storms and Floods

Flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains in northeast India have claimed at least 26 lives, with eight other people missing. Nearly one million people have been displaced in Assam state alone, many sheltering in camps or beside roads.


As River Niger continues to overflow its banks due to the release of dam water from Cameroon, farmlands in Ibaji and other communities in Kogi East senatorial districts of Kogi state, Nigeria have been submerged.

Tuesday, 18 September 2012

Storms and Floods

Floods in northern Cameroon kill at least 30 people, affect more than 26000.


Massive Floods Kill At Least 70 in Nigeria. About 12,000 people have been displaced by flood disaster that ravaged many communities in Kano and Jigawa states where no fewer than 400,000 farmlands and 36,000 houses have been destroyed by the floods.


Tropical storm Nadine was located about 490 mi. [790 km] WSW of the Azores.


Category 1 Hurricane Lane was located about 1180 mi. [1895 km] WSW of the southern tip of Baja California. Lane should weaken into a tropical storm today and further weakening is expected on Wednesday. No threat to land.


Typhoon Sanba Reaches Vladivostok, Russia, floods the city's streets.

Saturday, 1 September 2012

Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms Kirk and Leslie in the Atlantic are not expected to impact on land at this stage.


Tropical Storm Ileana remains far off Baja California and is also not expected to make landfall.


Flooding in northern Cameroon kills at least 14 people, displacing 22 000.


Flooding and locust swarms in Chad add to the region's food crisis.

Saturday, 26 May 2012

Disease

Dengue fever outbreak in India claims at least 30 lives. Dengue fever is a seasonal hazard in India, but the outbreak is larger than usual and the authorities are taking measures to combat the spread of the disease.

Cameroon orders the widespread vaccination of pigs after an outbreak of Erysipelas, a disease causing skin lesions and ulcers which is often fatal.