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UNICEF calls for global efforts for up to 10M Pakistani children

Published on: January 9, 2023
16:28

United Nations, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) Some 10 million children need immediate assistance to save their lives in Pakistan, after over four months of a national state of emergency issued in Pakistan due to contaminated and stagnant flood waters, risking their survival and wellbeing, UNICEF warned on Monday.

Rains damage more than 40 schools in Honduras

Published on: September 30, 2022
10:52

Tegucigalpa, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) Authorities of the School Construction Directorate at the Ministry of Education in Honduras reported more than 40 schools with widespread damage to their infrastructure in the country's several departments, according to reports in Tegucigalpa on Friday.

Floods in Pakistan cause 12.5 billion dollars in losses

Published on: September 4, 2022
10:27

Islamabad, Sep 4 (Prensa Latina) The catastrophic floods in Pakistan caused economic damage of up to 12.5 billion dollars, in addition to the loss of human lives, according to government estimates published by the Geo News portal.

Diseases rise in Pakistan due to floods

Published on: September 4, 2022
10:00

Islamabad, Sep 4 (Prensa Latina) Floods resulting from heavy rains in Pakistan are causing an increase in serious acute respiratory diseases, skin infections, diarrhea and malaria, among others, the General Directorate of Sanitary Services said.

Rescue and relief efforts continue in Pakistan

Published on: September 2, 2022
11:24

Islamabad, Sep 2 (Prensa Latina) Rescue and relief efforts continue in Pakistan this Friday as the population braces for another spell of above-normal monsoon rains this month, The Frontier Post reported.

Afghanistan badly affected by floods and landslides

Published on: August 31, 2022
12:11

Kabul, Aug 31 (Prensa Latina) At least 118 people have died due to heavy rains and flash floods in several Afghan provinces in recent weeks, Al Jazeera reported on Wednesday.

Nearly 100 dead in Afghanistan due to heavy rains and floods

Published on: August 24, 2022
11:11

Kabul, Aug 24 (Prensa Latina) The heavy downpours in a wide area of Afghanistan until this Wednesday killed some 95 people, hundreds of others were injured and swept away thousands of homes in the country's several provinces in the last 10 days.

Chinese government supports recovery after flash floods

Published on: August 19, 2022
11:39

Beijing, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) The Chinese Government on Friday has allocated more than 7.3 million dollars for the recovery of the mountain communities in northwestern Qinghai province that suffered flash floods that killed at least 17 people.

Thousands of Australians flee their homes fearing floods

Published on: July 6, 2022
09:04

Canberra, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) Thousands of inhabitants of New South Wales, Australia, abandoned their homes in fear of severe floods keeping communities, roads and bridges in Sydney under water.

Natural disaster declared in Sydney, Australia due to flooding

Published on: July 5, 2022
09:29

Canberra, Jul 5 (Prensa Latina) The Australian government declared the state of natural disaster in Sydney due to severe flooding that forced the evacuation of more than 50,000 people.

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