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ISLAMABAD (AA) – The death toll from Pakistan’s ongoing floods has risen to 1,508 as 22 more people, including six children, have died in flood-related incidents in the last 24 hours, official statistics showed on Friday. Thirteen of the new fatalities were reported from southwestern Balochistan province, eight from southern Sindh provin...
BAIDOA, Somalia (AA) – Five Somali ministers have accused the central government of failing to release $9.6 million in relief funds received from the UAE to begin humanitarian operations in the country. As famine is expected in parts of Somalia between October and December this year, ministers from the states of South West, Galmudug, Pun...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – The death toll from devastating floods across Pakistan jumped to 1,481, with 54 fresh casualties, including 18 children, in the past 24 hours, official statistics showed on Wednesday. Of the fresh fatalities, 44 were reported from the southern Sindh province, whereas eight people lost their lives in flood-related mishaps in so...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Indonesia and Norway have signed a new agreement for the protection of rainforests. The deal was signed by Norwegian Climate and Environment Minister Espen Barth Eide and his Indonesian counterpart Siti Nurbaya Bakar in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta. According to the deal, Norway will send Jakarta an initial $56 million pay...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Thousands of panicked citizens have left a densely-populated district in southern Pakistan, following a fresh spell of floods, adding to the growing number of displaced people, officials and local media have reported. The Dadu district of southern Sindh province has been surrounded by floodwaters, leaving only one pass...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited flood-battered areas in Pakistan on Saturday, calling upon the international community to act swiftly to assist Islamabad in dealing with the devastation caused by torrential rains and massive flooding. In the first leg of his two-day visit to Pakistan, Guterres flew to Suk...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – As floodwaters recede in various inundated areas across Pakistan, the country braces for a string of secondary disasters, which experts warn could be “more disastrous and lingering.” From disease outbreaks to severely damaged infrastructure and the looming threat of food security, the South Asian nuclear country ...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan said on Friday that the recent destructive flood caused more than $30 billion in damage and that the country will need international assistance to rebuild its infrastructure. Major-General Zafar Iqbal, the coordinator of the National Flood Response and Coordination Center (NFRCC), told Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif an...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistani election authorities postponed crucial by-elections in 13 constituencies across the country on Thursday, citing devastating floods and terrorism as reasons for the decision. The Pakistan Election Commission said in a statement that because of the devastating flood, the government is unable to provide security at poll...
ANKARA (AA) – The rise of extreme heat and forest fires will likely worsen air quality and put human health in danger over the course of this century, according to a report released on Wednesday. The link between air pollution and climate change will bring an additional “climate penalty” for hundreds of millions of people [&h...
