AFRICA-ASIA: Natural Disasters and the Environment
NAIROBI, 5 September 2007 (IRIN In-Depth) - (September 2007)
- PAKISTAN: Floods kill 40, creating havoc in cities
- AFGHANISTAN: More than 80 killed and thousands displaced by floods and avalanches
- MAURITANIA: Urban poor scraping by with little aid
- Miraj, Dhaka, “Our house floods every year, but this year was worse"
- IRAQ: River Tigris becoming a graveyard of bodies
- KENYA: Earthquake scare highlights emergency response weaknesses
- NEPAL: Densely-populated Kathmandu facing increased earthquake risk
- NIGERIA: Chlorine gas from water plant kills three in southeast
- SENEGAL: Rains come late, cause widespread flooding
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