Environment

Huge Fire In Philippine Capital Leaves 2,000 Families Homeless

MANILA, Nov 25 (NNN-PNA) – At least 2,000 families were left homeless, after a huge fire tore through a residential…

Civil Defence In Gaza Warns Of “Humanitarian Disaster” Due To Rainwater

GAZA, Nov 25 (NNN-WAFA) – The Civil Defence in the Gaza Strip, warned yesterday of a “humanitarian disaster” due to…

Over 15,000 People Affected By Rain-Related Disasters In Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Nov 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – Over 15,000 people have been affected by rain-related disasters in Sri Lanka, the country’s Disaster…

Dengue Cases In Philippines Up 81 Percent So Far This Year

MANILA, Nov 24 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH), said yesterday that, it tallied 340,860 dengue cases from…

Six Killed, Seven Injured As Landslides, Flash Floods Strike Indonesia’s North Sumatra

JAKARTA, Nov 24 (NNN-ANTARA) – Six people were killed and seven others injured, after landslides and flash floods hit Indonesia’s…

Flash Flood In Indonesia’s South Tapanuli Claims Two Lives

JAKARTA, Nov 23 (NNN-ANTARA) – Two people were killed in a flash flood that hit three villages in South Tapanuli…

China-Thailand Mangrove Collaborative Protection Demonstration Area Unveiled In Thailand

PHANG NGA, Thailand, Nov 22 (NNN-TNA) – A series of activities on mangrove ecological protection, between China and Thailand, were…

Gaza Becomes “Graveyard” For Palestinian Children: UNRWA Chief

GAZA, Nov 21 (NNN-WAFA) – Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in…

Four Killed In Landslide In Central Indonesia

JAKARTA, Nov 20 (NNN-ANTARA) – Four members of a family were killed, after landslide hit their house, in the Indonesian…

Indonesia Prepares For Potential Hydro-Meteorological Disasters As Rainy Season Peak Approaches

JAKARTA, Nov 20 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), yesterday, called on local officials, to prepare for potential…