Children among those killed in second fatal incident in two weeks close to the Horn of Africa, says UN agencyAt least 21 people have died after a boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti, the UN’s migration agency has said.It was the second fatal maritime accident in two weeks off the Horn of Africa nation, which lies on the perilous so-called eastern migration route from Africa to the Middle East. Continue reading
Flooding and heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 70 people since mid-March, with more rain expected until June. Thousands of houses flooded, schools flooded, roads damaged.
Flooding and heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 70 people since mid-March, a government spokesperson said Friday, twice as many as were reported earlier this week. The East African country has seen weeks of heavy rains and severe flooding in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, as well as in the
Indonesian officials said a search and rescue team had found 18 people killed by landslides on Sulawesi island and are still looking for two missing
Landslides hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing at least 18 people
TANA TORAJA, Indonesia (AP) — A search and rescue team found 18 people killed by landslides on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island and are still looking for two missing, officials said Monday.
A Taliban spokesman says heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan
United States Coast Guard officials intercepted 16 migrants traveling on what looked like a homemade boat and repatriated them back to Cuba.
By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Local officials say a landslide in southwest Congo caused by heavy rains killed at least 15 people and left as many as 60 others missing. Seven people were found alive after the landslide Saturday near the port near the town of Idiofa. “There’s a hill above
By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Local officials say a landslide in southwest Congo caused by heavy rains killed at least 15 people and left as many as 60 others missing. Seven people were found alive after the landslide Saturday near the port near the town of Idiofa. “There’s a hill above
Congo landslide kills at least 15 people and up to 60 others are missing, officials say
A local official in eastern Congo says extremist-linked rebels attacked villages over the weekend, killing at least 11 people, torching vehicles and taking possessions