Floods and mudslides in Kenya have killed 169 people, and the toll is
Floods and mudslides in Kenya have killed 169 people, and the toll is expected to rise with torrential downpours caused by El Niño weather conditions expected to keep pounding East Africa. Bloomberg News' Ondiro Oganga discusses with Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East & Africa. (Source: Bloomberg)
Total deaths reach 76 and more than 130,000 displaced as weeks of flooding also affects east African neighboursSeventy-six people in Kenya have died because of flooding triggered by torrential downpours since March, the government has said, warning residents “to brace for even heavier rainfall”.Kenya and its east African neighbours have been battered by stronger than usual rain in recent weeks, compounded by the El Niño weather system. Continue reading
Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Taiwan has been experiencing over 1000 aftershocks following a 7.2 magnitude earthquake on April 3, which tragically claimed the lives of at least 17 people. On April 22 and 23, the region was rattled by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake and additional tremors, resulting in only minor damage and no casualties
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A cluster of earthquakes struck the island republic of Taiwan early Tuesday, the strongest having a magnitude of 6.1, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no reports of casualties in the quakes, although there were further damages to two multi-story buildings that had been evacuated following a magnitude 7.4 []
By Amber Wang and Yan Zhao Taiwan was shaken by dozens of earthquakes overnight and into Tuesday that left buildings swaying, with the government saying they were aftershocks from a huge deadly quake that hit the island more than two weeks ago. The strongest, which the US Geological Survey measured at magnitude 6.1, hit around […]
A cluster of earthquakes has struck Taiwan, the strongest measuring 6.1 magnitude
... at magnitudes of 6.0 and 6.3, were felt early on Tuesday morning;
A cluster of earthquakes struck Taiwan early on Tuesday, the strongest measuring 6.1 magnitude, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There was no immediate information of any damage or casualties.
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A cluster of earthquakes struck the island republic of Taiwan early Tuesday, the strongest having a magnitude of 6.1, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no reports of casualties in the quakes, although there were further damages to two multi-story buildings that had been evacuated following a magnitude