Faced with multiple natural disasters, charities broaden their appeals

Sat, 23 Sep 2017 11:12:00 +0200CBC (en)

A flood of natural disasters around the world in the last month has some aid organizations taking a different approach to fundraising to prevent donor fatigue. For weeks, Canadians have been inundated with video of the damage caused by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria in the United States and Caribbean — and two devastating earthquakes in Mexico.

As flood waters rise, is urban sprawl as much to blame as climate change?

Sun, 03 Sep 2017 02:13:00 +0200observer (en)

F irst came the dire warnings of Hurricane Harvey , then the terrible scenes as the skies opened, whole neighbourhoods drowned and motorways became rivers. Now, as the waters subside and the full extent of the damage is assessed, come the voices of distraught people who have lost everything and the rallying of Americans to help in the recovery.

As flood waters rise, is urban sprawl as much to blame as climate change?

Sun, 03 Sep 2017 01:15:00 +0200guardian (en)

F irst came the dire warnings of Hurricane Harvey , then the terrible scenes as the skies opened, whole neighbourhoods drowned and motorways became rivers. Now, as the waters subside and the full extent of the damage is assessed, come the voices of distraught people who have lost everything and the rallying of Americans to help in the recovery.

Hundreds still missing in Sierra Leone mudslide as search intensifies

Fri, 18 Aug 2017 05:36:00 +0200reuters-af (en)

FREETOWN, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Soldiers and volunteers with shovels and pickaxes dug through the perilous site of a mudslide in Sierra Leone on Thursday in search of hundreds of bodies believed still buried days after the disaster. Approximately 600 people are missing after a torrent of mud on Monday....

More than 9 million people already displaced globally in 2017

Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:52:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

. August 2017 (Geneva) Conflict, violence and disasters have caused more than 9 million new internal displacements globally in the first half of 2017, according to new estimates released today by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Of the 9.1 million new internal displacements, 4.

Hundreds of mudslide victims buried in Sierra Leone, search for hundreds missing goes on

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 22:46:00 +0200dnaindia (en)

Burials began on Thursday for 300 people killed in Sierra Leone's mudslide while the search went on for hundreds of others still missing. In a ceremony attended by President Ernest Bai Koroma, wooden coffins were lowered into hurriedly dug graves at a cemetery in Waterloo, as the country tried to....

Mudslide victims buried in Sierra Leone as search for missing continues

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 22:26:00 +0200theglobeandmail (en)

Burials began on Thursday for 300 people killed in Sierra Leone’s mudslide while the search went on for hundreds of others still missing. In a ceremony attended by President Ernest Bai Koroma, wooden coffins were lowered into hurriedly dug graves at a cemetery in Waterloo, as the country tried to....

Hundreds of mudslide victims buried in Sierra Leone, search for hundreds missing goes on

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 22:20:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)

Burials began on Thursday for 300 people killed in Sierra Leone's mudslide while the search for hundreds of others missing.. In a ceremony attended by President Ernest Bai Koroma, wooden coffins were lowered into hurriedly dug graves at a cemetery in Waterloo, as the country tried to begin....

Hundreds of mudslide victims buried in Sierra Leone, search for hundreds missing goes on

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 21:50:00 +0200reuters (en)

FREETOWN, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Burials began on Thursday for 300 people killed in Sierra Leone's mudslide while the search for hundreds of others missing.. In a ceremony attended by President Ernest Bai Koroma, wooden coffins were lowered into hurriedly dug graves at a cemetery in Waterloo, as the....

Aug 17, 2017 3:32PM EDTpublished: Aug 17, 2017 3:32PM EDT

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 21:40:00 +0200theglobeandmail (en)

Burials began on Thursday for 300 people killed in Sierra Leone's mudslide while the search for hundreds of others missing.. In a ceremony attended by President Ernest Bai Koroma, wooden coffins were lowered into hurriedly dug graves at a cemetery in Waterloo, as the country tried to begin....

Digging for bodies still buried in site of mudslide

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 19:46:00 +0200shanghaidaily (en)

SOLDIERS and volunteers with shovels and pickaxes dug through the perilous site of a mudslide in Sierra Leone yesterday in search of hundreds of bodies believed still buried days after the disaster. Approximately 600 people are missing after a torrent of mud on Monday swept away homes on the edge of....

Hundreds still missing in Sierra Leone mudslide as search intensifies

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 16:28:00 +0200bdnews24 (en)

Soldiers and volunteers with shovels and pickaxes dug through the perilous site of a mudslide in Sierra Leone on Thursday in search of hundreds of bodies believed still buried days after the disaster. Approximately 600 people are missing after a torrent of mud on Monday swept away homes on the edge....

Map of the Day: Where People Have Been Forced to Flee From Their Homes in 2017

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 15:47:00 +0200undispatch (en)

. Today’s map comes from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center, which tracks internal displacement around the world. People become “internally displaced” when they are forced to flee their homes because of violence or natural disaster, but do not cross an international border.

More than 9 million people already displaced globally in 2017

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 09:05:00 +0200myanmarnews (en)

Of the 9.1 million new internal displacements, 4.6 million were caused by conflict, a figure which is already two-thirds of last year's total. Disaster displacement continues at an unabated pace too. More than 9 million people already displaced globally in 2017.

More than 9 million people already displaced globally in 2017

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 07:51:00 +0200srilankasource (en)

Of the 9.1 million new internal displacements, 4.6 million were caused by conflict, a figure which is already two-thirds of last year's total. Disaster displacement continues at an unabated pace too. More than 9 million people already displaced globally in 2017.

World: Internal Displacement in 2017: Provisional Mid-Year Figures Highlights Document (16 August 2017)

Wed, 16 Aug 2017 15:36:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

Summary. Provisional estimates based on data available show there were over 9 million new cases of internal displacement brought on by conflict, violence and disasters between January and June 2017. New displacements - conflict and violence: There were 4.