132220 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://amandala.com.bz/news/drought-concerns-southern-belize/BELIZE CITY, Fri. May 6, 2016–Drier than normal conditions could adversely impact the country’s agricultural sector over the coming months, as drought conditions are emerging in the southwestern part of the country, across several Maya villages in southern Belize.Wed, 11 May 2016 19:43:00 +0200amandala-275e499de8d166e2803dca716782525720160511194300http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2016/5/9/59202/Dominican-Republic-downpours-end-drought-unleash-floodsSanto Domingo.- Nearly 3,500 people have been evacuated as downpours in recent days have unleashed flooding across the Dominican Republic, relief agencies reported Sunday. "The population mustn’t be careless," said Emergency Operations Center (COE) director Juan Manuel Mendez in a press conference.Mon, 09 May 2016 23:47:00 +0200dominicantoday-a91ec636a34ee67290bf91934bcc7c6720160509234700http://www.alterpresse.org/spip.php?article20104P-au-P, 09 mai 2016 [AlterPresse] --- Des pluies et orages sont prévus, dans l’après-midi et en soirée, sur Haïti et la République dominicaine, jusqu’au mercredi 11 mai 2016, selon des informations rassemblées par AlterPresse. Des cumuls de pluies importantes sont attendus en Haïti, en....Mon, 09 May 2016 20:48:00 +0200alterpresse-fd6ea72abddcc5fd8db92457b640f88c20160509204800http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2016/5/7/59200/Health-authorities-update-contingency-plan-for-2016-hurricane-seasonSanto Domingo.- The Health Ministry, through the Risk Management and Disaster Relief Department (DGRA), met with various entities and agencies to update the Contingency Plan for the 2016 Hurricane Season. DGRA director Jose Luis Cruz said that every year the Dominican territory is threatened or....Sat, 07 May 2016 20:40:00 +0200dominicantoday-8b7a555dbb27bc1dcd63a7a89449dae720160507204000