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 https://www.namibiansun.com/news/pdm-urges-use-of-flood-water2018-04-10/The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has reiterated its call for the massive inflow of water from the Cuvelai River basin, which floods northern regions, to be trapped and used productively. PDM secretary-general Manuel Ngaringombe said during the party's regional and local authority councillors'....Wed, 11 Apr 2018 00:36:00 +0200namibiansun-8340b1482d4dcf25408b12e115d5416bnamibiansunen-1.2702 36.8041NaturalDisastersMARS-STATAgricultureDemocratic Movement20180411003600http://gulfnews.com/news/africa/kenya/15-killed-in-kenya-floods-scores-of-families-displaced-1.2189370?utm_source=Feeds&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=15NAIROBI, Kenya: Kenyan officials said on Friday that at least 15 people have drowned and scores of families have been displaced across the East African nation during two days of heavy rainfall that caused flooding in urban and rural areas. The deaths happened as flood and river waters swept through....Sat, 17 Mar 2018 12:26:00 +0100gulfnews-98cc30360f6c9d688652150027919977gulfnewsen-1.28995502549729 36.8683511072277ReferenceMaterialsFloodingNaturalDisastersPeter AmbenjeGideon Mbuvi20180317122600http://www.firstpost.com/world/kenya-floods-death-toll-rises-to-15-as-heavy-rainfall-displaces-scores-of-families-across-nation-4393987.htmlKenya: Kenyan officials said on Friday that at least 15 people have drowned and scores of families have been displaced across the East African nation during two days of heavy rainfall that caused flooding in urban and rural areas. The deaths happened as flood and river waters swept through Kenyan....Sat, 17 Mar 2018 06:12:00 +0100firstpost-c02162d881fc42924d0cd5f3410fda07firstposten-1.28995502549729 36.8683511072277ReferenceMaterialsFloodingNaturalDisastersPeter Ambenje20180317061200https://www.ksl.com/?nid=235&sid=46282084&title=15-killed-in-kenya-floods-scores-of-families-displacedNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan officials said Friday that at least 15 people have drowned and scores of families have been displaced across the East African nation during two days of heavy rainfall that caused flooding in urban and rural areas. The deaths happened as flood and river waters swept....Sat, 17 Mar 2018 04:32:00 +0100ksl-bc9aff5e41910a985849153dc4a7c526kslen-1.28995502549729 36.8683511072277ReferenceMaterialsFloodingNaturalDisastersPeter AmbenjeAssociated Press20180317043200http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/15-killed-in-kenya-floods-scores-of-families-displaced-118031700059_1.htmlKenyan officials said today that at least 15 people have drowned and scores of families have been displaced across the East African nation during two days of heavy rainfall that caused flooding in urban and rural areas. The deaths happened as flood and river waters swept through Kenyan towns that....Fri, 16 Mar 2018 23:20:00 +0100business-standard-8d7d114659e0a6f397229b0afd6027b5business-standarden-1.28995502549729 36.8683511072277FloodingNaturalDisasters20180316232000http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/kenya-floods-1.4580480?cmp=rssKenyans help a motorist who got stranded in a flooded road in Nairobi on Thursday. Heavy showers and flooding have heralded the beginning of Kenya's long rainy season. (Sayyid Abdul Azim/Associated Press) Kenyan officials said Friday that at least 15 people have drowned and scores of families have....Fri, 16 Mar 2018 22:55:00 +0100CBC-439e552251341e951af0058ad76e8775CBCen-1.28995502549729 36.8683511072277ReferenceMaterialsFloodingNaturalDisastersAssociated PressTony KarumbaSimon MainaPeter AmbenjeGetty Images20180316225500http://www.thegardenisland.com/2018/03/16/news/15-killed-in-kenya-floods-scores-of-families-displaced/NAIROBI, Kenya Kenyan officials said Friday that at least 15 people have drowned and scores of families have been displaced across the East African nation during two days of heavy rainfall that caused flooding in urban and rural areas. The deaths happened as flood and river waters swept through....Fri, 16 Mar 2018 22:40:00 +0100thegardenisland-ff17ec7ff51d6f96eac62d449fceb1dathegardenislanden-1.28995502549729 36.8683511072277ReferenceMaterialsFloodingNaturalDisastersPeter Ambenje20180316224000http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/15-killed-in-kenya-floods-scores-of-families-displaced/717028659NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenyan officials said Friday that at least 15 people have drowned and scores of families have been displaced across the East African nation during two days of heavy rainfall that caused flooding in urban and rural areas. The deaths happened as flood and river waters swept....Fri, 16 Mar 2018 22:33:00 +0100actionnewsjax-7e36416d708079b432e0a439d61b88d0actionnewsjaxen-1.28995502549729 36.8683511072277ReferenceMaterialsFloodingNaturalDisastersAssociated PressPeter Ambenje20180316223300http://www.wsoctv.com/news/15-killed-in-kenya-floods-scores-of-families-displaced/717028646NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenyan officials said Friday that at least 15 people have drowned and scores of families have been displaced across the East African nation during two days of heavy rainfall that caused flooding in urban and rural areas. The deaths happened as flood and river waters swept....Fri, 16 Mar 2018 22:08:00 +0100wsoctv-7e36416d708079b432e0a439d61b88d0wsoctven-1.28995502549729 36.8683511072277ReferenceMaterialsFloodingNaturalDisastersPeter AmbenjeAssociated Press20180316220800https://reliefweb.int/disaster/tc-2018-000023-mdgSevere Tropical Storm Eliakim made landfall in the Masoala Peninsula on 16 March at 10 a.m. local time. The weather system is expected to make a second landfall in the district of Mananara Nord in the afternoon of 16 March. Eliakim is expected to bring intense rainfall, which could trigger....Fri, 16 Mar 2018 17:27:00 +0100reliefWeb-74f1d1c185753909522221be68df5a71reliefWeben-16.167009 49.755589NaturalDisasters20180316172700https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/03/16/kenyans-have-role-to-play-in-preventing-deaths-by-heavy-rains_c1731087Kenyans need to take initiatives to help avert deaths and other trail of damages caused by heavy rains wreaking havoc across the county. The heavy downpour, which is expected to continue up to June, has forced people to deal with floods, traffic snarl-ups and even death.Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:56:00 +0100thestarkenya-5ade5776c611ad8a84e4e1f57f414395thestarkenyaen-0.09516 34.74733FloodingNaturalDisastersAlternativeEnergyEMF_HealthKenya Power20180316105600https://reliefweb.int/report/world/global-weather-hazards-summary-march-16-22-2018Drought continues in Southern Africa, while parts of Madagascar and Kenya are on flood watch Due to poor rainfall since November western Namibia is in a severe drought. Conditions may worsen as limited rain is forecast next week. In southwestern Madagascar, an uneven and inadequate rainfall....Thu, 15 Mar 2018 23:48:00 +0100reliefWeb-ffae04b314c9b711082ef7c0cf3be1e2reliefWeben-18.90765 47.527679NaturalDisasters20180315234800