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Advertisement. Flash floods have hit residents of West Pokot, Narok and Elgeyo-Marakwet counties hard over....Sun, 19 Apr 2020 13:54:00 +0200nation-ke-121dc668c7722c251f0a9a1a9eca7ec3nation-keen-0.416876 36.950981FloodingNaturalDisastersJohn LonyangapuoStella AuraMeteorological Department20200419135400https://www.nation.co.ke/counties/Heavy-rains-leave-trail-of-destruction/1107872-5528630-122tsf3/index.htmlFlash floods destroy properties in Chesogon, Elgeyo-Marakwet County, on April 18, 2020. PHOTO | COURTESY In Summary. Images streaming in from disaster-hit areas paint a picture of devastation. Advertisement. Flash floods have hit residents of West Pokot, Narok and Elgeyo-Marakwet counties hard over....Sun, 19 Apr 2020 13:48:00 +0200kenyamoja-121dc668c7722c251f0a9a1a9eca7ec3kenyamojaen-0.416876 36.950981FloodingNaturalDisastersJohn LonyangapuoStella AuraMeteorological Department20200419134800https://www.africa-newsroom.com/press/source/international-federation-of-red-cross-and-red-crescent-societies-ifrcTanzania Red Cross Society (TRCS) through this DREF operation, is responding to flood affected families in Lindi region, South East Tanzania. Summary of major revisions made to emergency plan of action: This Operation Update No.2 reports on the detailed assessment, seeks to extend the timeframe by two months (for a total of 6 months).Mon, 06 Apr 2020 15:30:00 +0200africa-newsroom-1451458f110cb46f1d1c2efb8e606e90africa-newsroomen-9.46555575429394 38.3894647539063ConflictICRCNaturalDisastersFoodSecurityFoodAidCommunicableDiseasesRed CrossRed CrescentICRCMinistry of HealthInternational Federation20200406153000https://reliefweb.int/report/world/servir-produces-maps-support-efforts-against-locust-outbreak-eastern-africaSERVIR, a joint program between NASA and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has partnered with relief organizations and the United Nations, to produce maps that could explain locust behavior. The maps provide useful information on environmental conditions, such as soil moisture....Fri, 03 Apr 2020 14:43:00 +0200reliefWeb-68a249d7e918d5eab5252ea7f29283fdreliefWeben-1.2702 36.8041NaturalDisastersUNbodiesNASAUnited NationsFood and Agriculture OrganizationFAO20200403144300https://reliefweb.int/report/world/global-weather-hazards-summary-april-03-09-2020Heavy rains trigger flooding in DRC, Kenya, and Burundi while drought and dryness persist in southern Africa Desert locust swarms continue to breed and spread into Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, and many other areas across the Horn of Africa. Continued breeding and northward migration is likely throughout the Spring.Fri, 03 Apr 2020 04:51:00 +0200reliefWeb-06a2bc4700ebda005bb030b518a68634reliefWeben-1.2702 36.8041NaturalDisasters20200403045100https://www.aa.com.tr/en/environment/environmental-disasters-across-world-in-march-2020/1787451ANKARA The third month of 2020 saw numerous environmental disasters that impaired climate change and vice versa, including a deadly tornado in the U.S., landslide in Brazil and heavy rains in Pakistan. Here is a look at the global environmental disasters during the previous month. March 3: - At least 19 people die in the U.Wed, 01 Apr 2020 12:45:00 +0200aa-en-7f0aebd52d4f8a5d89e0446d2824ab77aa-enen-5.83333 -37.45NaturalDisastersEnvironmentManMadeDisastersUNbodiesFAOMedical Journal20200401124500https://en.haberler.com/environmental-disasters-across-world-in-march-2020-1442236/The third month of 2020 saw numerous environmental disasters that impaired climate change and vice versa, including a deadly tornado in the U.S., landslide in Brazil and heavy rains in Pakistan. Here is a look at the global environmental disasters during the previous month. March 3: At least 19 people die in the U.Wed, 01 Apr 2020 10:09:00 +0200haberler-en-2656ecfa289a5d778a826d4f1bfd66eahaberler-enen-5.83333 -37.45EnvironmentUNbodiesNaturalDisastersManMadeDisastersFAOMedical Journal20200401100900https://reliefweb.int/report/kenya/setting-cash-assistance-consortium-help-communitiesBoosting economy and local resilience in Lengima during the drought. Lucas Cheule, a shop keeper at Lengima Village of Laisamis Sub County in Kenya is one of the people who have witnessed the full effects of drought. “People of Laisamis depend on livestock for survival, but due to lack of rain for a....Sun, 22 Mar 2020 12:28:00 +0100reliefWeb-0dd61e62fe7d003982207f42e8d795f1reliefWeben52.83046 173.298203NaturalDisastersECnewsEU-AfricaOxfamEuropean Commission20200322122800